I'm On the Verge of Saying Screw the Anti-War Rally

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Saturday September 24, 2005 · 1:30 PM PDT

2005/09/24 · 13:30

Watching clips of the Answer Anti-War Rally, all I see are things that I want nothing to do with. I am a staunch supporter of Israel, and its fundamental right to exist. I bet you that the majority of Americans who are against the war are too. Yet I watch this rally and see people basically supporting the Hamas, etc., and the suicide killings of innocent Israelis in cafes, on buses, etc.

If you want to break down the coalition of people against the war, turning this into a hate the Jews/Israel party is an easy way to do it. So, I suggest this: back the f--k off other issues, and concentrate on the one issue that unites us, and unites this community with the majority of the American people: The Iraq War was A Mistake, and the US should pull out as fast as possible. As a subsidiary to this: George W. Bush is responsible for the biggest foreign policy blunder (i.e. Iraq) since at least Vietnam, and should be held accountable. Going beyond this to other pet issues of the so-called far-left is going to break this coalition down and kill the common cause.

I understand that some may disagree with me on this Israel/Palestine issue. There are fora to discuss this issue. But if you want to lump in all your pet issues in with protesting the Iraq war then you are going to lose my suppport, and the support of people like me. You are going to kill the chance that those of us who oppose the war have right now: stopping the killing and bringing the troops home, and at the same time holding W responsible for this debacle. If it is more important to you to align yourselves with the Hamas and the Hizbollah, then be my guest, but that's where I get off this train.

To be clear, I support a two-state solution. I support the fundamental rightss of the Palestinians to live in their own state. But at the same time, I ain't gonna listen as I hear a bunch of apologistic crap about why it is OK to bomb Israelis. Also, I don't want to hear about how the US asked for its troubles either. We did not ask for 9/11. I am not against the Iraq war because I think we "deserved 9/11"; I am against the Iraq war because it has nothing to do with 9/11. Becuase our leader is an incompetent liar who tries to link it to 9/11, and has destroyed our credibility in the world. Again, you want to argue that the US is Satan, feel free, but that's where I get off this train.

We Democrats have an opening right now. Let's not squander it. Let's focus on the one issue that unites us and unites a clear majority of the American people. Skip the subsidiary bullshit. Thanks, and I can't wait to get a bunch of angry comments about how I am a right-wing shill or something.

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