To: kristinn
I'll try to answer all your questions, Kristenn.
First of all, the pro Iraq "stay the course" faction has to have an organization that can effectively muster national support and turn out crowds. Right now, no one is doing this job. Secondly, you have to have big name association with the national group willing to make statements of support. So far, no one has stepped up. You need lots of media publicity for events. The media deliberately ignores or sneers at your efforts.
Finally, it's just human nature that you can turn out a big group by appealing to ersatz radicals who oppose the status quo, as compared to trying to turn out a big crowd to support an existing policy. The only way that that kind of mind set could be reversed is if there were to be another major terrorist attack on US soil.
To: tgslTakoma; trooprally; iraqikurd; kristinn; Tom the Redhunter
I can't view the pictures or video via this computer. However, I watched the police "persuade" a group of 4 or 5 young men, behind us, to put down some very long broom-handle type sticks and to disperse. I believe this is the same group that threatened Iraqikurd. At this time, I can't tell if they're the same jerks who threatened Josh.
To: finnigan2
Why not a 'I Support the War on Terror' rally? This would include support for a free and democratic Iraq.
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