Pro-war, Anti-war, what happened to pro warriors?

Pro-war

Ralliers in D.C. Work To Build Counterweight To Antiwar Movement
By V. Dion Haynes
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, March 16, 2008; Page A13

Chanting such slogans as "surrender is not an option" and waving American flags, a few hundred people from across the country rallied and paraded in downtown Washington yesterday to support the war.


The demonstration was sponsored by Eagles UP!, an organization founded by veterans in the wake of a war protest about a year ago that drew thousands to Washington. Although small in number, the demonstrators said yesterday that they represent many others from their home towns who believe there needs to be a more vocal counterweight to the antiwar movement.

"We cannot be the silent majority again," Lawrence B. Hoffa of Mequon, Wis., a retired Marine who serves as Southeast coordinator of Eagles UP!, said at the rally on the grounds of the Washington Monument. "We've got to get more people here. We've got to get people motivated."

Debbie Lee, whose Navy SEAL son Marc Alan Lee was killed in Iraq in August 2006, urged the demonstrators to stand up against antiwar organizations such as Code Pink, which she asserted are "trying to destroy our military."

"I've used my voice to speak out for the troops," she said. "I understand the sacrifice they've made and how they've blessed this nation."
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Anti-war

Antiwar Protests Mark Iraq War Anniversary in D.C.
By Petula Dvorak
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, March 18, 2008; 2:29 PM

A flurry of tricorn hats in various shades of pink marched up and down Constitution Avenue today, kicking off two days of protests marking the fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq.

About 60 Code Pink antiwar demonstrators held aloft a living room-size copy of the preamble to the Constitution, beat drums and held up peace signs as they marched from the National Archives to the Justice Department and to the Internal Revenue Service, occasionally disrupting traffic.

About 30 police officers on bicycles and motorcycles and in cars followed them.

"You're blocking traffic," a police officer yelled at the protesters as they veered off the sidewalk and into the street.

"We're well aware of that," one protester yelled back.

No arrests were made.

Families, school groups and other tourists snapped pictures and posed with the more flamboyantly dressed demonstrators as Code Pink co-founder Medea Benjamin rallied the group over a bullhorn.
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This is what aggravates the hell out of me! They can come from all over the country to support their political side but they can't do it to support the wounded who need their help today! Both sides have made me ashamed of them. I can see the point of the "pro-war" people because they listened to and believed Bush all this time. I can see the point of the "anti-war" side because they paid attention to facts. What I cannot see is that neither side will show this much passion for the sake of the wounded needing help today, right this second.