Thursday, August 18, 2005

Byron York on the MoveOn Crowd.

Sheehan's words, in turn, echoed statements made by the leaders of MoveOn opposing the war in Afghanistan. What that suggests is that the vigils across the country last night were only partly about the war in Iraq. Yes, that is the focus of the protesters' passions today. And yes, they support Cindy Sheehan. But the antiwar movement is also about opposition to the very foundation of the war on terror - the war in Afghanistan and the U.S. response to the 9/11 attacks. Last night, the signs and the slogans were about Cindy Sheehan. But the protest was about much more than that.
Source: National Revew Online Byron York - The Real Meaning of the Cindy Sheehan Vigils: Yes, the protesters oppose the war in Iraq. But they opposed war in Afghanistan, too.


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