Word: antiwar
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...antiwar movement truly believes that the Gulf War is simply another Vietnam--an unjust, or even unwise, conflict whose costs greatly exceed its benefits--then the way to prove it to policymakers is to send rich white boys to die in the Gulf alongside other, less privileged citizens...
...antiwar movement truly believes that the war does not serve the interests of all Americans--and not just the interests of rich white Americans who would prefer not to visit the Middle East any time soon--then it should agitate to make the armed forces represent a real cross-section of America...
...Antiwar protesters shouting "No blood for oil!" infuriate George Bush. His color rising and lip curling, he retorts in speeches and private meetings, "It's not about oil! It's about naked aggression...
...story is one of the more poignant examples of the harm that forced patriotism can inflict. As public backing for the war grows to near 80%, intolerance of failure to support the war in a politically correct way is on the rise. There have been acts of violence against antiwar protesters, though freedom of expression is one of America's most cherished principles. In Maplewood, Mo., a suburb of St. Louis, Timothy Dunn went out to pick up his morning newspaper and found that his antiwar sign had been torched by a primitive incendiary device. Prowar demonstrators in another Missouri...
...from all sides. While many Americans charge that the media coverage has been too critical, a small but vocal minority argue that the press has passively accepted the Pentagon line and has given short shrift to views opposing the war. A caller on CBS's America Tonight contended that antiwar views are being censored by the media. "If you listen to the radio shows, you'll find people being cut off on a regular basis," he said...