Cindy Sheehan lost her son in Iraq. Naturally I feel as sympathetic for her as I do for the over 1,800 other parents who’ve lost a son or daughter in Iraq. If it is a typical thing that the President meets with parents of fallen soldiers, I would expect that he would do the same with her as well. As it turns out he does do this on a relatively frequent basis, including a meeting with Cindy Sheehan shortly after her son was killed.After meeting with the President, Cindy was quoted by a California newspaper as saying,
“I now know [President Bush] is sincere about wanting freedom for the Iraqis. I know he’s sorry and feels some pain for our loss.”
So why is she still standing out there with her comrades wanting another visit with the President? Like I said before, I’m sympathetic towards everyone who loses a relative in war, but it doesn’t give you a direct line to the President to go and chat whenever you want. You can’t just walk up to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave in D.C. or Crawford, TX and expect to be able to have free access to the place. He’s a busy guy, despite all the nonsense the left is saying about the President’s long vacation. He still gets briefed everyday; he still has important decisions to make, including ones that can help make sure more of our boys come home safely from Iraq. But if Cindy Sheehan would rather chat with W while he could be making a decision that could save the lives of other soldiers, why shouldn’t she have that right?
Grow up Mrs. Sheehan. You had your chance to talk to the President and the fact that you’ve changed your mind about the war and the President is your problem. You’re entitled to your opinion – I would never deny that fact – but to think that since your son was killed you are all of a sudden a foreign policy and military expert is absurd. The President has many good men working for him to make sure our country, and our interests overseas are protected. He doesn’t need your two cents as well.
President Bush didn’t want Casey Sheehan or any other soldier to come home the way they did, but there’s a reality to war. It’s not pretty and bad things happen to good, brave people. I’m sure Casey was one of these people who loved the country he fought for. But Mrs. Sheehan, leave the President alone. He won’t forget that you were there, or the message you were trying to get across – I know his neighbors won’t let him! Besides, he’s got his hands full already making sure another hero doesn’t have to come home the way your son did.
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