"Addressing the huge crowds in Hyde Park, Jackson insisted that it was "not too late to stop this war" and encouraged protesters to "march until there is peace and reconciliation". "War should be necessary as a last resort, and not pre-emptive, and it should have moral authority," he said. "Today, we can stop this war. It's cold outside, but our hearts are warm. All of you together are generating some serious street heat. "George Bush can feel it, Tony Blair can feel it: turn up the heat.""
"On February 15, 2003, between 1.5 and two million people gathered at the Stop the War' demonstration, marching from Embankment to Hyde Park, where they were met with keynote speeches from selected guests. Jesse Jackson stood alongside Ken Livingstone and Charles Kennedy in a proud display of defiance against the proposed invasion of Iraq Reverend Jackson joined Bianca Jagger, former London Mayor Ken Livingstone, Labour MP Tony Benn, Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy, former Labour minister Mo Mowlam, and the playwright Harold Pinter in calling for restraint."
Between 1.5 and two million people marched from Embankment to Hyde Park on February 15, 2003 in a Stop the War demonstration. Prominent speakers including Jesse Jackson, Ken Livingstone, Charles Kennedy, Bianca Jagger, Tony Benn, Mo Mowlam and Harold Pinter addressed the crowds and called for restraint. Jackson urged continued protest, saying it was not too late to stop the war and calling for moral, last-resort military action rather than pre-emptive strikes. Jackson criticized US leadership while praising the American people and urged Tony Blair to heed public opinion. The Chilcot inquiry later criticized the UK decision to invade.
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