Thousands Protest Iraq War

You wouldn't know it by reading the websites of most Texas newspapers, but there was a major war protest last Saturday in at least a dozen U.S. cities. Thousands turned out in the rain in New York City. At least 10,000 turned out in Chicago, and even more showed up in SanFrancisco (where 100,000 were expected).

The protests were in opposition to Bush's continuing occupation of Iraq. The protests were held on the fifth anniversary of the U.S. Senate's vote authorizing the invasion of Iraq. There were also protesters in Boston, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Seattle, Salt Lake City, Orlando, Philadelphia and other cities.

The protesters urged Congress to use its power to cut off funds and force Bush to end the war. The American people have opposed this war for some time now. They elected a Democratic Congress in the hopes of ending the war, but so far that has been in vain.

A recent poll showed that 75% of the American people are not happy with Congress. That's probably because Congress has been too gutless to end the war as people want. They keep knuckling under to Bush and continue to fund his unwinnable and never-ending war of occupation in Iraq.

Its time to defund the war and bring our soldiers home. Not in a few months or years -- NOW.