Antiwar activists seek boost from Trump’s Afghanistan announcement

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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.

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