Well, yeah, it’s way more than 10 years, but I’ve picked that point, exactly 10 years ago today, January 27, 2007, as a key indicator. That, and it’s a part of my personal history.

The Democrats had just been elected to majorities in both houses of Congress, and half a million activists assembled in Washington D.C. as a reminder that we elected them to de-fund and end the illegal war and occupation of Iraq, and to hold the war criminals in the executive branch accountable.