Campus protest draws few students but organizers undaunted

Sunday's protest against the Iraq War drew relatively few students. But organizers from the Greater Lansing Network Against War & Injustice say that polls show their views are gaining ground. Click on the links to the video clips at the left to learn more about their goals.

SpartanEdge Editor Alexander Scott weighs in with his views (from his Alex on Politics blog)

The Abyss

As we near the third anniversary of the start of the Iraq war, President Bush is attempting to shore up flagging support for the war.

At the first of several planned speeches detailing the progress in Iraq, he said “The situation in Iraq is still tense, and we’re still seeing acts of sectarian violence and reprisal,” but added “Yet out of this crisis, we’ve also seen signs of a hopeful future.”

He also said that the Iraqi people “looked into the abyss and did not like what they saw.”

Of course they did not like what they saw, but that doesn’t mean their country is not descending into it. Within the past 30 hours, 86 bodies were found in Baghdad, apparent victims of the continuing sectarian violence between Shiites and Sunnis. This follows several weeks of violence after the destruction of the al-Askari Mosque in Samarra.

The security situation in Iraq is horrendous, both for the Iraqi people and our troops. Going on a speech tour isn’t going to make Americans support this war if our “progress” and efforts at “staying the course” do nothing to stop the widespread slaughter of Iraqis.

Mr. Bush’s poll numbers are at the lowest level of his presidency and when asked if they believed if he had a clear plan for handling the Iraq situation, only 32 percent said yes.

I am one of that 32 percent, but that doesn’t mean it’s a GOOD plan, it just means it’s a CLEAR plan. . . .

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