Protestors protest the protest in Montrose

Two sides of the street, two sides of the issue. An ongoing difference of opinion over the Iraq war - and an American flag - in the small town of Montrose. Rather read? Story here.

--Veronique de Turenne

Video: Brent Foster

Comments

[Spencer]

I don't understand how these ultra-conservatives can talk about people having a right to say what they want, they just don't have a right to say it where they want. Now lets all be realistic and rational, one can not pick and choose the rights he or she will allow others to enjoy. Since these people live in this great country they should be allowed to enjoy the right to protest whatever they want, where ever they want and still be able to do it under the Star Spangled Banner. Is that not what the flag represents? The ability to enjoy all ones inalienable rights?

[BT]

How odd, the irony of the Vets, for whom I have life-long sympathy, making it a symbol of abandonment to remove the flag where the anti-war folks demonstrate. And they who protest the war, pick their spot, naturally, to underline the point: the cost of war is dear.

Would that there be no more. But I'm curious, have the anti-war group considered bringing their own flag to hoist over themselves, after the Vets haul down the city flag?

Or is the manifestation, and symbolism, of the events as they stand, quite obvious enough?