Here in this country, tens of thousands of people marched against the war on Saturday in a series of protests in San Francisco, Seattle, New York and other cities. United for Peace and Justice estimated over 100,000 people took part in the nationwide protests.

Cheryl Wertz of Peace Action New York State: “This is an illegal occupation by the U.S. military, and it’s something that we need to stop. The folks that came out here today are coming out here in the pouring rain in order to make a really strong statement to the president and to Congress that we need to get U.S. troops out of Iraq, we need to stop U.S. troops from going into Iran, and we need to support our troops by bringing them home.”

A protest was also held in Jonesborough, Tennessee, the home of Aerojet Ordnance — the country’s largest producer of depleted uranium weapons.