Cindy Sheehan
Cindy Sheehan
Cindy Lee Miller Sheehanis an American anti-war activist, whose son, U.S. Army Specialist Casey Sheehan, was killed by enemy action during the Iraq War. She attracted national and international media attention in August 2005 for her extended antiwar protest at a makeshift camp outside President George W. Bush's Texas ranch—a stand that drew both passionate support and criticism. Sheehan ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 2008. She is a vocal critic of President Barack Obama's foreign policy. Her memoir, Peace Mom:...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth10 July 1957
CountryUnited States of America
For the more than 1,800 who have come home this way in flag-draped coffins, each one ... was a son or a daughter, not cannon fodder to be used so recklessly, ... Each one is a valuable human life that is missed so desperately.
All of those reports prove my son died needlessly. This proved that every reason George Bush gave us for going to war was wrong.
All I want is for President Bush to take one hour out of his vacation and meet with me before another mother's son dies in Iraq, ... You don't use our country's precious sons and daughters unless it's absolutely necessary to defend America. Mr. President, it is time to level with the American people.
All those reports prove my son died needlessly.
That lying bastard, George Bush, is taking a five-week vacation in time of war, ... tells me why my son died in Iraq. I've got the whole month of August off, and so does he.
I know my son. I know him better than anybody else. And, he wasn't married, we were very close. He called me everyday when he was at Fort Hood. We talked about all of his life, all of my life. And, I lost my best friend when I lost my son. But I know my son. And, I know he would say 'I don't want anymore of my buddies killed just because I am dead; I want my buddies to come home alive.' And I know when I get up to greet him, when it is my time, he is going to say 'good job, Mom.' He is not going to accuse me of dishonoring his memory. And, anybody who knows my son better than me, would like to come forward and tell me something different, I would be glad to hear their voices.
It's just snowballed. We have opened up a debate in the country.
Lawyers in Washington (D.C.) are working on that right now. It should be filed next week.
I think their use of force was pretty excessive for someone that didn't have a permit.
That's democracy. He should be doing the will of the people.
I sympathize with Mrs. Sheehan. She feels strongly about her position. She has every right in the world to say what she believes. And I've thought long and hard about her position. I've heard her position from others, which is get out of Iraq, now. And it would be a mistake for the security of this country and the ability to lay the foundations for peace in the long run if we were to do so.
I admire her work and we're working together to tell the story.
I said, 'Trust me, you don't want to go there', ... He said, 'You're right, I don't.' I said, 'Well, thanks for putting me there.'
I have lost almost every friend that I had before Casey died.