U.S. Civil War: April 12, 1861 - April 9, 1865 = 1458 Days
Iraq War: March 20, 2003 - March 17, 2007 = 1458 Days
A while back, I spoke about the fact that the Iraq war will have lasted as long as the U.S. Civil war on this St. Patrick's Day.
Wearin of the Black on St Patty's Day
Even we bloodthirsty Americans got tired of killing each other after 4 years. I suspect the Iraqis would have stopped by now if there weren't a constant irritant in their country making things worse than they should be.
There are a lot of protests planned for next Saturday. Many thousands of people will show up, and the mainstream news media will ignore them all. Don't give up; get out and show yourself, but at the same time, try this:
Wear a black armband or a black accessory on St. Patrick's Day. Let anyone who asks know why. It may not be a big protest, but it's one that everyone can do, and if enough people do it, it will still have an effect.