Sunday, April 5, 2009

Antiwar activists split over Obama's Afghanistan policy

"The anti-war movement shifted into low gear after Obama's election. Funding and staffing for most groups dropped, in some cases precipitously. Code Pink activists – a highly visible presence at war hearings and protests in the Bush years – have shifted their target from war to Wall Street.

"Some elements of the anti-Iraq War coalition think that the buildup in Afghanistan is warranted, even essential.

"'Americans have more business in Afghanistan than they ever did in Iraq, Bosnia, Lebanon, Somalia, Panama, or Grenada,' says Jon Soltz, chairman and cofounder of VoteVets.org, which rallied veterans against the war in Iraq in the Bush years.

"The reason the US is in Afghanistan is that we were attacked, he adds. 'As someone who fought in Iraq, I don't think people are as ready to give up on President Obama as they were on George Bush. I'm biased to think that we give this president a chance.'"

Bush + War + Surge = Bad

Obama + War + Surge = Good

We were not attacked by the country of Afghanistan. We were attacked by unknown elements. These same people contend that we were not attacked by the country of Iraq and used that as a reason to protest Bush.


YOU HYPOCRITES.