Few Americans have taken to the streets in anti-war protests marking the third against the US-led invasion of Iraq, despite rising public opposition to the war.
Demonstrations were held globally, but in the US, a country with a population of 298 million, the events drew only about 1000 people in major cities.
Yet anti-war sentiment in the US is at an all-time high and the popularity of George Bush, president, the architect of the war, has plummeted.
The low US turnout was mirrored in anti-war protests in most other countries.
According to that article, only about 1000 attended the Times Square anti-war rally in New York.
Oh, Bush isn't Clinton--he isn't obsessed about poll numbers.
The Chicago anti-war rally is still going as I write this post. Numbers vary according to this CBS 2 Chicago report, which first claims "thousands" marched, then a couple of paragraphs later it's only 2000, who are outnumbered by "thousands" of police officers. The Chicago Police Department has about only 10,000 active duty officers--I find it pretty hard to believe that "thousands" of cops are out there.
My prediction? Look for the Chicago anti-war rally attendance estimate to trickle down to about 1000.
UPDATE 10AM CST March 19: Pajamas Media has more on the anti-war rally busts.
Chicago media is reporting 7,000 protesters were at the local rally. I still standby my preditiction that the attendance will trickle down.
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