Re: Family Of Fallen Soldier Pleads, Please Stop, Cindy!


Scismgenie wrote:
> The American Military is an ALL volunteer force, each volunteer KNOWS
> what can happen in the Military, you MIGHT get killed for your
> Country's political position. All wars are POLITICAL to some degree.
>
> She has stated that her son loved what he was doing, HE knew the
> risks.
>
> Despite what others have said that the Mother's feelings over-ride
> those of "distant " family- I say take it ONE step from the source, HE
> wanted to be in the Military, and did his duty with HONOR. His wishes
> should be the GUIDE, he wanted to be there.
>
> That his mother wishes to dishonor his death with Micheal Moore based
> politics, is a dishonor to his legacy, and a dishonor to those who
> still serve, have served and will serve.
>
> Her son was an ADULT, and in the military adults are treated like
> adults. They KNOW that the risks are there, and they TRAIN to deal with
> and minimize the risks. Even then SOME will be killed, that is WAR.
>
> In addition we have to recognize her pain, but her lack of dignity,
> and honor for her own son's choice of life, career, and sense of duty
> make her LOOK ridiculous.
>
> All of the other "moms" out there in similar situation, and those from
> OTHER wars, are looking at her in sympathy, but most are living with
> the
> fact that this is a NORMAL thing in world society. People die for their
> country.
>
> Her son died for his. Over a year ago, she NEEDS to adjust and deal
> with the loss, she needs counselling.
>
> Sure she can believe that the war is an unjust one, after all she lost
> her son. Would she be there if her son had survived and come home a
> decorated hero? maybe, but probably NOT.
>
> She is grieving, and she is not considering how many OTHERS grief she
> is amplifying. She is centering the death of her son on the President.
> She is demanding a second meeting with him so she can hit him with her
> anger. She needs to accept that her son has died and mve on with Life,
> and not be a political puppet of others.
>
> If I were President Bush I wouldn't meet her again either. She should
> seek grief
> counselling, and not from her far left controllers. She is being
> abused
> by them for THEIR agenda.
>
> And THAT is LOW.


"Sheehan's son, Casey Sheehan, 24, a former Eagle Scout and altar boy,
was killed in Baghdad on April 4, 2004, within a week of arriving in
Iraq. Sheehan met Bush two months later, as part of a group of grieving
military family members. She has alleged that Bush treated her
callously during their private conversation, and she has demanded a
second meeting to air her grievances about the war and to tell Bush
about the devastation she has felt since losing her son."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/11/AR2005081101753.html

Bush expresses sympathy for Sheehan: "It breaks my heart to think about
a family weeping over the loss of a loved one. I understand the anguish
that some feel about the death that takes place." White House does not
publicly dispute Sheehan's characterization of her original meeting
with Bush. [WP, NYT]

A Bush administration official told reporters that the president had
already met with Sheehan back in 2004, in an effort to explain why he
would not come out.

During an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer Sunday afternoon, Sheehan
admitted that she had met with the president shortly after her son
died.

Sheehan was among about 15 other families of soldiers killed in Iraq
who were invited to meet with Bush in June 2004 near Seattle,
Washington.

According to Sheehan, Bush bounced into the private meeting in a jovial
mood, as though he was attending a party and said: "Now, who are we
honoring today...?" as he entered the room, signifying that he didn't
even know who he was about to meet.

The meeting with Bush occurred two months after her son Casey was
killed in Sadr City on April 4, 2004.

"I was still in shock then," Sheehan said. "Now, I'm angry. I want the
troops home.

.

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