Berkeley Rethinks Marine Snub

[unhappycamper]

Berkeley Rethinks Marine Snub
Sacramento Bee | By Bobby Caina Calvan | February 12, 2008

BERKELEY, Calif. - That many folks in Berkeley oppose the war in Iraq should come as no surprise. But in this city famously located on the far left, even some war opponents say the City Council went too far last month when it labeled military recruiters stationed here as "intruders" and pronounced them a "violent influence" on the city's youth.

Now under the glare of unwanted national attention, the city tonight is considering a possible retreat as it girds for hordes of out-of-town protesters and news media.

~snip~

"It's not over. Our Soldiers and all of us want them to come home, but we want them to come home when it's over ... and when they win," said Mary Pearson, deputy executive director of Move America Forward, a Sacramento group that is mobilizing its supporters to counter anti-war demonstrators who began a vigil this week as a prelude to tonight's City Council session.

"They've gone too far. What are these people doing?" said Pearson. "We are not going to let them disrespect our fine Soldiers who are fighting overseas."

At its Jan. 29 meeting, the nine-member City Council reiterated its distaste for the war when it said a Marine Corps recruiting office, located a few blocks from a local high school and the flagship campus of the University of California, was unwelcome.


Rest of article at: http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,161907,00.html?wh=wh



uhc comment: There's a poll at the above link. At the moment,

In response to the actions of the Berkeley city council with regard to the local Marine Corps recruiting station, the federal government should:

Withhold all federal funding. 88%
Do nothing. This is just democracy in action. 10%
Pull the Marines out of the city. 2%


(You know what I voted for.)