We circled the Congress, because the Congress has the constitutional power to defund the occupation of Iraq, and bring the troops home.



My friends and I arrived around 11 a.m. and I left around 5 p.m., and during my time there I saw a great diversity of Americans. For the first time in a while, there were more adults than youth at a rally. Veterans for peace, Code Pink activists, young and old, union-led groups, family members of veterans . . . many showed up.



Being around these people was very refreshing. A better world is possible.