As war with Iraq finally starts, I think anti-war protesters in the United States need to bring their actions to a halt. Polls are showing that more Americans support military action with Iraq.

Even with that, what you are protesting does not exist anymore. You were trying to prevent war but now war is starting, thus there is nothing to protest anymore.

Of course, maybe it is time these protesters actually got a life and a real job. By still protesting and being negative, you are being negative to our soldiers, airmen, sailors and Marines over there. You will only be hurting them and not helping. You will only be symbolically spitting on Americans that were brave enough to join the military and get sent to the Persian Gulf.

Maybe these protesters should join the military and see how their views will change. Of course, they wouldn’t have the guts to do so. Once the bombs are dropping and the Marines and soldiers fight to take Baghdad, all of America needs to rally behind them and motivate them to victory.

If you don’t do that, then you are truly doing something that is un-American, and it will seem to me and the rest of the world that you are an American hoping that Iraq defeats us.

You can say in response what you want but it is not true and you are blind by your ignorance. I hope I never see you along the road.

Protesting while the fighting was happening didn’t bring the troops home in Vietnam, the first Gulf War or Afghanistan, and it won’t do it here. When they do return victorious will you spit and yell at them?

Jonathan Lotz

Ames