You forgot one thing Bobert--Dougie is a big fan of American military might. If his fearless leader #43 tells him via Fox News that that Sadam is one bad ass dude and we should get our military on over there and kick his ass for once and for all (and clear his daddy's name at the same time), by god then that is what Dougie boy is going to be proselytizing for here in the Cat. What Bushie sez is what Dougie do.

Fellas like Dougie don't think for themselves. Especially when it ain't them with their ole ass in the air on the front lines of Baghdad. He is one of them armchair gung-ho types. For his is the kingdom, the power, and the glory.

And amen to y'all too.

As to the SDS, they were never nearly as effective as the US government wanted us to believe. I attended exactly one of their meetings in 1969, and promptly walked out the door when I heard the subject of the meeting was whether or not women should be allowed to sit in the meetings without their shirts on when it was boiling hot (summer of 69), like the men were. Uh huh, I said to myself. Now here are some people who are seriously not interested in ending this war.

However, on the other end of the spectrum were many people like Dave Dellinger, or the Berrigans, or many others who were a bit more serious than Abbie Hoffman, shall we say? Ahem.

For a quick, interesting read about the history of the SDS involvement in the Vietnam era anti-war movement, try here:

http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/vietnam/antiwar.html