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
One of my biggest inspirations is President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela. Yea, President Hugo.
I've always admired President Chavez for standing up to imperialism and the meddling of the American government in South America.
We haven't been happy with the way the war has been handled. The president has changed his reasons for being over there every time a reason is proven false or an objective reached.
I admire President Chavez for his strength to resist the United States. Instead, Bush is waging a war of terrorism against the world.
We're here to say that the killing has to stop and we're not going away. We want people to be held accountable and just because someone's president of the United States, it doesn't guarantee them immunity from accountability.
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.
The president is not going to meet with us, probably. We the people need to influence our congressional representatives and I hear he's pretty close by.
This isn't about politics. It's about what is good for America and what's best for our security and how far this president has taken us away from both.
I plan on returning to Camp Casey very soon, but while I'm in Los Angeles please respect that my sister, brother and I are here focusing on our mother, while the moms in Crawford focus on Bush, ... The president is not off the hook.
I plan on returning to Camp Casey very soon, ... But while I'm in Los Angeles, please respect that my sister, brother and I are here focusing on our mother, while the moms in Crawford focus on Bush. The president is not off the hook.
All I want is for President Bush to take one hour out of his vacation and meet with me before another mother's son dies in Iraq, ... You don't use our country's precious sons and daughters unless it's absolutely necessary to defend America. Mr. President, it is time to level with the American people.
I don't understand why, to rise to the level of being president of my country, one has to be a monster. I used to say that George Bush was defiling the Oval Office, but it's been held by a long line of monsters. We don't have to support our administrations to love our country.