Americans join mom in waiting for Iraq answers (Suntimes)

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Americans join mom in waiting for Iraq answers
August 10, 2005

BY CAROL MARIN SUN-TIMES COLUMNIST Advertisement







I keep thinking about that mother who is camped out somewhere near the end of President Bush's driveway in Crawford, Texas. Her name is Cindy Sheehan, and her 24-year-old son, Casey, is dead. He was a soldier, killed last year in the Iraq war.



Sheehan wants a face-to-face meeting with the president to tell him to stop saying that our continued commitment to this awful war "honors" the sacrifice of those who gave their lives for their country. Sheehan doesn't believe we honor anyone by putting new lives on the line. Not more of our own soldiers. Not those of the so-called "coalition forces." And not innocent Iraqi men, women and children for that matter either.

So Sheehan is parked in a ditch, living in a tent, some distance from the president's ranch and refusing to pack up and go back home to California.

I wondered when Bush left Crawford this morning to come here to Illinois if he left his ranch by car and therefore traveled down his driveway in the vicinity of Sheehan? Or was he lifted out by helicopter, flying up and out over her head? Either way, she is down there in Texas today and Bush is here.

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Also, on next page, but not on-line is a little blurp and a nice picture of Cindy. Under the pic it says " News item: Protest vigil by mother of soldier killed in Iraq is lept four miles from President Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas. Good, The man has earned his vacation. He should be allowed to hide in peace.