Where will the Patriots be on September 15th?

“Timed to upstage the crucial September testimony about Iraq of Gen. David Petraeus and Amb. Ryan Crocker, the ANSWER organization (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) will hold a rally/protest in Washington, DC. But they will not be the only voice: on the other side of the issue, ANSWER will be challenged by Eagles, a gathering of all sorts of Americans who don’t want to lose this war.

There are many diversions available to most Americans on a Saturday in September — lawn mowing, children’s sporting events, and of course, the college football season.

But every so often in history, a need arises that puts all else in perspective, and most diversions are relegated to a place far down the list of priorities. This is one of those times.

Anti-American, anti-democratic forces have designated September 15 as the day they will assemble in Washington, and attempt by subterfuge, diversion, misinformation and misrepresentation to again sway the political will of the US Congress, and ultimately force the Bush Administration to accept a premature withdrawal from Iraq.

The ANSWER-types will be working from a template used by John Kerry, Jane Fonda and their ilk in the 60s and 70s that proved successful in convincing Congress that the Vietnam War could not be won, even as US and South Vietnamese forces and our allies won victory upon victory.

This time the lose-the-war demonstrators will attempt to convince Congress to abandon Iraq and set the stage for surrender in the War on Terror, even as Gen. David Petraeus is reporting that our military efforts in Iraq are succeeding.”

Jenny Hatch