Cindy Sheehan and what does winning look like?
When Mrs Sheehan first asked President Bush to explain what winning meant, he could have invited her in and told her what he thought. Instead, it has exploded into a uncivil war of sorts
and the country is fiercly divided.
Now I know that the President of the US can't invite everyone to his house. But now he will be met everywhere he goes by Gold Star Mothers for Peace. And the people who disagree with her
have a right to do so, but they do not have a right to be so horribly mean-spirited.
She has suffered a loss of a son in this war. Be kind. What is the purpose of being so hateful?
Can anyone answer her question instead of trying to rip her apart?
When will we know when we have won? The strategic objectives are constantly being switched by this administration.First it was the weapons of mass destruction, then it was scaring the other members of the axis of evil and then it was creating a democracy (other than Israel) in the middle east. Oh and defeating the insurgency.
Are we winning? When President Bush speaks in front of a live audience other than on TV and radio that is a mix of Republicans and Democrats then we can say we are moving forward.
posted by Sandy Trupp @ 1:50 PM
8 Comments:
I don't think anyone can understand the pain of grieving a child and what it is like to lose a child. A mother's love and bond is deeper than any kind of love in existence. Look at Natalee Holloway's mother and her fight.
However, since Cindy Sheehan isn't just a grieving mother, she is suceptible to criticism. Criticism that undoubtedly comes when one puts themselves in the public spotlight. The problem came when she started speaking about things she had no knowledge of like Israel and when she hired a publicist.
President Bush can't meet with every grieving family and many say what good would it have done if he had met with her...her son is dead, she already got her meeting and she would have spewed anger at President Bush and nothing would have been accomplished. I disagree, I think a lot would have been accomplished. We would have seen some sense of compassion, coming from Bush instead of rote speeches about "staying the course." Staying the course, isn't doing us much good. We're not winning unless you consider an even more dangerous country filled with terrorists and people still without basic necessities like food, water and electricity. Yes, they are free from Saddam Hussein and have more freedom of speech. But tell one of those children whose parents have been killed, whose country and history have been torn apart and ask them what freedom looks like. The Iraqis aren't free. They weren't before and they definitely aren't now. Are we winning? NO. The Iraqis have lost, so many Americans have lost, and we are no closer to what we promised. Freedom is theory is great but would you think you were free if you lived in Iraq now? I love my country, I love my freedom and my country and in theory spreading it is a nice idea. Too bad the world doesn't work like that. We need a plan to help the Iraqis as much as possible and then we need to leave.
We can never win this but we can start doing the right things--providing our current Armed forces with the equipment they need, honoring them when they come home, showing compassion for those whose children have limb and life, having a clear cut plan for this conflict, truly providing what we promised (schools, electricity, water, etc.) and having an exit strategy.
We are creating a Democracy over there and wea re safwer here at home than we were before 9.11.
people don't respect the troops who gave their lives so we can be free. We need to stay the course and stay safe. I am for the troops not Cindy Sheehan.
I am for the troops too and Cindy Sheehan. One does not negate the other. what does winning look like? Today's polls here state that Bush is at 58 per cent against him and the war. That is 2 out of 5 people support the war. WE DO SUPPORT THE TROOPS THOUGH.
The administration has said that their origianl goals are not looking real. ugh. So what are they dying for?
We are there to start a democracy in the middle east. The people of iraq want it and will be fighting themselves as soon as they are trained. This will keep us safe at home.
The rest of us can only thank Cindy Sheehan for the gift of her son for the betterment of a nation. Hollow words, I know, when he won't be coming home for Christmas, or getting married or giving her grandchildren. Her grief and anger are honest emotions and she has the right to make demands. But if world leaders start meeting everyone who 'demands' a meeting, then I'm heading over to France because I have a few questions I'd like to ask. I hear alot of spewing from both sides lately and I don't think that those who don't support Cindy Sheehan are any meaner than Cindy Sheehan herself. It's a sad day, really, and I feel for her and for the President. This is a tough time for all of us.
For the last person, here is a question: Why aren't the Bush twins or just one of the Bush twins over there? Are they not poor enough?
Good grief -- the question of why the Bush twins, or one of them, aren't/isn't over there is honestly such a loser question. I'm sorry, I hate to say it, but get over it already. What is it that you are really trying to say? Do you prefer the draft? Is that it? Would that make you happy? Living in a free society comes with choices -- EVERYone has choices. Instead of dropping out of school at 16, getting pregnant, doing drugs, blaming 'the establishment' for such bad choices, we ought to be teaching people that they have the ability to do ANYthing that they truly want. There are a great many young people who join a branch of the service to get an education or learn a trade. It's been done in my family. I say: good for them. Everyone loved the service, until people had to serve. This is a sad and tragic time in America and certainly not made any better, or easier for our losses, by drawing socio=economic lines in the sand that have no relevance.
The only thing that could be said to MS Sheehan is that her son died a dedicated American fighting man. MS Sheehan's son put something above his own personal comfort and security and he paid with his life. MS. Sheehan should respect the choice her son made and stop giving comfort to the enemy that killed him. MS Sheehan, there is no draft, your son was not "Dragooned" into the military. Your son joined of his own free will and for that I am grateful.
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