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Anti-War Protesting - International
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"(not that I'm naive enough to think the protests would stop them)" Nor are the protestors, in the majority of cases. However, they do feel that their demonstration will be taken as an indicator of public will. In the UK, one written letter is taken to represent the views of seven voters (Don't ask me why 7 and not 10 - that's just what it is for some reason). Someone going on a march represents about double that number. You will have noticed Tony Blair's rhetoric changing in tone to a more concilliatory one, with even more references to Saddam's crimes against humanity mentioned than before, after the 2million people anti-war march (though his actions remained the same).
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"A lot the people who are protesting cannot be taken seriously as they have shown no prior inclination to protest against other countries' wars/human rights abuses etc etc...." I'm sorry but this is just illogical! It's like the old, can't get a job without experience at doing it type arguements. Apart from anything else, who else's wars get the degree of exposure that this one has had? Moreover, many people in many third world countries who fear (with some justification) that America is an imperial power (even US commentators have been talking about the US's Imperial benificence and other such guff) that bullies its way across the world, and wish to protest that. For a lot of people in the west it may be hard to see the US in such a role, but for many other's it's all to plausible. Try reading the currently available best seller, 'Why do people hate America?' or Noam Chomsky's 'Dettering Democracy' or some of his other works detailing US foriegn policy. For others, it's a case of protesting the illegality of the war (and yes, that is, as you mention, contentious) and the bypassing of international law.
Group Captain Al Lockwood -- he of "eye-raq" fame -- is actually a New Zealander. You're trying to get him to talk with an English accent. So who's the linguistic imperialist now?
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