The Column in the Chicago Sun Times very accurately sets forth the reasons for Cindy Sheehan's behavior and why it is not resonating with the US Public. First Cindy does not speak for all of the parents. She speaks for a minority of the parents.
Could you imagine the US Media in WW2 demanding to know from FDR what was our exit strategy? Or why the War was taking so long? Or why the war was costing so much? What if we had not dropped the Atomic Bombs on Japan? And had lost one million American Dead, and ten million wounded?
We have lost less than 2000 Soldiers in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Cindy Sheehan is buddies with groups supporting the
Terrorists who did kill her Son. She is a prejorative Liar.
ABC has produced her diatribe letter to Ted Koppel. Her PR Campaign for the extreme Left is not working.
Regardless of your party we cannot cut and run. The results would be disasterous. Also calling our troops "Children" is another semantics game of the MSM to conclude that those who volunteer to serve are not mentally competent. It is insulting to those Patriots who do serve. It is the same old Leftist tactics with a new spin. It is in fact a fraud.
The problem the extreme left has to attack the Troops without appearing to directly attack them. So they insist they were hoodwinked or bamboozeled. That they are all low income. That the Members of Congress have no family in the War. There are 5 at least who have children in the Military. Duncan Hunter's Son is a Marine. Because of the web the MSM no longer has a monopoly on information and opinion.
With so much of the Left and especially the Press pool writing articles with the mantra "If it Bleeds it Leads" and no stories of heroism, sacrifice, humanity, or improvement and progress it is no wonder our Fighting Men and Women see the Terrorists and the Media at home as being partners.
This has been bothering me for some time. Below, I have cut and pasted a comment, from a link provided on another thread, that explains their "thought process" or tyrannical dictatorial demands and tactics.
"Why did the Bush Administration and the UK tell lies in order to orchestrate a war where more civilians would be lured into a national service training program, such as the army?"
These commies have gone completely and totally insane.
Great summation .......please put those comments in a letter to your local newspaper!