Antiwar activists seek boost from Trump's Afghanistan announcement

Peace movement leaders are debating the future of antiwar activism if President Trump announces Monday evening that he is sending more U.S. troops to the nearly 16-year-old war in Afghanistan.

When President Barack Obama bombed Syria, about two dozen mostly gray-haired activists protested at the White House. It was a good turnout for an antiwar effort that shriveled during the Nobel Peace Prize winner's two terms.

Some longtime activists doubt the return of a mass movement, saying Afghanistan rarely attracts much public interest. But other organizers foresee anti-war advocacy rising alongside and within an energized anti-Trump movement that regularly draws a crowd.

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