Code Pink has a morale problem: It’s called Democrats

As with the article below, Members of Code Pink have realized that the Democratic Party is no ally of the anti-war movement. Our former President Barack Obama bombed seven different countries. He was just as much a hawk as President George W. Bush before him. And the Democrats in congress have done virtually nothing to slow down or stop the US rush to expand war in both the Middle East and now Africa. We must learn to fight against our involvement in war, without the help of Democrats. Here is one more article about the Democrats. –SJ Otto

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times:

Anti-war protesters are objecting to military action in Syria, but their efforts pale compared to the crowds that came out against the Iraq and Afghanistan wars — and Medea Benjamin, co-founder of the women’s anti-war group Code Pink, blames the Democrats,

“We’ve been protesting Obama’s foreign policy for years now, but we can’t get the same numbers because the people who would’ve been yelling and screaming about this stuff under Bush are quiet under Obama,” she said.

Code Pink has seen a decrease in membership and, as a result, isn’t able to plan as many events across the country. Ms. Benjamin also said they are getting less attention from reporters, which means less visibility.

“We’re smaller. We lost a lot of people who didn’t like us criticizing Obama. But we still got our feistiness,” Ms. Benjamin told The Washington Times as she waited outside Wednesday’s House hearing, where administration officials made the case for striking Syria.

Ms. Benjamin and fellow Code Pink members arrived to stand in line outside the House Foreign Affairs Committee meeting room just before 10 a.m., securing a spot that allowed them to take prime seats behind Secretary of State John F. Kerry.

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