Whatever happened to the anti-war

Every year the stickers go up and the posters, too,
Calling for a march on Washington!
Calling for and end to the war.
"Not in our name" they always said.
But now they're gone.
Does the President in their name now mean the war is in their name, too?
Still humans are dying half-way 'round the world fighting a war they have no business fighting.
What about the promises?
What about putting an end to it quickly?
And by quickly, not just moving soldiers from one corner of the Middle East to the other.
Reductions in Iraq lead to buildup in Afghanistan
Still soldiers are dying.

And now to honour the man who perpetrates this with a peace prize?
Where's the peace? And what peace are we talking about?
People still die in Iraq.
People still die in Afghanistan.
People still die in Darfur.
People still die in Israel.
People still die in Palestine.
People still die around the world.

It seems that words have replaced action.
And intentions have replaced deeds.
Combine these with a cult of personality and
that's enough for some.

Give the peace prize to someone working on actual peace.