Demonstrators took to the streets across the U.S. to protest the Trump administration's killing of a top Iranian general and decision to send about 3,000 more soldiers to the Middle East.
Grace Hauck and Chris WoodyardDemonstrators took to the streets across the U.S. on Saturday to protest the Trump administration's killing of a top Iranian general and decision to send about 3,000 more soldiers to the Middle East.
In Philadelphia, he said about 500 protesters took part. Demonstrations also took place outside the White House and in New York City's Times Square. "Every time we go into the Middle East it's like going into a tar pit," said Sue Baird, holding a sign that said"No War With Iran." Another protester, Amy Picone, went further, saying she is"100% scared for another world war."
Another academic, Benjamin Balthaser, an associate professor of English at Indiana University, said years of war in the Middle East had only destabilized the region.
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