We also protest because Cheney and his friends are making a fortune off of this war. Military contracts were sold to Cheney's pals without any competitive bidding, which is how it's usually done. Instead they all cashed in. Now they're talking about installing a US General as the new leader of post-war Iraq, and barring France, Germany and Russia any Iraqi oil. Is anyone surprised? If so, you should be smacked, because this was a no-brainer. We all love our soldiers, we don't want them to die to line the pockets of our "elected" leader who is letting our country go straight to hell in a recession while he's busy worrying about what he's going to do with all the extra billions he'll be saving by being able to take Iraqi oil without having to pay for it.