Seattle Finally Wishes the Troops Well

Three weeks ago, the Seattle City Council was asked to simply wish well those United States servicemen who were serving in the Gulf. The resolution did not support the war, or George Bush, or US foreign policy. It only thanked those Puget Sound residents who were serving for their service and wished them a safe return. This was too pro-American, too pro-war and too right-wing for the Seattle City Council. So they fussed with it, trying to alter it into a criticism of the war until they finally gave up yesterday and passed it, now that the war is over.