Why do people waste time on anti-war protests?

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Originally posted by Danny_C
You know, I don't support this war, for a variety of reasons. But even in a war that I do support, I would hope that people would be in the streets protesting. Dissent is the greatest of American traditions, and it's the most powerful tool we have for balancing the government's zeal for going to war. The government needs to understand that the decision for war should be considered with extreme caution, and they should understand that taking action means accepting the consequences.

True. Thats democracy. Some countries don't have that luxary *hint* *Iraq*
But why are you against the war - what group would you categorize yourself with? You are not a hippie I think