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
I sympathize with Mrs. Sheehan. I've thought long and hard about her position, which is 'get out of Iraq now.' It would be a mistake for the security of this country.
I take deep breaths and be true to my heart.
I think it's going to be an amazing opportunity for the people of America to show their elected officials we mean business when we say we want our troops home,
I think this is so urgent and necessary that this is what I have to do.
Lawyers in Washington (D.C.) are working on that right now. It should be filed next week.
I was a Catholic youth minister for eight years... I'm not Catholic anymore. The church is too misogynistic.
Our country does not really know what war is about.
President Bush says we're safer fighting them there than over here. Why are we safer because 120,000 civilians are dead? What makes their babies less precious than ours?
I go all over the country, mostly by myself. I'm never alone, but I'm often lonely. When I came here Thursday, I didn't feel lonely anymore. I'm here with my family.
I admire him for his resolve against my government and its meddling.
I admire her work and we're working together to tell the story.
greeted with overwhelming support, in blue (Democratic) states and in red (Republican) states.
What I hope to do with it would be to energize other anti-war candidates. If I entered it, it would bring attention to the fact that there are many, many races where pro-peace, anti-war candidates are running.
I really believe Camp Casey will be given credit for ending the illegal occupation of Iraq.