Antiwar protesters have kicked off a series of demonstrations in Washington to mark the fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq (web|news) .

About 60 members of the women's peace group Code Pink carried a giant copy of the preamble of the Constitution and held up peace signs Tuesday as they marched from the National Archives to the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service.

"We're trying to awaken the American people to say to congress lets stop this madness, start bringing our troops home," said one protester.

The protesters occasionally disrupted traffic as police officers on motorcycles and in cars followed them. No arrests were made.

Later Tuesday, protesters stood in silence at Union Station to bring attention to their cause.

Organizers have planned dozens of actions Wednesday in D.C. designed to disrupt businesses and institutions that they say are responsible for the continuing occupation of Iraq, including the IRS and Justice Department.

While the number of attacked on U.S. Troops seems to be declining and new polls show Iraqis are more supportive of U.S.

Efforts, the protesters say five years is too long and want to do everything possible to prevent a sixth anniversary.

"It's watered down. It's made glorious, it's not glorious. It's destroying not only our country, but we've already destroyed another country, and it can't go on," said one protester.

Also on Wedneday, President Bush (web|news|bio) will give a speech at the Pentagon, reflecting on the past five years.

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