Cindy SheehanMy Response to George, Why don't you channel some courageWed Aug 24, 2005 04:0164.140.159.200
My Response to George
The Peaceful Occupation of Crawford - Day 17
By Cindy Sheehan
Why don't you channel some courage from my son and come down and face me. Face the truth. Your house of cards built on smoke and mirrors is crumbling and you know it.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9935.htm
http://snipurl.com/h644
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(The quotes are from an AP story)
08/23/05 "BuzzFlash" -- -- "President Bush charged Tuesday that anti-war protesters like Cindy Sheehan who want troops brought home immediately do not represent the views of most U.S. military families and are 'advocating a policy that would weaken the United States.'"
Bringing our troops home from the quagmire that he has gotten us into will be weakening the United States? George: even if you pretend you didn't know that Saddam did not have weapons of mass destruction and Iraq was not threat to the USA before you invaded -- Americans know differently. We have read the reports and the Downing Street Memos. We know you had to "fit the intelligence around the policy" of invading Iraq. I want to know what your real reasons were.
"In brief remarks outside the resort where he is vacationing, Bush gave no indication that he would change his mind and meet with Sheehan after he returns to his Texas ranch Wednesday evening. Sheehan lost a son in Iraq and has emerged as a harsh critic of the war."
I will be back in Crawford George: Even closer to you now in Camp Casey II. Why don't you channel some courage from my son and come down and face me. Face the truth. Your house of cards built on smoke and mirrors is crumbling and you know it.
"Sheehan has been maintaining a vigil outside Bush's ranch, a demonstration that has been joined by more and more other anti-war protesters."
Because I am not the only one in America who wants the answers, America wants the answers.
"Bush said that two high-ranking members of his staff already met with her earlier this month and that he met with her last year."
I didn't go to Crawford to meet with Steven "Yellow cake uranium liar" Hadley or the other "high ranking" official they sent out. I went to meet with George. Does he get that yet? I did meet with him 10 weeks after his insane and arrogant Iraq war policies killed Casey and 9 weeks after I buried my oldest child. George: things are different between you and I now.
"'I've met with a lot of families,' Bush said. 'She doesn't represent the view of a lot of families I have met with.'"
I never said I did. I want one answer: What is the "noble cause" MY son died for. There are also dozens, if not hundreds of families from all over the country who want to know the same thing.
"On Iraq, Bush said that a democratic constitution 'is going to be an important change in the broader Middle East.' Reaching an accord on a constitution after years of dictatorship is not easy, Bush said."
A Democratic Constitution? Is anyone else insulted that he thinks we are stupid and think that the Constitution they will form in Iraq will be democratic and insure equal rights to all citizens? Does anyone else know what "democratic" means? It simply means majority rule. Not some high-minded, free-floating, pie in the sky ideal. It means 50 percent plus one. Up to 62% of Americans think our troops should be coming home soon. That is a majority, so why don't we force our employee, the president, to do what we want him to do?
"He spoke after the head of the committee drafting Iraq's constitution said Tuesday that three days are not enough to win over the minority Sunni Arabs, and the document they rejected may ultimately have to be approved by parliament as is and submitted to the people in a referendum."
Another sham election where the country is shut down for the day and no one knows what the heck they are voting for?
"'The Iraqi people are working hard to reach a consensus on their constitution,' Bush said, speaking outside the Tamarack Resort, in the mountains 100 miles north of Boise. 'It's an amazing process to work. First of all, the fact that they're even writing a constitution is vastly different from living under the iron hand of a dictator.'"
As hard as George is working riding bikes and taking naps? If he cares so much about an Iraqi Constitution, why doesn't he take some time from his busy vacation activities and read the US Constitution. He may find out that he started an un-Constitutional war in Iraq. He may lose some sleep over it. (What am I saying?)
"'The Sunnis have got to make a choice,' Bush said. "Do they want to live in a society that's free? Or do they want to live in violence?'"
Too bad George didn't give them that option before he invaded and occupied their country, resulting in the deaths of tens of thousands of innocent people. I bet they would choose to live in a peaceful country free of foreign occupiers.
"He said he thought that most mothers, regardless of their religion, would prefer to live in peace rather than violence."
Amen to that George. You got one thing right. Thanks to you and your lies the people of Iraq are suffering from a tragic and unnecessary war and my son was violently killed and ripped out of the heart of our family.
"He said Rice had assured him that the rights of women were being protected. 'Democracy is unfolding,' the president said. 'We just cannot tolerate the status quo.'"
Then bring our troops home. The status quo in Iraq is awful. Besides the Iraqi people suffering from lack of adequate infrastructure, clean water, and medical attention, our troops still don't have armored humvees or the proper body armor. I got a letter from a soldier over in Iraq who says that he feels like an innocent man in prison. All of the soldiers and Marines who contact me say that they were lied to about the "mission." They were told that they would be rebuilding the country and all they are doing is trying to survive so their moms won't go through what I am going through.
I think the Camp Casey movement is taking a hold and growing because America is sick of the status quo. We are sick of needless death and suffering on both sides. We are sick of paying for a war with our taxes and with our lifeblood that is not making our country more secure. George: your employers cannot tolerate the status quo, either.
"On Sheehan, the grieving mother who has camped near his ranch since Aug. 6, the president said he strongly supports her right to protest. 'She expressed her opinion. I disagree with it,' Bush said. 'I think immediate withdrawal from Iraq would be a mistake,' he said. 'I think those who advocate immediate withdrawal from not only Iraq but the Middle East are advocating a policy that would weaken the United States.'"
This is the biggest smokescreen from him yet. I didn't ask him to withdraw the troops, I asked him what Noble Cause did Casey die for. I am still waiting for one of the press corps to ask him that. I am still waiting for that answer. First, we were told WMD's: false. Then we were told Saddam=Osama: false. Then we were told Saddam was a bad man to his own people and we had to get rid of him: he's gone. Then we were told the Iraqi people had to have elections: they did. Now we are spreading "freedom and democracy" but we are building 14 permanent bases, some the size of Sacramento, Ca. To me that indicates that we are spreading the cancer of imperialism and usurping THEIR natural resources.
"Bush has scheduled more than two hours to meet with family members of slain soldiers Wednesday at the Mountain Home Air Force Base near Boise."
I am just asking for an hour from his vacation, and he just has to come down the road not travel to Idaho. I wonder if any of the hand picked family members will ask for what noble cause their child died for. I hope so.
"Bush said he planned to go on a hike and have dinner later Tuesday with Kempthorne and the Idaho congressional delegation. Bush said he also planned to spend 'quality time' with first lady Laura Bush, who is traveling with him."
I would give everything I own, will own, or have owned to have one more glimpse of my son. Dare I even say...one last hug or phone call? How dare he go on vacation and live a normal life when he has ruined mine by his lies? How dare he take 5 weeks off when he is waging a devastating and needless war?
"Bush, who is seeking to quell growing criticism at home over the Iraq war, told the Veterans of Foreign Wars national convention in Salt Lake City on Monday that 'a policy of retreat and isolation will not bring us safety.'"
His policies of preemptive wars of aggression for power and greed don?t bring America safety, either.
"Bush made a rare reference of the U.S. military death toll -- more than 2,000 killed in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. 'We owe them something. We will finish the task that they gave their lives for ... by staying on the offensive against the terrorists, and building strong allies in Afghanistan and Iraq that will help us win and fight -- fight and win the war on terror,' he told the VFW convention."
How does he honor the soldiers by killing more of their buddies? People say Casey is ashamed of me and I dishonor his memory! I knew my son better than anyone on earth and I know he is appalled by the continued carnage in his name. George: you can't win the war on terror by killing more of our soldiers and innocent Iraqi people. You are breeding more terror. And judging from the fact that you are now tied with the worst president in US history (Nixon) in your abysmal poll numbers, the people of our country realize this too and want you stopped.
Learn more about Cindy at http://www.meetwithCindy.com or about Gold Star Families for Peace at http://www.gsfp.org.
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To What Is Cindy a Threat?
She has been referred to as a "crackpot," an "America hater," a "tragedy slut," a "media whore," an "anti-Semite," and a "traitor
By Butler Shaffer
If wars can be started by nineteen men, armed with nothing more than box-cutter knives, perhaps peace can be precipitated by a lone woman standing alongside a road in Texas, demanding that a president be accountable for his actions. Don’t think for a moment that the established order is unaware of and not fearful of just such a possibility.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9927.htm
http://snipurl.com/h645
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Counting The Dead:
BAQUBA – Eight policeman were killed and 11 were wounded. NAJAF – Two policemen were killed and another wounded by insurgents. BAQUBA – One policeman was killed when gunmen burst into his house. BAGHDAD – A U.S. soldier was killed in a rocket attack in southern Baghdad on Monday afternoon. BAGHDAD – A U.S. soldier was killed in a rocket attack in southern Baghdad on Monday afternoon
http://snipurl.com/h646
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7 Killed In Suicide Blast:
5 Iraqi's, a U.S. soldier and an American contractor were killed Tuesday when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in a city north of Baghdad
http://kyw.com/news/topstories_story_235113532.html
http://snipurl.com/h647
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Five Iraqi policemen killed, others wounded including three civilians:
Five Iraqi policemen, including two officers, were reported killed on Tuesday and a booby-trapped car blew up in western Iraqi city of Ramadi.
http://www.kuna.net.kw/Home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=762855
http://snipurl.com/h64c
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U.S. Marine Killed By IED:
A Marine assigned to Regimental Combat Team-8, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), was killed in action Aug. 21st by an improvised explosive device.
http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/Casualty_Report.asp?CasualtyReport=20050836.txt
http://snipurl.com/h64d
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U.S. Marine Killed By IED Near Fallujah:
A Marine assigned to Regimental Combat Team-8, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), was killed in action Aug. 22 when the vehicle he was in was struck by an improvised explosive device.
http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/Casualty_Report.asp?CasualtyReport=20050835.txt
http://snipurl.com/h64f
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Iraqi Minister attacked in Baghdad is safe :
Iraq's Environment Minister Narmin Othman escaped an assassination attempt when gunmen attacked her convoy north of Baghdad wounding three bodyguards, a police official said Tuesday.
http://newsfromrussia.com/world/2005/08/23/61578.html
http://snipurl.com/h64h
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Triple car bombs target U.S. troops in west Iraq:
It was not clear if any U.S. troops were wounded or killed in the attack
http://snipurl.com/h64i
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Two extra US battalions to Iraq:
THE Pentagon plans to deploy two additional battalions to Iraq amid rising insurgent attacks ahead of an anticipated referendum on a constitution, US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said today.
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,16367071-23109,00.html
http://snipurl.com/h64k
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People’s Petition on Iraq Urges Bush to Shift Strategies :
Peace Action Education Fund and the Progressive Democrats of America are offering ordinary Americans and other interested groups the opportunity to provide leadership for the politicians in Washington
http://www.peace-action.org/home/8.16.05petition.html
http://snipurl.com/h64l
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Iraq assembly gets charter draft, Sunnis upset :
Iraq's Shi'ite-led government ruled out major concessions on Tuesday over a draft constitution that parliament looks set to pass this week in the teeth of minority Sunni objections that it could ignite civil war.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9919.htm
http://snipurl.com/h64m
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Juan Cole: Coup in Baghdad :
Unfinished Constitution Presented, vote Delayed
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9920.htm
http://snipurl.com/h64n
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Iraq's Assembly Is Given Charter, Still Unfinished:
In a legal sleight of hand, the Iraqis decided to give themselves three additional days to close the gaps. - That left some Iraqis on the 275-member National Assembly wondering whether they were still in charge, and some Sunni leaders asserting that the delay was illegal.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9921.htm
http://snipurl.com/h64o
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Sunnis threaten civil war as Iraq constitution deadline extended:
Sunni leaders reacted with fury at the proposition, claiming that it would inflame the insurgency and trigger civil war and vowed to defeat the charter at a national referendum later this year unless demands for federalism were dropped.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9922.htm
http://snipurl.com/h64p
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Is Iran the True Victor of the Iraq War?:
Iran has benefited from the downfall of the Saddam regime like no other country. Now Iran's mullahs are pressing for more influence -- and are apparently using terror as a means to that end.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9932.htm
http://snipurl.com/h64r
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Bush Tells Veterans That Iraq Policy Will Make U.S. Safer:
"Terrorists in foreign lands still hope to attack our country," he said. "The lesson of Sept. 11, 2001, is that we must confront threats before they fully materialize."
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9923.htm
http://snipurl.com/h64s
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Norman Solomon: Bush's Option to Escalate the War in Iraq :
George W. Bush and his top aides seem to believe in red-white-and-blue violence with a fervor akin to religiosity. For them, the Pentagon's capacity to destroy is some kind of sacrament. And even if more troops aren't readily available for duty in Iraq, huge supplies of aircraft and missiles are available to step up the killing from the air.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9924.htm
http://snipurl.com/h64t
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Sheila Samples : Yet, at Camp Casey...:
I saw NO religious leaders striding bravely through the shimmering Texas heat in an effort to stem the flow of innocent blood. Where are the peace-loving Christians?
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article9934.htm
http://snipurl.com/h64u
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Mike Whitney : Turning Sheehan's Victory into Defeat
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