[Shasown]

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.

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Shasown

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.

ummm, what???

no, you're wrong, the iraq protests happened BEFORE the war started. They were trying to PREVENT the war, WTF does that have to do with the chilcott inquiries which were WELL AFTER the war???

Stop trying to re-write history plzzz.

[Livia]

The anti-war protests were useless. They were designed to show the government that the public did not want to enter the war, and they were ignored. We went to war, people were killed. All the enquiries in the world won't change that.

[icecakes]

alcohol kills a lot more people than smoking,and the soaps,coronation st, seem,s to be promoting drinking,as if their trying to make drinking 24 seven the norm,but thats alright as long as no one lights a fag up.

[JobsForTheBoys]

Keep on topic please.

[icecakes]

Originally Posted by JobsForTheBoys

Keep on topic please.

I am on topic,arnt I? they ban smoking but encourage drinking,they ban smoking but do nothing about cars buses trains and aeroplanes causing polution