<html><body> <DIV>Well, in the Bay Area there were at least two demos of well over 1000+  and a fair number of actions in outlying areas like Walnut Creek - I don't think the turnouts were all that bad here. </DIV> <DIV> It may be that alot of activists are giving more focus on the April 29 action initiated by USLAW and supported by a broader array of forces than Answer.. It may be that the apparently poor turnoout  of the demonstrations in many, but not all places, this past weekend may be more a function of  the organization weaknesses of/activist disgust with  Answer/TONC (and for that matter, UFPJ).  Given the poll numbers, it would seem a bit premature to write off anti-war protest just yet. (After the fact to what?  Do we want the US troops to stay in Iraq foreever or to invade Iran?) Steve</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- <BR><BR><BR>> Doug Henwood wrote: <BR>> <BR>> > Not really. With the US public now disapproving of the war, and a <BR>> > majority wanting the troops out of Iraq within a year, why can't we do <BR>> > better than this? Has the old protest strategy lost its magic? Are <BR>> > people burned out on massive street demos? Does it seem too after-the-fact? <BR>> <BR><BR> </BLOCKQUOTE></body></html>