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PNAC protests have already begun

I've been beating the PNAC drum in a couple recent posts, and with good reason. It's part of my larger plan to bring an end to this travesty of a war. I've been worried that the actions since the war started -- the "no business as usual" nonviolent actions -- were not having the desired effect, and in fact were alienating people who might otherwise agree with their message.

For "no business as usual" to work, it would have to get really extreme -- like shutting down all of the major cities in the country for several days in a row. And that would be a big mess -- even if it did drive Bush to reverse his stance (which is unlikely), it would mess up life in America a lot, and cause a lot of resentment. Although by that point, the protestors would represent a truly significant portion of the population -- it would take millions of people (tens of millions probably) to accomplish the level of shut-down necessary to bring about a change in policy -- it would still be hugely divisive and confrontational. A big mess, as I said. And the fact remains that the protests, due to their nature, repel more people than they attract, so the movement won't grow without some major change in public sentiment on the war (unless people find cause to get as pissed off about the war as the protestors).

So the mental search began for a new angle. I've set up HowToStopTheWar.org, which I hope will function as a clearinghouse of ideas for the anti-war movement, where ideas can be rated and commented on. In addition to that, I've come up with one tactic which I think could actually work, albeit slowly but surely. Which brings me back to the PNAC and their plan for global domination.

I think bringing that plan (of which the war in Iraq is but one piece) to the attention of the American public is the best way to turn public sentiment against the war, potentially enough to bring about a cease-fire and withdrawal. I'm thinking this war could drag out for a long time, and could get muckier and muckier. If it goes for months, impatience will start to brew, and people will begin to reconsider their support for it. Exposing the PNAC plan could provide the perfect seed of doubt from which majority oppostion to this war could spout.

More soon. Check out PNAC.info and HowToStopTheWar.org to see how it's coming along. And start spreading the word!

These folks in Michigan are already down with my plan without knowing it -- they're pressuring their congressman to repudiate the PNAC's "Rebuilding America's Defenses" grand plan.