America swanned in across flat desert- ideal terrain for armoured warfare to attack an unpopular regime, whose army promptly melted away – leaving America to annouce it had won
and then the real war in Iraq started
And America has been there aver since attracting every terrorist from around the world who wants to have a chance at killing them

Iraq was easy in comparison with the potential situation in Iran

a country twice the size of Iraq with a greater population
where the government is popular
the army are veterens of war with Iraq – which from all accounts included heavy trench warfare using chemical weapons ( by Iraq) -so the Iranian army would be more dedicated to fighting

more significantly a large part of the country is mountainous
Read accounts of the World war two campaign in Italy – to have an idea of what that could involve

Iraq was bad enough – does America ( which would likely supply the majority of troops in any ground war) really want to open another conflict – which will quite possibly make Iraq seem like nothing in comparison -
Sending a mechanized army racing across the Iraq plain is one thing
sending one into predominantly mountainous terrain -ideal for defence -could very easily prove to be a long slow haul – wiht all that could mean for US casualties
A ruthless attacker like Iraq tried and failed to invade Iran
would America which is no where near as ruthless – really do much better
I am no fonder of Iran – or any of these misogynist islamic states than anyon.
But do we really want to risk finding out the hard way whether war with Iran is winnable?

As you know, the Student’s Day (Azar 16th, December 7th) which is held every year as a protesting action in the universities of Iran,
we the communist (in farsi: azady khah va barabary talab) students of the universities in Iran are planning a “Student’s Day” demonstration at the University of Tehran.
The main policies of this demonstration include these points:

1. Protest against the war in the Middle East

2. Protesting Against political and social pressures against the student, worker unions and women’s rights and … activists

We want: the freedom of speech all through the society, free unions for students, workers and etc. and …

So, we are asking you to support our demonstration through you media on Tuesday,
December 4th at the University of Tehran beginning in front of the Engineering Faculty.http://slleftunity.blogspot.com

Missed the bit on Fox news where the Western Governments were falling over themselves to agree these fundamental rights should be supported and that these calls for change within Iran should be sponsored…

but then a worker calling for rights is worse than a Saudi prince calling for the jailing of a rape victim because she should not be near men… eh? Cut off the commies hands and tell them to stop wittering. They have never had it so good (for the benefit of Bubba, that is called “sarcasm”. Look it up)

It was good to see so many people from different political outlooks come together for this protest. It would be abhorrent for America, Britain et al to reign terror on the innocents as they did in Iraq.

There will be photos of the protests on http://slleftunity.blogspot.com soon.

On this particular bunch staging this particular protest, I’d say it’s the usual sectarian mish-mash completely with the usual infighting. And I can only say: where were these communists when Sadam was putting people in mass graves? They don’t have solutions that deal with all forms of abuse and misuse of power, they only cherry pick their issues to suit their overall abstract extremist plan to defeat “capitalism” as they understand it. In other words, they selectively protest “imperialist wars,” but not a peep to be heard out of this crowd on mass killing in Sudan or Chechnya or the DRC. Honestly, they make my teeth hurt.

As for Iran, gosh, you’d think they’d care about the fate of women, gays, even their fellow commies in Iran. Lots of mass killing there, too, before a single American boot got to the ground.

Can’t you protest the war in Iraq without making common cause with tyrants? Oops, I guess not.

WoW MarIa You Need to LeaRn wHen tO cApitAlisE anD wheN nOt to.

As a guide you only use capitals on the first word of a sentence or if you are writing a person, place or thig’s name.

For Newt’s Gingrich’s press conference in SL.

The Biggest problem with using a New media for a protest seems to be the Engrained inferiority Complex many of the users seem to have about their pursuits. “We’re just a bunch of Net Geeks playing a game nobody has ever heard of, No one will ever take us seriously”. SL is NOT a Game, and it’s Far More than Just a Chat Room. haven’t you Clued in YET that Commerce of a Noticable size takes place in SL? NOTHING gets a Governments attention faster than a Place where MONEY can be Made. People from All over the World are meeting in SL with the same Ease as talking over a Back fence. If enough American Citizens are Logged into SL, the government WILL be concerned as to how much International perspectives are Influencing Home Opinions, and Vice Versa.

There IS something going on in SL, a New kind of International Interaction that has never occurred before. It’s Unique.
If you Raise a Protest here you are probably being heard More than you will ever Know.

Maria.

Other such activities include :vegetarianism, recycling, driving eco-friendly sub-compact cars, buying free-range eggs, wearing ribbons of various colors on their shirts…etc.

To sum up : THEY PREFER SYMBOLISM OVER SUBSTANCE.

Merry Christmas SL!!!…………………………….. If I offended you with that holiday greeting….then feel free to go in-world to deserted sims and protest

Sincerely, An American Airman in the USAF Reserves.