(a) not anything like the "majority" of the population opposed the war,

The population was lied to. Perhaps not anything like a majority
were not stupid enough to be fooled. But the truth is coming out, as
it always does, and look what's been happening to the popularity
ratings.

If you say so.


(b) that those who did demonstrate cannot be said to represent anyone but
themselves

So? The point was they represented themselves in massive number.

The "massive number" means nothing but that that number was willing to spend a
day in London doing nothing better than marching and listeing to a few
left-wingers speak in Traflagar Square. The even greater "massive number" that
had nothing to do with the demonstration have legitimate views too - or do only
people that "demonstrate" count?

and
(c) that some who did not demonstrate had other means to express their
views,

But did they? Did you? How did you express your views?

I expressed my views by persuading my girlfriend not to demonstrate and by
arguing, whenever the opportunty arose, in favour of the war which I supported.

and
(d) a combination of those groups does not represent "the majority" of the
population anyway.

Have you carried out a poll or something? You seem to be speaking with great
authority.

I have seen no survey that shows that "the majority" of the population was
against the war, but many that showed "the majority" supported it.

The demonstrators were the ones who knew they were being lied to.

Maybe they were lied to, but I do not accept they could have "known" this at
the time.

If we had not been lied to, do you think the outcome would have been same?

The Attorney General and other leading Counsel have advised that the war was
lawful and, lawful or not, I believe it to have been justified.

Yes, I believe the outcome, i.e. a war, would have been the same outcome
whatever Blair and his cronies decided to tell the public. They could have
chosen to make a good case for war on the basis of removing Saddam, which I
wish they had done, and this would have removed the problem which many are now
crowing about, i.e. whether or not he had weapons of mass destruction.

Marc.