The U.S wants an occupied military force in Iraq just like they have here at home. When bush gets on TV and say's the war is on, you better believe the war is on. Not against terrorism, but against you and me. More blacks in prison than in college; that's war. FBI pigs raiding our homes with guns drawn; that's war. Getting gunned down in the street by police because you're black or brown; that's war. The rich get richer while the poor get poorer; that's war. Bombs over Baghdad, mortar shells flying at kids in the West Bank, to billyclubs, bullets, and convictions in the states. Iraq ain't the only war front. The federal government is raiding our homes, rounding up and jailing ordinary people from middle-eastern descent, and as usual gunning down, prosecuting, brutalizing and repressing communities of color. If you thought cointelpro was bad in the 60's, you ain't seen nothing yet. They've already decided to consider U.S citizens as enemy combatants whenever they feel "necessary". Just because the U.S military reaches the center of Baghdad doesn't mean "the war" is over. What did you expect by limiting yourself to the same old repetitive routine of protest marches and social patriotism. That we were going to "stop the war?". If you want to stop the war then stop compromising with the system. Start resisting. Self-defense doesn't come with a picket-sign.