This was a missed opportunity for the President to engage with the American people through engagement with these veterans. This was a missed opportunity for the media to show its independence from the White House and the Pentagon by presenting to the American people the legitimate voices of dissent from veterans who have fought our wars.
The good news is that the new year will present many more opportunities. The actions of Dec. 16 are the start of a renewed and reinvigorated peace movement that will take on the war machine and tell Americans the truth - our security comes from peace and justice, not war and body scanners.
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