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Cindy and Pat Sheehan along with myself "Auntie", Jane and Jim Bright, Celeste Zappala, Bill Mitchell, Lila Lipscomb and Sue Neiderer have formed Gold Star Families for Peace Our group is open to any family member who have suffered the loss of a loved one in a war. Our goal is to assist those families in whatever way possible.GSFP is an affiliate of Military Families Speak Out For more information about GSFP visit our website at: www.gsfp.org
Dear George,
You don’t mind if I call you George do you? When you sent me a letter offering your condolences on the death of my son, Spc. Casey Austin Sheehan, in the illegal and unjust war on Iraq, you called me Cindy, so I naturally assume we are on a first name basis.
George, it has been seven months today since your reckless and wanton foreign policies killed my son, my big boy, my hero, my best-friend: Casey. It has been seven months since your ignorant and arrogant lack of planning for the peace murdered my oldest child. It has been two days since your dishonest campaign stole another election.but you all were way more subtle this time than in 2000, weren’t you? You hardly had to get the Supreme Court of the United States involved at all this week.
You feel so proud of yourself for betraying the country again, don’t you? You think you are very clever because you pulled the wool over the eyes of some of the people again. You think that you have some mandate from God.that you can "spend your political capital" any way that you want. George you don’t care or even realize that 56,000,000 plus citizens of this country voted against you and your agenda. Still, you are going to continue your ruthless work of being a divider and not a uniter. George, in 2000 when you stole that election and the Democrats gave up, I gave up too. I had the most ironic thought of my life then: "Oh well, how much damage can he do in four years?" Well, now I know how much you have damaged my family, this country, and this world. If you think I am going to allow you another four years to do even more damage, then you truly are mistaken. I will fight for a true vote count and if that fails, your impeachment. Also, the impeachment of your Vice President. The only thing is, I’m not politically savvy, and I don’t have a Karl Rove to plan my strategy, but I do have a big mouth and a righteous cause, which still mean something in this country, I hope.
All of this lying, fooling, and betraying must be "hard work" George. You really think you know what hard work is?
George, let me tell you what "hard work" really is.
Hard work is seeing your oldest son, your brave and honorable man-child go off to a war that had, and still has, no basis in reality. Hard work is worrying yourself gray and not being able to sleep for 2 weeks because you don’t know if your child is safe.
Hard work is seeing your son’s murder on CNN one Sunday evening while you’re enjoying the last supper you’ll ever truly enjoy again.
Hard work is having three military officers come to your house a few hours later to confirm the aforementioned murder of your son.your first born.your kind and gentle sweet baby.
Hard work is burying your child 46 days before his 25th birthday. Hard work is holding your other three children as they lower the body of their big "baba" into the ground. Hard work is not jumping in the grave with him and having the earth cover you both.
But, Dear George, do you know what the hardest work of all is? Trying to digest the fact that the leader of the country that your family has fought for and died for, for generations, lied to you and betrayed your dear boy’s sense of honor and exploited his courage and exploited his loyalty to his buddies. Hard work is having your country abandon you after they killed your son. Hard work is coming to the realization that your son had his future robbed from him and that you have had your son’s future and future grand-children stolen from you. Hard work is knowing that there are so many people in this world that have prospered handsomely from your son’s death.
George, I must confess that I and my family worked very HARD to re-defeat you this time, but you refuse to stay defeated. Well, we are watching you very carefully. We are going to do everything in our power to have you impeached for misleading the American people into a disastrous war and for mis-using and abusing your power as Commander-in-Chief. We are going to scream until our last breath to bring the rest of our babies home from this quagmire of a war that you have gotten our country in to: before too many more families learn the true meaning of Hard Work. We know it is going to be an uphill battle, knowing how Republican Congress is, but thanks to you, we know the meaning of Hard Work and we’re not afraid of hard work at all.
The 56,000,000 plus citizens who voted against you and your agenda have given me a mandate to move forward with my agenda. Also, thanks to you and your careless domestic policies, I am unemployed, so this will be my full-time job. Being your political downfall will be the most noble accomplishment of my life and it will bring justice for my son and 1125 (so far) other brave Americans and tens of thousands of innocent Iraqis your lies have killed. By the way, George, how many more innocent Iraqis are your policies going to kill before you convince them that you are better than Saddam? How many more of their cities are you going to level before you consider that they are liberated? If you really had any moral values, or if you were an honorable man at all you would resign. My son was a man who had high moral values and true courage. Humanity lost a bright light on April 04, 2004. I will live the rest of my life missing Casey desperately. Thank you for that, George. Have a nice day.
God Bless America!! We surely need it!
Cindy Sheehan
Broken hearted mother of a True American Hero: Spc Casey Austin Sheehan, KIA 04/04/04 Sadr City, Baghdad
"When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible but in the end, they always fall - think of it, always." Gandhi
Forum posts
19 August 2005, 17:25
Cindy is one of the most insightful, intelligent, women in this Country! There will never be an honest discussion in this country until we ALL admit that W. was not rightfully elected (either time)! First the loss of popular vote and Supreme Court appointment of W. and next the exit polls as well as all major indicators(high voter turnout, low approval numbers for W.), all affirming a Kerry vicory. This man is not and should not be treated as our President! He does not deserve our respect, unless we respect liars, cheaters, and theives!
The media all acts so surprised that W.’s approval rating is so low... well it hasn’t been 50% or over in ions! Not on election day or weeks before (even though he claims he somehow got 51%of votes). The low numbers now are more proof that the Election was fixed! Do you relly think that people would wait in line for 6 hours tovote for W. Not... they were scared to death of W. andlike Cindy saw the danger in him and would do anything to vote him out. They would never forgive themselves if they didn’t vote! I know because I worked for the Kerry Camp and called hundreds of voters, they were VERYmotivated by fear of what W. would do in 4 more years!
W. being just a "regular guy", not elected to any office shouldbe able to take the time to speak to Cindy. I wouldlike to see her Debate him, as she would probably make him cry and run off to mommy Barbara, as Cindy is intelligent and insightful and now has a purpose in life, none of which he has!
People all over the World... hear us....we didn’t vote for this guy and we don’t want him or his gang of insurgents(Cheney, Rummy, Condi) ANYMORE!! Wewill continue to peaefully protest!
19 August 2005, 18:59
Cindy,
Thank you for your letter to bush,
will he read it? We all know bush does not like to read, or watch the news, but maybe Laura will open her eyes and feel the anger and the despair that her so called sole mate has given this country nothing but fear, hate, and loss of respect of
the world.
For those who support bush, they seem to have missed the reasons why we are in Iraq.
1. We Invaded Iraq - bush lied about WMD, he failed this country from the day he walked into the white house,
He was determined to invade Iraq before he was even elected, pre ploanned, that is the only time he had a plan. He failed to have a plan after he removed Saddam, that backfired on him.
Iraq people hate America , they hate Bush, and yet he has his sights on Iran, the stalling in Iraq gives him time to build his bases of attack, Invading Iraq got him into Iraq so he could control the Middle East.
Oil and power and control is agenda of bush gang. They lie and hide the memos that show they lied, its time
those who fail to see and support the movement to Impeach Bush and demand answers have not been touched by bush maybe through their bank accounts
they have no sons and daughters in Iraq. Most of those in high office do not have family in this Invasion War of Iraq, they have not walked in Cindys Shoes, Cindy would love to change shoes with anyone of you that support this war of lies.
The truth is this war was based on Lies. If bush had not lied our sons and daughters would not be in Iraq.
He let OBL go, the whole cover up of Sept. 11 smells of bush cover ups. It was a cover for him to Invade Iraq.
Those who died in Sept. 11 did not need to die if bush and his group had
taken the time to read instead of hide and cover up the information. Now all they do is pass the buck on each dept
the blame is spread the blame its at the top
Lets see that makes it bush on down the ladder with the rungs of lies.
IMPEACH IMPEACH TRY THEM FOR WAR CRIMES
I support the troops, yes, but doing so it says I support bush, bush was wrong and he needs to be held accountable.
I am sick of those who say they enlisted they knew, no those who enlisted where sold a bill of goods packed with lies. No wonder they want young men and women, they have no fear or do they even look beyond the words. They have all been lied to.
Iraq people where lied to, the middle east will never stop fighting.
bush has made middle a worse nightmare then ever.
BUSH YOU OWE THE AMERICA PEOPLE THE TRUTH IF IT COSTS YOU OFFICE SO BE IT.
19 August 2005, 19:03
Cindy,
Thank you for your letter to bush,
will he read it? We all know bush does not like to read, or watch the news, but maybe Laura will open her eyes and feel the anger and the despair that her so called sole mate has given this country nothing but fear, hate, and loss of respect of
the world.
For those who support bush, they seem to have missed the reasons why we are in Iraq.
1. We Invaded Iraq - bush lied about WMD, he failed this country from the day he walked into the white house,
He was determined to invade Iraq before he was even elected, pre ploanned, that is the only time he had a plan. He failed to have a plan after he removed Saddam, that backfired on him.
Iraq people hate America , they hate Bush, and yet he has his sights on Iran, the stalling in Iraq gives him time to build his bases of attack, Invading Iraq got him into Iraq so he could control the Middle East.
Oil and power and control is agenda of bush gang. They lie and hide the memos that show they lied, its time
those who fail to see and support the movement to Impeach Bush and demand answers have not been touched by bush maybe through their bank accounts
they have no sons and daughters in Iraq. Most of those in high office do not have family in this Invasion War of Iraq, they have not walked in Cindys Shoes, Cindy would love to change shoes with anyone of you that support this war of lies.
The truth is this war was based on Lies. If bush had not lied our sons and daughters would not be in Iraq.
He let OBL go, the whole cover up of Sept. 11 smells of bush cover ups. It was a cover for him to Invade Iraq.
Those who died in Sept. 11 did not need to die if bush and his group had
taken the time to read instead of hide and cover up the information. Now all they do is pass the buck on each dept
the blame is spread the blame its at the top
Lets see that makes it bush on down the ladder with the rungs of lies.
IMPEACH IMPEACH TRY THEM FOR WAR CRIMES
I support the troops, yes, but doing so it says I support bush, bush was wrong and he needs to be held accountable.
I am sick of those who say they enlisted they knew, no those who enlisted where sold a bill of goods packed with lies. No wonder they want young men and women, they have no fear or do they even look beyond the words. They have all been lied to.
Iraq people where lied to, the middle east will never stop fighting.
bush has made middle EAST a worse nightmare then ever. he wants to control the oil that is real reason we are in iraq.
BUSH YOU OWE THE AMERICA PEOPLE THE TRUTH IF IT COSTS YOU OFFICE SO BE IT.
Cindy has the courage to stand up and be heard, what are you doing ? Those who support bush you a in the same tunnel with bush.