US anti-war movement shrugs off setbacks

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It has been a tough couple of weeks for the U.S. anti-war movement, but Ohio military mom Rosemary Palmer believes she already can see the beginning of the end of the Iraq war.

"People are frustrated with setbacks, I see that ... But I think it's just a matter of time now," said Palmer, whose son Edward Schroeder, 23, was killed in Iraq in 2005.

Peace activist Cindy Sheehan's decision this week to leave the public stage -- days after Congress cleared Iraq funding without a timetable for pulling out troops -- dealt a one-two blow to anti-war groups who hoped the Democrats' takeover of Congress in the 2006 election signaled an imminent end to war.

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"When we first started speaking out in November 2002, 70 percent of the people supported the U.S. invasion. We're now 4-1/2 years later and 70 percent say the war is wrong. That's a tremendous reason for optimism," Lessin said.

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