DO PEACE MOVEMENTS MATTER?
YES ... BUT HAVE PATIENCE & DO IT RIGHT!
by Felix Kolb and Alicia Swords, CommonDreams.org

The peace movement could not prevent the invasion of Iraq from happening, although many of us devoted considerable energy and time to opposing the war for many months. If we compare the peace movement's main goal - preventing this war - with the cruel reality, it seems just natural to conclude that the peace movement failed. However, to really understand and appreciate the impact of the peace movement we need to take a different perspective. First, we must imagine how the Iraq conflict would have unfolded without the actions of the peace movement. Second, we must ask what the likely long-term consequences of the recent peace movement will be.
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