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In fact, some might say this movement - which unlike the one during Vietnam began before the start of the Iraq conflict - failed in its most important goal: to stop the war before it commenced. Certainly the protesters say they have learned that they need a long-term strategy.

"It's tremendously saddening," said Eli Pariser, international campaigns director of MoveOn.org, a member of the Win Without War coalition, said of the start of the war.

"At the same time, there still is optimism that in terms of our larger goal, which is to end this foreign policy that is so dangerous, there's still hope, and quite a lot of it."

A good article in the Times on the shifting focus and tactics of the mainstream peace movement.

How do you admit you were wrong? What do you do when you realize those you were defending in fact did not want your defense and wanted something completely different from you and from the world?

The full story from the young pastor I conspiricated (it should be a word...conspiracy + pontificate) on earlier.  It appears he will also be on ABC sometime next week with Barbara Walters complete with the video he took inside Iraq.  It's smelling an awful lot like propaganda, but if the video's authentic, I don't see the harm.