The Otherside: Sheehan goes away

Her son died for nothing, she is correct. George Walker Bush essentially murdered him for his own profit and that of his rich frat-boy cronies.

Typical of the Republics to issue death threats against her, however. That redneck good-ol-boy retarded mentality sinks to such levels - and is realistically at the root cause of GWB's personal war of aggression.

Farewell, Cindy - I hope you find peace. I hope the entire country can find peace. I am not optomistic, however, given our current government.

I was always bothered that Bush said her son died for the cause and the mission would continue.

Neither the cause, nor the mission has ever been defined. The original rationale was WOMD, but Iraq now appears to be engaged in a civil war.

I didn't have strong feelings about Cindy either way but was sorry for the death of her son.

I guess she learned the hard way that Americans have long since given up on the idea that politicians are anything but thieves and liars. I do suppose that things might be different if there was still a draft, In fact I am sure that Bush would be impeached by now as the thief, liar, and general idiot (is that criminal?) that he is, if the dying were being done by people who hadn't volunteered. I think the thing is that not all that many Americans are personally touched by this little oil war so the protest just isn't getting real good footing. Consider that Vietnam, which served no function at all except to keep the war profiteers in money and use up excess labor at home, and killed 50,000 Americans and had as many as 500,000 'in country' at a time, went on for almost twenty years and at least 10 years of widespread protest before it got stopped.

A sane, clear voice was what I heard. No self-pity or spectacle, to those who heard. And many did.

Maybe we can all agree that she was, well -- polarizing?

Maybe we could agree Bush was way more polarizing?

Justin, I'm sorry to say that you missed the point of what she said - and even what she represented in the U.S. Your point of view, ironically, is the kind of attitude that demoralized and disillusioned her. She has come and gone and the U.S. has learned nothing.

Good riddance! Cindy Sheehan was a dispicable woman who aligned herself with the worst people this country has to offer. She abandoned her family, to launch protest after protest, eventually forcing her husband to file for a divorce. She collected $30,000 for speaking engagements where she bashed the Bush administration, and even America itself!
"I was raised in a country by a public school system that taught us that America was good, that America was just. America has been killing people, like my sister over here says, since we first stepped on this continent, we have been responsible for death and destruction. I passed on that bull***t to my son and my son enlisted. I'm going all over the country telling moms: This country is not worth dying for."

Even her last words were anti America
"Good-bye America …you are not the country that I love and I finally realized no matter how much I sacrifice, I can't make you be that country unless you want it"

Hopefully when she says goodbye she means it. Let her denounce her citizenship and move to Venezuala, which she speaks so highly of.

Justin thank you for your thoughtful and well written article. I also empathize with Cindy Sheehan, but she has become a bitter and angry, angry, woman. I too am hopeful that she can find some solace in her son's life and death.

I do hope and pray she 'gets over it'.

thanks for the posting :)

One less person for the warmongers to hate.
Goodbye Cindy we will miss your zeal , dedication , and common sense.
Americans can't seem to care too much about a ''volunteer'' army sent off to be butchered for no good reason other than to make money for the military-industrial complex.
Shame on America and bless Cindy Sheehan.

She is a publicity freak.... She has not only disgraced OUR Nation, It's Flag, but most importantly she has desecrated her son's HONOR and Memory... Cindy Sheehan is a hateful person to make such a statement concerning her son's sacrifice.

She said the most devastating conclusion she had reached "was that Casey did
indeed die for nothing … killed by his own country which is beholden to and run
by a war machine that even controls what we think."

I feel sorry for the loss of her son, but I think she had a couple of screws loose somewhere,Her son believed in what he was doing, not once but twice he choose to go into the military, He knew that soldiers go to war. He gave his life for something that he believed in, I think she should of honored his life and admit that he was a hero. Even if she herself didnt agree with his decision, there is no draft. I think she is a nut, anyone that hangs out with Chavaz and Michael Moore, cant be sane. She quit due to the Dems lol, she is dispointed in their decisions. Isnt that something??

Excellent Article rated 10

Charles, I certainly believe America is worth dying for but minority supported causes are not.

I see that many people think she was/is a 'bitter and angry' woman. Can anyone explain to me why she should not be?

Charles Signorile,

I hope your children die. I might also add that you are the reason why things like 9/11 happen.

" Good riddance! Cindy Sheehan was a dispicable woman who aligned herself with the worst people this country has to offer."

Such abounding hatred and intolerance for the American ideal of freedom of speech.

Yes, I suppose if you're a bush worshipping war monger, who wishes for nothing but endless, murderous, illegal wars, you could say that she "aligned herself with the worst people of this country," since she advocated for, and surrounded herself with advocates of peace. Somehow, that's viewed as "evil" by the delusional bush worshippers. How truly sad. She did what Jesus would've done, and she is villified and hated for it. So typical.





"She abandoned her family, to launch protest after protest, eventually forcing her husband to file for a divorce."

No, she didn't. Her marriage was toast before she even stared this. FWIW, there's a statistic floating around somewhere that states that somewhere over 90% of all marriages where a child dies, ends in divorce. If you wish to demonize someone for ending their marriage, start with your boyfriend in the white house, who killed Casey.





"She collected $30,000 for speaking engagements where she bashed the Bush administration, and even America itself!"

Gee, how dare anyone speak freely in this free nation? Didn't she know that it's illegal and unacceptable to practice free speech in a free society? How dare her? That makes her worthy of hatred by anyone who disagrees with what she says.





"I was raised in a country by a public school system that taught us that America was good, that America was just. America has been killing people, like my sister over here says, since we first stepped on this continent, we have been responsible for death and destruction. I passed on that bull***t to my son and my son enlisted. I'm going all over the country telling moms: This country is not worth dying for."

How DARE she speak the truth!? Doesn't she know that the truth doesn't fit into bushovic propaganda? Where did she think she was? America? What the hell is wrong with this demon? Now wonder you hate her so much, Charles.






"I hope your children die. I might also add that you are the reason why things like 9/11 happen."

The things that Charles speaks for, such as ending free speech in America, and unending illegal wars of aggression, are absolutely despicable and unAmerican, but I don't think it right to wish horrible things upon him or anyone else. He lives with a vision of America that doesn't include American ideals, and that embraces a bitter, poisoned hatred of all that he disagrees with, but that doesn't mean he should be subjected to that same type of hatred and intolerance. He has the right to be wrong.

Cindy - Absolutely heroic to stand up against the mindless and vocal minority. I hope she can find the Peace for herself which she selfishly wanted to see in this country.

I continue to hear time and again people who claim her son believed in what he did and she should have respected that. It's a ludicrous thought. The military are isolated from friends, family and loved ones . . . tossed into danger . . . comfort and amenities are curtailed . . . a situation where bonding becomes essential and reality may become day to day . . . and they are not likely to be able to say "This is for nothing", they need to believe! This is partly what they need to do to survive and the same techniques are used for "brainwashing" or conditioning . . . not that I'm saying the military is brainwashed . . . but rather, that they are in a completely different frame of mind . . .

So if one truly believes he Casey died for her freedom of speech . . . why would one not stand back and let her speak? If you believe it was for nothing, why should she not be permitted to speak the truth?

And if you believe you son is wrong . . . what parent wouldn't speak? If you believe your son made a huge mistake that cost him his life . . . you don't have to support his decision that led to that death . . . and you might feel an obligation to prevent others from suffering the same fate.

Attacking her for speaking is not American. It's that simple.

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

"If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear."

-- George Orwell