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 get that maniac out here to talk with me in person.
Every time Bush talks he should be removed from office,
The president says he feels compassion for me, but the best way to show that compassion is by meeting with me and the other mothers and families who are here, ... Our sons made the ultimate sacrifice and we want answers. All we're asking is that he sacrifice an hour out of his five-week vacation to talk to us, before the next mother loses her son in Iraq.
I don't understand why he cannot spend ten minutes of his time to talk to somebody whose life he has devastated.
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.
I really feel (Bush) needs to talk to this woman, ... Cindy has become a symbol.
In a way, I wish he weren't the president, just so I could talk to him all the time.
That's why they don't talk about an exit strategy. They don't intend on exiting.
We have seen this week the disastrous politics of this nation. We need to bring our troops home now. We need to have them here to protect America.
We've identified the problem and it's not going away. What I think it's going to take now is non-violent, peaceful civil disobedience all over the country,
There comes a time when we have to break a small law, like sitting down in front of the White House, in order to point out a greater law that's being broken.
We're never going to let him have another vacation in peace again.
We're over there and we need to come home, ... What happens in Iraq after we leave isn't a worry of ours. We need to let the Iraqi people handle their own business.
We're out here representing millions of people around the world.