Political Punch

prana - Maybe if the World and the anti-American people would wake up this war would be over.

You use word games such as anti-war, to appease the people, well I know of no one that is for War. so everybody is antiwar.

So the groups that name themselves as antiwar are really ANTI-American, and thats is it. You can tell by the way they only report or talk about our troops never what the enemy does.

So Please stop with the word games and call yourselves what you really are, anti-Americans.

You call Iraq a civil war and we should no be involved, but yet your draft-dodger Clinton sends our troops to an actual civil war and that is ok. Hypocrites.

She is obviously suffering from "compassion fatigue." to speak up and out against the war or any huge issue takes alot of strategic planning, emotional and physical strength and endurance, know your boundries and having the courage to say no or pay up!

Unfortunately - sounds like she took on this mission by the seat of her pants and without a strong core of people to guide her or remind her to take breaks.

It's a mission to go against the grain - she was a good 'face' for a time being, but the movement continues to progress and she did indeed make change - as the popularity for the war had dramatically decreased and the lies behind the war have widely surfaced...she's done her job.

Onward to Michael Franti who is growing as the new generation of revolution and has been making change worldwide. We are not alone.

In a movie about Vietnam call "Gardens of Stone" One of the two main characters makes a quote:" You must stay here and protest against the war, I must go and help bring as many of these boys(now girls too) home". Cindy was doing what every American should be doing, being critical of the war. As a former Soldier it was my job to carry out the orders given by my superiors, and as a leader it was my responsibility to help bring all my troops home. Now that I'm a civilian it is my job to be critical of war, it is my job to be critical of wanting to go to war, and it is my job to be critical of when a war should continue or end. TO Cindy: I want to express my condolences for the loss of a loved one to war, to your sons life and his memory you have my complete respect. I did not always support you methods but I do support your voice and your opinion.

Tumbleweedin - You must support the Conservatives, and if she was standing up against Big Government she would be conservative. She was being used by the libs, and just like Dr. Frankenstein, they created a monster they could not control, so they dropped her.

moosemeat - interesting nick anyhow :)

Do you know that the goverment made 4 time more then the oil companies did, Oile companies make approx 10 cents on the gallon, the goverment depending on the state make 33 to 62 cents on the gallon.

Note - Governor of NJ thinks he needes to raise the tax on gas now.

If the libs would allow drilling in the US, and building of new refineries then we would have no issue.

Secondly, you do know it is the lib environmentalists that are stopping building of new technology, Right?

Also please explain the high gas prices under Carter, If you account for inflation, you were paying alot more.

Bush doesn't like Chavez because he wants to sell us oil at reduced prices which will hurt the market Bush and his cronies so ignorantly have built up. How can you justify not doing anything about record breaking, billion dollar profits for the oil companies and investing in a product that, for our morality and existence, needs to be phased out. I guess it's "Head for the hills!" for the rich and the poor and middle are just cannon fodder.

I understand what she was trying to do. Now it is time to go home and take care the rest of her family,and let go. I believe her son would want that. God bless Cindy and the her family. Greg Boone

Cindy is a brave woman filled with compassion and intelligence. She cared enough to take a stand inspite of the barbs that came with it. I wish her wellness, admiration and a much much better life from here on forth. Don't give up hope Cindy.

MAN! Is this country ever divided. I bet the CONTROLLERS just love this kind of divide and rule soap opera. You-all are playing right into their hands. And while you get so pathetically hostile over one woman who lost a son and found her way to standing up against BIG GOVERNMENT, they sit back and set up for the next move. Oh my poor poor little sheeple.

First let me say Pres. Bush did meet with Cindy prior to her becoming a mouth piece for the Left, and she said after that meeting that President Bush was comforting. Only after the Left brainwashed her did this happen to her.

And no if Gore was in the white House he would of treated 9/11 as a crimal case just as Clinton did with all the other attacks on his watch. So Please, we were attacked because Bin Laden thought we would back down as we did after the first bombing, Somalia, and so forth, he even said it.

Now for those who support her act agaiin st the War thinking she supports america, why did she meet with Chavez and other hate america people?

Grenada was in 1983. Desert Storm was in 1991. You claim you served six years in the military. Which one are you lying about?

BTW, did Sheehan ever put a tombstone on her son's grave? Or did she use the VA payout to fly to her boyfriend Chavez?

About time,she stopped being used by the Lib Hate America Crowd.

This women was given fuel by the liberals and made a fool out of herself. I feel sorry for her pasted son. I am sure he did not want this to happen and i am sure he has turned over in his grave, time and time again. His mother surely wanted the best for him, but this was insane. I disagree 110% with this lady, but feel so sorry for her, she desperatly needs to get help. Just goes to show you how misinformed and mislead the liberals are. They dont do the research and speak out of their rear-ends.

It's about time that she stopped disrespecting our troops in harms way and starting being patriotic. Her son died for something, he died for his country and he died for freedom.
Thank g-d it's finally over!

This to me is very sad. She chose this path and she has done great harm to herself, her family, and her son's memory. She cannot blame Bush anymore. She brought this misery on herself.

WOW. Finally, thank you Cindy Sheehan for finally resigning. I am not bashing her as most do, but I will not boost her popularity at her son's expense. I think she handled her situation all wrong and took opportunity and put that as top priority before her family. She had no basis to start her crusade. Her son willingly joined the Forces to protect his country. Regardless of the pointing fingers of "who" was to blame, he gave up his life for us. Senseless tragedies happen a lot and you can use all of your energy focusing on the negative or use it to focus on his positive. She should have been focused on how her family will survive without their son and brother not camped out at a President's ranch. She should have supported a memorial at a school, library, or park to honor her son's decision not verbally attack government officials or use bullying tactics of her own to favor something that wasn't her choice to begin with. Our children chose their own lives, regardless if we like it or not, but believing in them no matter the consequences is something a parent should do. On this memorial day, I say Thank you to Casey Sheehan for sacrificing himself to make a safer place for us to live. I hope God blesses you Casey and looks over your family as they heal. To Cindy, may your family begin to heal now that your priorities are put back into perspective.

I have never been a fan of most of Ms. Sheehan's radical (and thus, ineffective) comments, but I sure do admire and respect her persistence after losing a child.

I hope she, like Mr. Bush and his family in 2009, can find peace following such an intense period in the limelight.

I think that she did the country a public service. And for that, I thank her.

Do I think she owes it to the peace movement to keep on keeping on? hell no. She's done plenty already. She doesn't owe anyone anything.

The Democratic Party should welcome Ms. Sheehan's departure. Many disagree that the fight should center in Iraq, but most do not disagree that a fight is necessary.

While many Democrats and Republicans agree that entry into Iraq may have been a mistake, down deep, they also agree that once there, we could not simply hand over power to a new group of generals and Baathist party officials who would solve most of the problems there in a brutal manner but end up with insufficient power to prevent infestation by sectarian radicals. This is the ill considered approach we adopted in many interventions across the globe over past decades.

Most Democrats probably also feel (secretly at least) that we should not now abandon the democratization process we have initiated. Many people want out of Iraq, like Sheehan, but unlike Sheehan, they sense that the stakes are high, and they hold out hope for some kind of success. If none of this were true, the Democratic-controlled Congress would find it easier simply to cancel military action.

Sheehan is a tragic fortune of war, and much of the tragedy comes from her hate of fellow citizens. It is difficult for most people to understand precisely what she thinks would need to happen in order to give her son’s death meaning. Her harsh, often coarse rhetoric interferes with her message, and it seems doubtful that a change in political affiliation will increase her audience.

Heck, she could probably move in with Hugo Chavez. His progressive administration is making some real gains in freedom of speech. Maybe Cindy could have her own show on his new network.

Cindy, I'm gonna miss ya. You were hilarious!

Perhaps Cindy is right to step down.

Other comments range from bitterness against her to not understanding what it is to "walk in her shoes" as a woman who has lost a son in the war.
I agree I cannot "walk in her shoes" but I do have question for Cindy. "You walked in your shoes a number of years ago when you left Casey and his father. You walked back to Casey in your shoes" to challenge the reason for his loss of life since you,like many others, do not seem to or want to understand. Why are you "walking away in your shoes again?"

She disgraced her son and what he stood for. Her son, joined the United States military of his own free will and with that, came the knowledge that he may have to die for his country. If he wore that uniform with honor and pride he would be turning over in his grave with what his mother has done the past 4 years. I know that it must be hell losing a son, and that must be especially painful when he dies as a US soldier, when you are obviously an anti-American. When she says she is going back "home" but then has the nerve to say that this isn't the country she loves anymore, why doesn't she take her butt to Iraq and make her home there!

I find it amusing how everyone just loves to blame the Bush Admin. for Sheehan's naivety, self-centeredness, and self-righteousness.

When are we going to realize the Baby Boomers began all of this whining and temper-tantrums in the '60s, and haven't stopped since???

If we can't commit out military to defend our country, then why have one? The people who denigrate our military (and police) one moment are the same who depend on them the next...

Hypocrits, just like Cindy & the Dems.

Where is the middle ground? What America really wants is a leader who can stand up and say, "Yes, there have been mistakes in the past, but we are now going to move forward and do this right." Some Republicans are trying to do this now, but after 4 years they have lost credibility. The Dems can't separate the reasons for the war from the war itself, for fear that fixing this problem will make them look like they support Bush's policy. But this is the very reason they lost the last election (Kerry spent way too much time telling people it was the wrong war, wrong time, and not how fix it). Sheehan is right in calling this a political war, but the problem is we already knew this. Everyone seems to feel that it is important to point to the past to show who did and didn't support the war, not focus on a present solution (armor, troop support, Iraq infrastructure and jobs). If the Dems simply use the failings of the Rep party as their platform next year, they will have a hard hill to climb.

I can not even know what it is like to loose a child in this way. So many families have done so. My thought and prays go out to Mrs. Sheehan. I feel bad that she allowed herself to be use.Everyone has a policial motive, but the Dem are at there peak of using people, which does not make it OK for the GOP to do the same.

This is the first thing she has done correct!, only 4 years too late , what a stupid, ill planned, disgraceful,backward, overstated way to honor your son.
Stay gone this time

This woman has a lot of integrity, passion and understanding, and I believe that she introduce deferent perspective about is the American character that the whole world should see.

If we have more of her kind, at least the rest of the world will stop seeing us through George Bush character.

This is the first thing she has done correct!, only 4 years too late , what a stupid, ill planned, disgraceful,backward, redneck, overstated way to honor your son.
Stay gone this time

This woman is a disgrace to everything her son stood for - honor, integrity, allegiance to God and Country. I can hear her and the rest of the far left chanting hysterically, like hungry wolves, "you either do what I say or we'll dispense with you". That's what the Cindy Sheehans of the world do. They allow themselves to be used by radicals to pursue an extreme ideology and when they realize that these extremes cannot and will not prevail, they spit on the very forces that put them into the limelight.

Look at the hate in all these comments. Very sad. We are a divided nation that is in trouble. When everyone, not just Cindy suffers a loss of a loved one is when we may heal. Keep up the fear, the removal of rights, and the rep. party telling us who to hate.

Wow, Wat a lady that Mrs Sheehan is. I respect her.
All these folks that are for the war probably have no children or relatives over there.
The Bush administration has ruined Iraq
and the lives of a lot of people

We, all of us, every single American of voting age is responcible for this war. To the boomers, the products of the sixties,where are the protestors, the fighters agaist an unjust war? Why have we become so complacent? Why have'nt we raised are voices and stomped our feet and screamed, enough is enough, like we did during the sixties?
We took over University buildings because of Vietnam, we died at Kent State, we marched, we protested, we collectively raised our voices until finally we admitted a defeat in V. Was it really so bad to bring home the troops then? We trade with Vietnam now, we will trade with Iraq in the future.
Remember when Johnson could only visit military bases because if he went elsewhere the protestors shouted him down. Remember the helicopter taking the last out of Vietnam off the roof of the embassy.
If we leave now, right now, Iraq will survive in their own twisted way. We, all of us, were the agressors in Iraq, we cannot change 2000 years of conflict though some think we can. We have no right to. We can give them aid without giving them more precious honorable American lives.
Where are the protestors who, forty years ago would not have stood for one moment of this insanity? Get up off your couches, step off your boats, get out from behind your desks and let your voices be heard because it is our sons and daughters who are dieing.
Do we have to reach 55000 deaths before we yell, enough is enough? For Gods sake I hope not.
Where are you, where are you, where are you ?

I wish she continue. It's just too bad we have so many politicians that don't listen to the consequences that Bush, Cheney & Co. got us into.

I agree with Cindy. We who supported the actions of the Democrats now feel sold out. Some of them even got there own funded amendments as a result of the war funding. When are our elected officials going to begin to listen to those who elected them? I say vote all of them out and start anew. It couldn't get any worse!

Ms. Sheehan tried to change minds and served as a catalyst, I think, to turn national public opinion against the "stay the course" mentality in Washington. That the Dems betrayed her when they promised otherwise is unconsionable, but the Dems have a lot to answer for in not getting even a funding bill with a non-binding timetable passed. Politics as usual, I'm afraid.

So Ms Sheehan finally realized she was being used. Why did it take so long? All that time you wasted, all those people you needlessly trashed and it seems to me you were angry and hurt your son was killed and expressed it publicly and hatefully. I am happy you finally got your head on straight.

Finally!! It's about time she quit stomping on her son's grave!

Cindy Sheehan is absolutely right in all she says. As a former vet who has a son stationed in Iraq, I can tell you HE wants to come home, and says the war is "waste"
and is "unwinable". I feel somewhat guilty that I have not supported Mrs. Sheehan more than I have because I DO agree with what she says. I can no longer stand to look into the face of our Commander-in-Chief.

Maybe this woman will now get a life. Does she think that she is the only one that has lost someone? Did she think that when her son entered the service that no real guns would be used? And what made her think that democrates would make any difference? Our mem have been dying for years because we think that we need to fight wars and be the police of the world.

Ms. Sheehan is right; she was politically necessary to help some Democrats get elected. Now, she is a burden to those same Democrats who voted for this disasterous conflict.

Prediction--just before the next presidential election there will be another "surprise" attack on us somewhere, Bush the Chimp and the Democrats who are in his pocket will declare Martial Law, and the Election will be cancelled.

I am a Veteran, by the way, but I no longer have ANY respect for this country and will not fly the flag or stand for the national anthem (a bunch of gibberish interspersed with question marks) I'm getting the heck out of here.

Lean to the left and the Republicans hate you, lean to the right and the Democrats hate you, tell the truth and everyone hates you.

Many of these comments here are so embarrassingly hateful and malicious that I wonder what kind of anger issues you people have. Seriously, it just goes to show how the Bush administration has managed to divide Americans, with those who do not agree with the war being called "traitors" and those who do being called "warmongers". Whether a person agrees with the Bush administration's policies and the war in Iraq, maybe some of you need to take a look in the mirror and see what you have become, and start to analyze why.

Mrs. Sheehan is a poor, pathetic mom who lost her son. Her son was a brave, courageous, American, who saw his duty to country and answered its call. She never understood the war, doesn't now. She has never understood her son, nor had the pride she should have in him. He gave his all and he gave it freely. He was not forced into military service. He volunteered to serve his country. He died defending the principles of his homeland. He died desiring freedom for a people that have been brutalized for over 30 years. He held their children, he heard their cries for freedom. He rests in peace and valor in God's hands. He is an American hero. One, of whom, she should have taken such joy and personal pride for his honor. She should have walked taller, talked smarter, been braver. Instead, she trampled on his valor, made him out to be some pathetic man who did not know his own heart, who threw away his life. That is sad. Her son could have been like the thousands who die senselessly in auto accidents in this country each year, or he could have died from drug over-dose, or alcohol abuse, or he could have been imprisoned for life for some horrific crime, or murdered by some stranger for no reason. Instead his life was pertinent to a free nation being born, to growth industrially, economically, to a population being able to vote in their own constitution, their own leaders. His actions are a part of history now. Does Iraq have its problems, of course, it does. God knows we had ours in the creation of this great country, and we continue to struggle for the sake of liberty. She lost her son long before he left for Iraq, for she had never known him or understood him, or respected him, or she would never have defamed his efforts and his death as she has. She needs your prayers. Her son does not - he is raised up in glory.

You can now see that the Liberals did not support Sheehan at all, they were after President Bush and used Sheehan like a wet rag. When she turned on them they dropped her like a wad of spit. They cared absolutely nothing for her and the names they called her prove it.

Some of you people have no idea how correct Ms. Sheehan is about her son dying for no reason. You must be the the Bush lovers, and the communists that this country is becoming...
I served in the service for Six (6) years, and did Granada, and Desert Storm.
I did not believe in those wars, nor do I believe in this one.
Our country has not fought for our land, or freedom since the World Wars, and the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
We are fighting wars, and killing our own children, for political reasons.
We are not protecting our freedom, nor are we protecting our children.
We are dying so that we may show power, sell our weapons, and be a dictator as bush has become.
We have lost our morals, and meaning of the land of the Free and the Brave. I have no respect for the Presidency of this country any more.
Lets take care of our people in our house first, then help the other countries, not destroy them.

I believe that the soldiers marines and airmen in Iraq are there mostly for each other. They support each other and die for each other. They do not have the luxury of opposing the war and accept that because they have taken an oath to obey their commander in chief.Wether the war is right or wrong has no bearing on how they conduct their lives. They are willing to make the ultimate sacrifice. I love and support them all because I feel I am one of them. I only wish I could do more for them.

I believe that the soldiers marines and airmen in Iraq are there mostly for each other. They support each other and die for each other. They do not have the luxury of opposing the war and accept that because they have taken an oath to obey their commander in chief.Wether the war is right or wrong has no bearing on how they conduct their lives. They are willing to make the ultimate sacrifice. I love and support them all because I feel I am one of them. I only wish I could do more for them.

Absolute power corrupts absolutely.Mrs.Sheenan, I am sorry for your loss.Politics does make for strange bedfellow's,politicians will stroke you and your cause as long as it makes their opponents look bad.Don't ask them to be accountable to the same standard though or you will meet Mr Hyde,and will be banished from their kingdom.Know one thing though,even though this war is not as presented to the american people as you son died for a great ideal"Freedom". I fear though that our freedoms are being deminished by our government,sooner than we think we will be fighting a civil war here to take our freedoms back

Maybe you would have felt better if your son died in a car accident, Your son is up in Heaven and he is so pissed at you for dishonoring his name, and you are a terrible Mother who abandoned your other children when they needed you most. You are a Self-Centered person and you failed in Life!!In Iraq under Saddam you would have been shot in the head your first day of protest, because of hero's like your son you are able to make a fool of yourself everyday since his death!!

As Cindy Sheehan emerged onto the nation's stage of protest, she did so in the worst possible way. Although many an American is sympathetic to the grief which mothers endure for fallen soldiers, she immediately adopted an absolutist position in demanding Bush meet with her after he'd already done so. This, in conjunction with calling Bush a filth-spewer, fascist, neo-nazi, in addition to being the world's #1 terrorist... as well as showing up at the State of the Union address in an attempt to ambush Bush with an on-stage protest, not to mention being a public nuisance by blocking public avenues, refusing to move when told by officers, and engaging in noisy, continuous harassment is by no means a method for achieving civil discourse. Instead, these methods undermined her own credulity as someone seriously concerned, and contributed to the impression that she was in fact either egocentric or simply swept up in the idealized allure of Vietnam's protests. In the end she became irrelevant in a country objecting to the conduct of the Iraq war more on pragmatic than ideological grounds. The United States has managed to topple the dictator Saddam Hussein and his government. The United States has managed to provide for a voter-approved Iraqi constitution. The United States has managed to provide for a voter-approved Iraqi government. All good things. The remaining issue then is whether or not we ought to ensure civil order in this nascent state, or if we have already accomplished what we have set out to accomplish. That is the essence of the current debate, and one for which Cindy Sheehan, in so far as she simply desires peace and does not confront national objectives, is once again irrelevant.

I agree with Cindy. The Republicans are incompetent but the Democrats are cowardly. Both are fatal qualities in times of war. We need to get out of Iraq NOW. No more dithering about. I completely believe that if Hillary Clinton were President tomorrow the war in Iraq would drag on another 4-8 years. I don't think the Dems are really invested in ending this war, any more than BushCo is.

Bu-bye witch.

The train wreck has left the station. This attention grabbing witch is now doomed to her isolated idealisms in the tragic depths of her illogical idolism of social change. She started the left onto a path of division and craziness that will rip the party apart. She leaves destitute and dissillusioned wallowing in her twisted mind. Good bye. I hope this is her last breath…

It was always about Cindy, it will always be about Cindy. Casey was never a factor in Mrs. Sheehan's protests or horrible remarks. She is anothe example of the far left's agenda to destroy the United States...at all costs and with no rules for morality or values. May God bless Casey Sheehan.

I wept for a mom who sacrificed ALL she had out of her compassion for others, hoping that no other mother, father, wife, son, daughter, step children, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends need not suffer the dept of loss of their precious loved one. She, like most of us, expected those elected by "we the people" to do their utmost to preserve life, liberty and justice for all.
The remarks lack any compassion for her and her loss. what is wrong with America? How could we beat down and disrespect a citizen how practice the freedoms her son died for SHAME ON US!!!
The estimated 500,00 deaths of Iraq's are primarily Iraqis killing Iraqis. I can not imagine their pain or the pain of our military personnel who witness the devastation and loss of fellow soldiers as they help the Iraq's not only rebuild but create a system of freedom seemingly unfamiliar in that part of the world. I am pro peace, yes I support the troops, and I want them home! Please elected people stop playing politics and get serious about leading.

I don't agree with Cindy for the most part, but, she had a right to have her say, and she said it. I don't see why anybody made such a big deal about her either way. People who are overly defensive about her words should search their souls to find out what they're really afraid of.

Also, whether I agree with Cindy or not, whether I am Republican or Democrate, Man, Woman, married or single. . . I thank GOD I live in a country where you can still say what you think! God Bless America! I pray we still defend our rights to speak freely!

Wow compassion in the USA again is heartwarming, i am surprised noone is screaming for her to be tried and shot like a traitor. She was absolutely right to quit the Democratic party after they resigned to bush jr. I hope she can find comfort from her family at home, because clearly none can be found in the US. Blessed be.

TO:vetfromhell ...I believe she was doing what she was doing out of LOVE for her lost son, and to prevent other parents from going through that same loss. You are a sick individual to make such a statement. And obviously a fine BRAINWASHED product of the Bush administrations all volunteer military, which is actaully made up of 50% no-bid contrat forces. She did not pick the democrats...they picked her. Your mentality is what has manged to keep the OCCUPATION going. We as Americans have gained NOTHING from this. Except of course more distrust and disrespect from the rest of the world. She can not change what did happen to her son. But she may have helped open the worlds eyes to the boy Bush and the NeoCons. Saddam wanted to open talks with the USA prior to our "going in" with just about the same reactionless Bush attitude. I feel sorry for all involved. While the troops were over ther thinking they were fighting for America and Freedom, the government was over here eviserating our constitution. I sure hope none of them feel proud of that when they find out what went on while they were gone.

I think we are lumping two issues into one. Shame on Bush's team for giving wrong information to get us into this mess! But we are there and we must support and pray for every precious soldier over there and let them help the majority of the people that want a better place to live. We pray every night for thier safety and hope they are home soon and safe.

Sigh. Another illegal alien cut and runner gone again. Next?

Is that where your mother is Michael?

Go back to mexico Michael, and stop mooching off of the US economy. Mucho Gracias, bentayo.

Good riddance to that twit. Years after her son's death she had not had the decency to even put a marker on her own son's grave.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JuTFtfmtEQ

Even the Democrats dislike her. Too moonbat for a party full of moonbats. I respect her son and his sacrifice, but I have zero respect for her. I feel she is a traitor, and even her own party knows it. I am sure she will probably take her own life now, she is mentally ill.

Cindy Sheehan's frustration serves to highlight the Democrats' dilemma. Republicans tend to be more single-minded and hence, easier to woo. The opinions of Democrats are much more diverse. Consequently, no Democratic candidate is going to please all Democrats. If those who want to see an end to the Bush/Cheney regime do not show more tolerance, we could find ourselves right back with another 4 years of Republicans.

I didn't always agree with everything she said -- particularly her broad attacks on America far beyond our mess in Iran. She was pretty much coopted by extreme left wingers and I don't think had the intelligence to realize what she was doing. But isn't America great? People like Cindy can stand up and say things which were, for a time, incredibly unpopular. Now she is actually in the overwhelming majority. It just took the other 72% of us Americans a few years to catch up to her. Her work is done and she can go home.

Hey, Best news I've heard all day. So she's finally getting off the soap box and going home. Good Bye, you turn coat witch. Being against the one is one's personal choice, and as an American she had that choice, but meeting with Chavez and Castro, she should be arrested for ging aid and comfort to the enemies of the United States!

It's about time she went home and quit making a mokery of her son's service to his country. Her time to complain was really when her son signed up. I never heard or saw her complain while he was receiving a paycheck from our government. He signed up voluntarily. She should have stopped her son from joining the service if she was afraid that harm would come to her son. Just or unjust war, he took an oath to obey the commander in chief. Polititans, whatever they say now, voted to back the President when we went to Iraq.

Yes, good riddance to Cindy's crying!

As an American today on Memorial Day, I want to say that,we as a Nation need to find a way to peace within our own nation about an issue that divides us and pits each of us against one another which is weakening our nation at this time amd place. There is no peace in the world and now there is not peace in our land. We can discuss issues in a civil manner and hopefully have a government do the same but there are forces at work that want our nation fighting within and bickering towards one another. Compromise is called for here and reason and peace so that we as a nation can feel strong and not so polarized. I respect the passion towards the ideals that we all have come to know and share as Americans and pray for peace to be in all of our hearts today. God bless the fine soldiers who sacrificed their all for the cause of freedom and peace.

It has become increasingly clear that all of our soldiers are dying for nothing American. Even Bush admits that the soldiers aren't there to protect us, but rather are there to protect Iraqui citizens,to make the population of Iraq feel safer. I just thank God I don't have a son to feed to the Bush war machine. I have tremendous sympathy for all those who have lost sons and daughters so Bush can finally feel like a military man. Too bad he couldn't do it during Viet Nam, when he clearly let other young US boys die in his place. He's a disgrace.

It is time for US interventionist policies to come to an end. That would be the best way to honor the fallen.

Ms Sheehan is right to step aside and take care of her family at home instead. Thanks for the service of her son, he indeed didn't die for nothing.He along with other veterans have made the ultimate sacrifice to serve the U.S.A.

I remember receiving nasty letters sent by my Republican so called friends castigating Cindy for her position. They made me angry then and their blame game now makes me even angrier now. How can anyone say they care about our troops and still force them to stay in Iraq fighting in this useless, pointless, manufactured war? I shudder each time I hear the sound bite used that they are fighting for our freedom. It is not our freedom or the Iraqi peoples freedom that they are there fighting for (that just sounds so noble)so lets be honest enough to admit that this is just a game politicians (both sides)play with their lives and our lives and taxpayers money for oil and power so you and they can continue to drive those big SUV's and fly those Jets that destroy the earth's atmosphere. Cindy has finally given up the fight to change the status quo and who should be blaming her. No one can do it alone..in fact since the Dem's faked everybody out and turned tail and ran from the fight I too and my entire family have decided to give up our Democratic membership. Maybe the time has come for a third party victory.

I just want to say a few things...Cindy didn't do anything constructive to help HER country,but helped our enemies in the middle-east.I don't know what it would of served,if Cindy did talk to Bush. Both would have said their points and nothing would have changed.
When the DEM controlled congress and Senate presented the war funding bill to Bush,there was so much pork in it for THEIR own special interest and a time to get out of Iraq.It was an insult to our military and to our country.
Setting a time limit to get out of Iraq,would open the flood gates for all the extremist to flow into Iraq after we pulled out and then they would come over here.We need to finish the job over there,before we even think about pulling out,so they don't come over here.
Cindy didn't see this. All she saw was the death of her son,Casey.She had blinders on.Casey died for his country and Cindy sucked the life and Casey's image into th