Bob-

Sure some protesters don't like America. Others don't like Americna foreign policy overall. And still otehrs, are doing nothing more than express their view on what America's future foreign policy should be. That latter group probably loves America, they just want to have a voice in running it, you know, that whole "of the people, for the people, by the people" thing.

I've certainly protested American military action. I did it physically prior to Operation Desert Storm, standing in front of the U.N. I did it by writing to and calling my elected officials late last year, telling them that one voting American believed that America should not act unilaterally, and that no action should be taken before weapons inspectors were given a chance to investigate. My actions a decade ago were not effective. My actions this time (along with similar actions by millions of Americans) probably helped convince Bush to alter his original plans of acting unlaterally. I never considered either of those acts as anti-American. In fact, I felt downright patriotic on both occasions. A lot more patriotic than simply hanging a yellow ribbon in my window and keeping my mouth shut would have made me feel. But we each define patriotism in our own way.