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Joe Stern of Fort Collins writes:

In the Thumbs Up and Thumbs Down column, in the Coloradoan, on 4/7/09, someone complained about the protests for and against the Iraq War at the corners of College and Mulberry every Saturday, for the past four years, at noon-1 p.m. The critic said that both sides ask God to bless the USA and accomplish little more than distracting the passing drivers.
Not quite true. Those of us on the west side of College, who oppose the continuation of the war, frequently carry a sign which states, “GOD BLESS THE WHOLE WORLD, NO EXCEPTIONS.” I believe that God does not bless the evils that many nations do — and instead condemns those evils. I also believe that God approves of all efforts to end all wars and promote peaceful relations between all of God’s children.
If some 2/3rds of the American people oppose the war, as polls indicate, why does the war continue? If more of the 137,000 population of Fort Collins were distracted and cared enough, there would be a lot more than the some 20 people who gather on both sides every Saturday. I admire those on the east side (the war supporters), since they, at least, are not part of: “the apathetic throngs, the cowed and the meek, who see the world’s great wrongs, and dare not speak” (author unknown to me}.
The war continues primarily because too few people care enough to raise their voices in anger. The 3,300 dead and 24,000 wounded Americans, and the 655,000 dead Iraq civilians — and their grieving families have not aroused the consciences of the American public sufficiently. The lack of a draft, the silence on this issue by most religious leaders and the failure to impose heavy war taxes have also contributed to the nation’s apathy about the war.

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READER COMMENTS

Since there is only one "decider", the rest of us don't have much say in it. There is too much pride and money to lose by ending the war.

Boy-George is Saddam. Boy-George (pro life for American babies), is busy slaughtering and killing Iraqi babies. Like Saddam, Boy-George has unleashed chemical weapons on Iraqi babies too. For 3 days our troops used white phosphrous (WILLY-PETER) projectiles to flush insurgents from residential homes. This chemical burns through both skin and bones. I've seen the effects in Vietnam when we used them to flush VC from bunkers. The UN should charge Boy-George with war crimes for using chemical weapons too.

ANOTHER WACKY DEM TINFOIL ALERT!!!

ANOTHER DELUSIONAL REP. TERROR ALERT ORANGE DISTRACTION FROM REALITY!!!

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