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The dog that does nothing in the nighttime September 9, 2012 12:03 pm TB

Anybody remember the intensive anti-war movement a few years ago?

Well over twice as many Americans have died in Afghanistan since Obama became president than during Bush’s entire two terms. The thousandth American casualty passed in 2010. The two thousandth this year. Did you see any headlines this time around? I didn’t. If you look at Moveon.org’s front page, the war in Afghanistan isn’t even mentioned.

Curious, as Holmes might say. For some reason the anti-war movement as a major news story and center of nation-wide activism vanished about fifteen minutes after it stopped being useful as a political weapon against a Republican president. You’d almost think it was never about the war at all.

  • The war protests were largely about Iraq by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-10 17:00:47
    • Maybe it's simple by RobVG 2012-09-10 07:14:59
      • Now see? That's what a reasonable response looks like. by TB 2012-09-10 08:00:35
        • Agreed. by BuckGalaxy 2012-09-10 16:16:44
        • Liberals started the Viet Nam war. by ER 2012-09-10 07:36:02
          • The anti-VN-war crowd started as liberal but grew to be a majority of Americans. by alcaray 2012-09-10 11:34:52
            • The anti-VN war crowd also included many Vets on GI Bill. by ER 2012-09-10 12:22:28
              • It get's worse. by bowser 2012-09-10 13:03:01
                • Well, I didn't want to just come out and say that. by ER 2012-09-10 13:21:22
                • When I began college in '71 (not having served, myself)... by alcaray 2012-09-10 12:36:11
                  • Maturity by ER 2012-09-10 12:43:59
          • You must think we're brain-dead, TB. by ER 2012-09-09 13:23:51
            • At least now we don't have to stay untill we've defeated "terrorism". by alcaray 2012-09-09 15:36:42
              • err, should have been: "terror". by alcaray 2012-09-09 20:31:09
              • Well, now that you mention it... by TB 2012-09-09 13:51:35
                • There is no generic anti-war movement by ER 2012-09-09 14:27:32
                  • And, we're off running through the tall grass again. by TB 2012-09-09 16:51:24
                    • Are you saying that ANSWER, movon, and MSNBC are (or were) the antiwar movement? by alcaray 2012-09-09 20:30:27
                      • No, TB. You are a partisan propagandist. by ER 2012-09-09 17:21:46
                        • Sorry I stuck my head up. But at least it was instructive. by TB 2012-09-09 20:08:17
                          • Yeah, right. Everbody picks on poor Tommy. by ER 2012-09-10 05:19:52
                    • Incidentally, this didn't "come out of nowhere." by TB 2012-09-09 14:25:39
                  • ...or...Wag The Dog. by Jody 2012-09-09 12:31:38

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