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| 2005-09-13 |
| Via LGF. Sheehan claims U.S. never plans to bring troops home By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press Writer September 12, 2005, 4:56 PM EDT WESTFIELD, N.J. -- The California woman who Cindy Sheehan spoke outside Westfield Town Hall with a Democratic congressman who called for United Nations or NATO troops to assume responsibility for 14 of Iraq's 18 provinces. Anyone but us... We need to bring our troops home immediately, as soon as possible," said Sheehan, who camped outside Bush's Crawford, Texas, ranch in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to meet with him and discuss an exit strategy for the war. Winning's an exit strategy, right? "The people running our country plan on never bringing our people home," she said. Sheehan has drawn widespread attention and criticism, and now is on a 25-state speaking tour. She said Bush went to war under fraudulent circumstances, leading to thousands of unnecessary deaths, including that of her 24-year-old son, Army Spec. Casey Sheehan, who was killed in Sadr City on April 4, 2004. Bush lied, no WMD's, etc..."Their mistakes cost me my oldest son," she said. "That's not an 'oops' moment; that's a tragedy, and someone needs to be held accountable for that. No, Islamic terrorist cost you your son. "Nobody was asking George Bush the hard questions: Why are children still dying? Excuse me, children? Why are innocent Iraqis still dying? Terrorists. When there were no weapons of mass destruction, lie when it came out that there was no link between Saddam Hussein and 9/11, lie why are our troops still there? Why are we taking billions of dollars from our treasury to continue this mistake of a war?" she said. Freedom's not free. The White House press office did not immediately return a call seeking comment. But in past weeks, Bush has said he disagrees with Sheehan's call to bring the troops home now, saying that would embolden insurgents in Iraq. So would setting a timetable for withdrawal; surprised Mother Sheehan missed that trope. Critics said Sheehan never spoke out against Bush or the war when she and other grieving families met the president about two months after her son died. Sheehan said she was still in shock over Casey's death during that meeting. Whatever, cookie... Sheehan spoke in Westfield along with U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-Monmouth, who called for turning control of 14 of 18 Iraqi provinces over to international troops under the auspices of the United Nations or NATO, enabling large amounts of American troops to return home. Why just 14 out of 18? Shoot the works, man! He acknowledged afterward that most of America's allies have shown little enthusiasm for the war and little After all, the UN has such a proven track record in these kind of things... "The only way it's going to happen is if opposition to the war continues to build," he said. "As that builds, maybe the president will look at an alternative that would involve the U.N." NFL - Not Fuckin' Likely. |
| Posted by:Raj |
| #7 You beat me to it, Sgt. Mom. Of course, I'm sure a lot of them don't want to come home for fear of meeting |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2005-09-13 22:10 |
| #6 "The people running our country plan on never bringing our people home," she said. You think she's aware units have actually been rotated home? |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-09-13 22:07 |
| #5 her only point is on the top of her little head |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-09-13 22:06 |
| #4 Well, they certaintly haven't brought them home from Germany, Italy, Japan or Korea yet, so she may have a valid point. |
| Posted by: Sgt. Mom 2005-09-13 21:41 |
| #3 Any relation to Frank Pallone - one of the worst baseball umps ever? Only the association with a ding bat, Frank. |
| Posted by: Captain America 2005-09-13 21:09 |
| #2 Any relation to Frank Pallone - one of the worst baseball umps ever? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-09-13 21:00 |
| #1 Can the UN even take over in Bosnia or Kosovo? Why don't the Dems think it's important to get the UN to take over in Bosnia or Kosovo? |
| Posted by: Phil Fraering 2005-09-13 20:27 |