Pentagon protest of War on St Pats Day!!
 

This weekend marks the unfortunate fourth year anniversary of our declared war in Iraq. I went thru the protests duirng Vietnam and whether we made a difference, we still felt we let those in so called Leadership positions hear our voices...

Saturday March 17th is the date for the Pentagon Protest and please at least go to this site and decide if you would like to add your voice about this long raging war or at least see what a true protest with celebrities and political leaders and well known speakers is all about

the Pentagon protest site is

http://answer.pephost.org/site/Page Server?pagename=m17_hompage

And then when you are done, toast the event with Green Beer so you wont forget it also is St Patrick's Day..and the Irish were some of the historical ancestors who had a lot to struggle thru and would appreciate the good intentions of those at the Pentagon to let the government know "enough is enough."

Hard to believe this war has lasted longer than World War II ....four years whew???

Hopefully the protests are more respectful than some of the Vietnam ones; my dad still tells stories of people calling him a "baby killer" when he returned from his tour in Vietnam.

WWII lasted from 1939 until 1945. The US involvement was shorter (12/7/41 - 8/14/45). I am assuming that's what you are trying to say.

Incorrect information for propaganda purposes does not help a cause.

What the hell? This war has nothing to do with St. Patrick's day. Plus March 17th is the single day of the year when the most amount of fundraising for the IRA (read: terrorism) is done. Ironic, I think?
This war hasn't been longer than WW2, sorry to disappoint.

Someone's into something green - and it ain't beer.

We still have bases in Europe as a result of WWII... so we still haven't brought the boys home from that engagement. Our involvement in WWII is going on 66 years now.

Clearly you are not Irish.

I thought Irish people like war?!! :confused: :p :eek:

We also like spelling! And punctuation! And parochial school!

But not the English.

I think it's just that the Saturday (and therefore ideal day for a protest) closest to the anniversary of the start of the war (March 20) happens to fall on St. Patrick's Day this year.

And WWII's 6-year length aside, we are no longer at war with Iraq. We are still occupying Iraq (just like we occupied parts of Europe after 1945) and we are fighting insurgents in Iraq, but we are not at war with Iraq. So if it's going to be compared to WWII, you have to do what Kevin did and look at occupation/involvement after the war itself ended. Otherwise, apples =/= oranges.

I would go read a history book before you start spouting this off at your protest rallies.

WWII had its roots in Asia in 1937 when the Soviets and Japan went to war in Manchuria....nearly two years before Germany invaded Poland and effectively started the war on the European front. Japan formally surrendered all military operations in early September 1945

July 1937 + September 1935 = 8 years, 2 months.

Thanks.

And let's not even get in to how much lower the loss of life has been in the present conflict, particularly in American lives.

Hazelle,

What do you think will happen when the war ends?

Somebody forgot to send my ancestors the memo about the English!

And comparing the current US involvement in the Middle East to Viet Nam is naive, at best. Have an Irish Coffee and mellow out on Saturday instead.

:rolleyes:

Better update the memo-the English and the Irish no longer hate each other. Now we all collectively hate the French instead. It works out better for all of us.