In Oregon, an eight-year antiwar protest

[Are_grits_groceries]

The day the Afghanistan war began in 2001, several dozen people held a candlelight vigil in Corvallis, Ore. Every afternoon since, the protest has continued.


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Some of the professors over at Oregon State organized seminars to explain who the players were.

"They talked about the histories of Iraq and Afghanistan and Iran. They brought in experts on Muslim fundamentalism, and they made it quite clear there was not a clear connection between Islam and terrorism," said Mike Beilstein, a City Council member and retired chemist.

On Oct. 7, the day after bombs began falling on Kabul and Jalalabad, several dozen people got together and held a candlelight vigil against the war in Afghanistan.

The next day, Beilstein stood with an antiwar sign outside the Benton County courthouse. Two other people showed up with signs of their own.

The next day, more protesters came.
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When asked if the protesters ever imagined that they would still be standing on the sidewalk eight years later, Charlie Miller, a retired professor of oceanography at Oregon State University, said, "No. We thought the war would eventually end."

Added Epley: "We didn't have an exit strategy. And we still don't."
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-hometown-corvallis18-2009oct18,0,6146711,full.story

Why is it that an exit strategy is the last thing anybody thinks of? That should be the first. I know everybody wants to be optimistic. However, it's better to be realistic.

[imdjh]

1. Good to see kids staying away from crime and drugs.

[gratuitous]

2. Why speak of an exit strategy? That's just defeatism, that is!

We'll stay
Until we've won the day
And then we'll stay
Another day

That is what our leaders say
And trust us, it's the only way
We must, we must win the day
So in the country we will stay

[Solly Mack]

3. k/r

[Individualist]

4. K&R

[malaise]

5. K & R

for peace