U.S. protests shrink while antiwar sentiment grows [View All]

[johnnie]

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Crowds at antiwar rallies in Washington have dwindled even as U.S. opinion has turned against the war in Iraq, as organizers feud and participants question the effectiveness of the street protests.

Rival antiwar groups, which in years past jointly sponsored massive rallies on the National Mall, have promoted separate protests recently or decided to steer clear of the capital altogether.

The thinning crowds stand in contrast to the antiwar protests of the Vietnam era, which grew as the war progressed."

More:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071003/ts_nm/usa_iraq_protests_dc_1;_ylt=AkMVGFgDijWhlsfmkPS7jEAE1vAI



Here's what I found interesting:

"Antiwar rallies drew hundreds of thousands of people at the war's start in 2003, although only 23 percent of Americans then said the invasion was a mistake, according to a USA Today/Gallup Poll. That figure is now 58 percent."


Funny how they (MSM) tried to keep the numbers low back then, but now they say "hundreds of thousands" when they want to point out that protests are down in numbers.