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Originally Posted by lostalex

Well the Iraq War protests were 10 times as large and we all know how successful that was...

Don't get your hopes up.

Shows how much you know doesnt it?

The Iraq War protests showed how unpopular the war was, and far from being unsuccessful they were in part successful.

In that a relatively open review, The Chilcott Inquiry, was called which wouldnt have happened without public pressure.

They also at least in part forced the government at the time not only to announce cuts in the numbers of troops deployed in that theatre but also to announce a phased withdrawal and then to hasten the timetable involved.