Anti-war groups fizzle under Obama

[30ashopper]

YouTube - What Happened to the Antiwar Movement?

Interesting, the anti-war left embraces the [strike]Bush[/strike] Obama doctrine.

 

[poppy]

YouTube - What Happened to the Antiwar Movement?

Interesting, the anti-war left embraces the [strike]Bush[/strike] Obama doctrine.

Am I missing something here, I know of no one who approves of or embraces war (except maybe the chickenhawks on the right who love to see others do the fighting). A foreign policy is much more complex than war. As for the protesters maybe after ten years they realized it was futile and they had to get on with their lives and careers.

 

[DuneAHH]

Conversely, I observe many die-hard hawks softening their warlike stance.

Perhaps a reactionary silver lining amidst partisanship

 

[scooterbug44]

Can't speak for all the protesters, but IMO once you have someone in office committed to diplomacy, troop removal, and NOT starting more wars, the need to protest dwindles.

Sort of like nagging someone to go to the doctor for a check-up - once they choose a doctor and have the appointment on their calender there's better uses for your time and energy.

 

[30ashopper]

Can't speak for all the protesters, but IMO once you have someone in office committed to diplomacy, troop removal, and NOT starting more wars, the need to protest dwindles.

Sort of like nagging someone to go to the doctor for a check-up - once they choose a doctor and have the appointment on their calender there's better uses for your time and energy.

Obama escalated the war in Afghanistan, and continued the draw down in Iraq Bush started. So I don't see how his stance has changed anything. (I'm also not faulting on that.) I just find it funny that as soon as he was election, the anti-war crowd evaporated, which makes me wonder if they were ever really committed in the first place.

 

[Jesus]

The practice of quarantining fizzled with the development of vaccines.

 

[Douglas the Intrepid]

Having a president in office who doesn't treat world politics like a John Wayne movie probably has something to do with it. Diplomacy had been a greatly under utilized tool until recently.

 

[poppy]

Obama escalated the war in Afghanistan, and continued the draw down in Iraq Bush started. So I don't see how his stance has changed anything. (I'm also not faulting on that.) I just find it funny that as soon as he was election, the anti-war crowd evaporated, which makes me wonder if they were ever really committed in the first place.

Not true, the anti-war crowd is likely larger than it ever was, they just don't go to protest rallys.

 

[scooterbug44]

I don't think most Americans realize how incredibly unpopular Bush and his policies were abroad - even in ally countries who had personnel helping us fight in Iraq.

 

[30ashopper]

Not true, the anti-war crowd is likely larger than it ever was, they just don't go to protest rallys.

..and stood by silently while their new President escalated the war in Afghanistan. That was the whole point Reason was trying to make.