While watching The O'Reilly Factor about a week ago he was talking about the protestors. His comment was that this type of activity puts a lot of added stress on the local police who are called up to 'keep it peaceful' and also aid in traffic control when streets are blocked, etc. He said that during this time especially he would rather see the police not taken away from their job of protecting the public from the very real concern of a possible terror attack.
This morning on TV there was a report of a vigil held last night for one of the POW's (James Riley) who is from a town about 10 min. from me. Hundreds of people attended and prayed and showed support for this young man as well as all of the others who are in harm's way in Iraq.
What a wonderful thing it would be if the protestors could channel their energy into holding vigils instead of protests. Why not gather together in prayer instead of in anger? I know they want to make their point that they are against the war, but whether we like it or not it is occurring right now and will go on "for however long it takes," as Pres. Bush has said. Instead of disrupting things and draining police resources, why not gather peacefully and pray for these men and women and their families? For those who don't want to pray, just have a moment of silence to reflect on what those in uniform are going through right now. I know if I was a parent of someone serving now it would certainly be appreciated. How discouraging to have a son/daughter/husband/wife in harm's way and people at home protesting. Besides the power of prayer is so much stronger than anything us mortals can do. Thanks for letting me on the soapbox for a bit. :)
