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 News from Around the Americas | August 2007 
US Anti-War Volume is About to Increase
 Lisa Hoffman - Capitol Hill Blue
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The cacophony about Iraq is about to take on a shrillness and volume not heard in Washington, or beyond, since the nation was rent in two by the Vietnam War.
The anti-war forces, who take credit for the decline in public and political support for continuing the fight in Iraq, are readying a series of rallies, vigils and other events in a run-up to what they promise will be a massive march from the White House to the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 15.
That is when Gen. David Petraeus is expected to present to President Bush his pivotal report on the success so far of the "surge" Petraeus has commanded in Iraq since February.
Meanwhile, those who believe the war is finally making progress and deserves more time to succeed are raising their voices as well.
Leaders of the two largest veterans organizations - the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars - both recently returned from a look-see in Iraq armed with the conviction that the fight is winnable. A new group, Vets for Freedom, promises its own "pro-mission blitz" for September.
And both sides say they're preparing for a full-bore lobbying effort on Capitol Hill when Congress returns and takes up measures to set a deadline for troop withdrawal. |
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