Mickey Z

Cool Observer

Friday, October 20, 2006

When "anti-war" doesn't mean anti-war

A casual stroll through most major U.S. cities would provide ample opportunity to encounter numerous stickers, buttons, t-shirts, and window signs bearing anti-war messages. Well, maybe not exactly “anti-war,” but more like: anti-THIS-war. There’s been some version of a peace movement in America for over a century, but far too many of those speaking out against the U.S. invasion of Iraq are not strictly “anti-war.” From what I can tell, more than a few of them have absolutely no problem with: wars started by their (sic) party and/or wars that the U.S. easily wins (sic).

Case in point: Operation Iraqi Freedom (sic) has provoked far more protest/outrage than 78 days of U.S./NATO bombing over Yugoslavia in 1999 ever did. Where were all the Hitler moustaches and facile Nazi analogies when it was Bill Clinton ordering the use of cruise missiles and depleted uranium in the name of humanitarianism (sic)?

Well, don’t think for a second that the powers-that-be aren’t hip to this irrational trend. “As the Iraq war gets more unpopular, the environment for Republican candidates erodes,” said Republican strategist Mark Campbell recently told the New York Times.

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