Re: And if you believe that,
Yes, I do believe that the "anti-war" marchers actually made war more likely. History shows that tyrants seldom give up power peacefully. Saddam himself expressed gratitude for those marches, so any thought of him leaving peacefully were effectively ended that day. Sometimes, the truth isn't pretty, but it's still the truth.
"If 50 million people say a foolish thing, it's still a foolish thing."
- Bertrand Russell
"The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence that it is not
utterly absurd; indeed, in view of the silliness of the majority of mankind,
a widespread belief is more often likely to be foolish than sensible."
-- Bertrand Russell, in "Marriage and Morals", 1929