Reply #12: Larry Johnson: "WHAT GEORGE BUSH SHOULD KNOW ABOUT CASEY SHEEHAN" [View All]

[understandinglife]

There are some things that George Bush should know about Casey Sheehan should he choose to sit down and talk with his mom. ... Perhaps the conversation ought to start about the other seven men who died on April 4, 2004 in Sadr City.

Maybe George Bush could clarify why these men died. According to several press reports, they were attacked and killed by forces loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. And where is al-Sadr today? He's a player in the Shiite community in Iraq which is on the verge of installing Islam as the basis of government in Iraq. In effect, Casey and his comrades were killed by people whose leaders are on the verge of taking control in Iraq. It would be one thing if George Bush could tell Casey's mom and the moms of the other boys who died that their sons gave their lives to create a secular Iraq. But we now know that is not true. They gave their lives in a cause that is allowing some Islamic extremists loyal to Iran to play a major role in the "new" Iraq.

I don't know if Casey Sheehan's mom is specifically angry about that fact, but my cousin, Kathy Emmett-Meek, is furious. Her son, Brian, was in Alpha Company of the 2-5 Cavalry on April 4, 2004 when Charlie Company from the same Division were ambushed. Brian and his buddies were alerted and entered Sadr City to rescue their comrades. As they lept from their vehicle they were hit with a hurricane of bullets and RPGs. One bullet shattered Brian's left tibia. An RPG exploded nearby and peppered his right ankle with shrapnel. Brian fired several clips at the enemy and only stopped shooting when he passed out from loss of blood. My cousin and his buddies were and are warriors.

Brian survived. .... What really sucks is that he is fighting the VA Bureaucracy to get his benefits. They still have not assigned him a disability status. He described his separation from the Army as a boot in the ass and good luck.

More at the link:

http://noquarter.typepad.com/my_weblog/2005/08/what_george_bus.html

All kinds of reasons to haul Bush and the neoconsters before a tribunal; all kinds. And, then we should haul each of them to various VA hospitals and have them serve, day and night, for the remainder of their lives, those whom they have caused so much unjustified pain and torment.


Peace.