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
You should withdraw from Iraq along will all occupation forces. The Americans have no reason to stay there, and the Italians even less,
There is no way we could have had all those people on the side of the road. I never would have thought there would be so many people here. I'm not that imaginative.
This is the people's America and I think we are taking it back.
This is where I'm going to spend every August from now on.
This is where I belong, until August 31st, like I told the president.
This is where I belong, until Aug. 31, like I told the president.
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This isn't about politics. It's about what is good for America and what's best for our security and how far this president has taken us away from both.
This Camp Casey movement is bigger than me. It's growing, it's bigger than any of us.
So you're the little woman who stopped the Iraq war.
This is America. That's their right to be here.
Last night I had fire ants crawling all over me. Physically it's very uncomfortable, but I think of all the soldiers in Iraq who, when it's too hot or too stormy, can't go into town for refuge. As bad as we have it here, it's nothing compared to how bad they have it over there.
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 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.