Sheehan concisely explains Bush's latest reason for his war on Iraq.

[understandinglife]

I finally figured out George Bush's NEW reason for staying in Iraq. This reason has also been co-opted by the Move America Forward and the poor mothers who would be honored if their sons were killed in George Bush's war for greed and power.

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I have continually asked George Bush to quit using Casey's name and the names of the other Gold Star Families for Peace loved ones to justify his continued killing. He continues to say this: "We have to honor the sacrifices of the fallen by completing the mission." So the mission is now this: WE MUST CONTINUE KILLING AMERICANS BECAUSE AMERICANS HAVE ALREADY BEEN KILLED!!!

How can anyone, anyone in their right minds support this line of reasoning?

From Camp Casey, Day 20 by Cindy Sheehan on August 27, 2005

More at the link:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cindy-sheehan/camp-casey-day-20_b_6302.html

The answer is - no one who is enabled to think clearly instead of being brain washed.

I agree with 'Rob in Baltimore' in his assessment of Cindy Sheehan's discussion with Bill Maher.

When Maher asked her jokingly that if she didn't get satisfaction from George Bush, would she go over his head to Cheney or Rumsfeld, she replied:

"You know what Bill, I have gone over his head, I've gone to the American people. And we employ him, he's our employee."

She has found her voice, and I gotta say, she's got a great voice. She's quick, she's smart, and I think that she's going to be a great face for the American people's growing frustration with the war.

Link at Americablog:

http://americablog.blogspot.com/2005/08/cindy-sheehan-is-about-to-go-boom.html

Ms Sheehan is going to be much more than 'a great face for the American people' -- because that face is attached to a very fine intellect and an exceptionally empathetic and ethical being.

What I and others will be trying to do is to contribute concrete ideas, to Ms Sheehan and others, as to how to transform America from a war economy to a peace economy. What I'm proposing involves enlisting the full participation of the military industrialists in producing goods and services that sustain their 'bottom-line,' and sustain and improve the quality of life and quality of the environment.

You can find a starter discussion here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4469580#4471065 (with more details in subsequent comments)

Thank you Ms Sheehan for setting America on a different course; a course of creativity, respect for life and truth.


Peace.

[FightingIrish]

1. The emperor will not tolerate being called an employee.

[understandinglife]

4. He's not long for the employee title, anyway. Convict will be his ...

... permanent title for most of the remainder of his life.


Peace.

[ComerPerro]

2. His "resolve" is insane

And it amazes me how it just keeps working to rally his faithful. The rabid Bush supporters are almost like a cult.

They seem fascinated by and in complete awe of his unwillingness to compromise or self-analyze. They seem to think that a refusal to face reality is some kind of virtue.

[Warren Stupidity]

6. Just be clear about their religious ideology and their base.

These people are totally nuts. To them this whole thing is a religious issue. They are dominionists and they have all three branches of the federal government in their control. As the regime shrinks in popularity, it has to face the prospect of electoral defeat, of losing control of at least one of the branches of government, and of the opposition, even the weak compromised corrupt Democratic opposition, having investigative power and the ability to start looking at what has really been done in our name over the last five years. They are playing to their base, and that really scares me, as it seems that they have no concern about democratic legitimacy. They are pumping up the 'us and them' mentality, and have been, full steam, since the ludicrous Schiavo affair.

[ComerPerro]

10. Good analysis

Its funny, then, that Bush may have helped set up an Islamic State in Iraq. In the name of Jesus

[Evergreen Emerald]

3. My very favorite line from the Maher interview was the last one:

"We are never again going to allow our leadership to use our children in this reckless, careless, arrogant, ignorant way."

[wake.up.america]

8. Absolutely beautifully said. WOW!!!!!!!

"My very favorite line from the Maher interview was the last one:"
Posted by Evergreen Emerald

[understandinglife]

12. Mine, as well!!

Peace.

[Amonester]

5. Recommended. The future of the civilized world is at stake.

Thank You, Cindy!!

Thank You, DU!!

:loveya:

[SammyWinstonJack]

7. I'll bet that pissed off the wannabe dictator**

The part about going over his head and "he's our employee". :rofl:

[wake.up.america]

9. The clown is not my employee, but he has a lot to say if...

the planet blows up!!

Everyone in the world should start making their leaders more accountable. (if possible)

[Inland]

11. Well, just sacrificing another thousand on the funeral pyre of the fallen

is so pagany. So we have to have another year of war.

[HereSince1628]

13. Absolutely, this is the sunk-cost fallacy common to losing gamblers

and failing entrepreneurs. The behavior is essentially placing more and more at risk and losing it in the mistaken notion that continued spending will rescue the failing investment before bankruptcy intervenes.

[Proud2BAmurkin]

14. KICK for brilliantly stated Idiot Son position

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[understandinglife]

15. Mike Keefe for The Denver Post: "Honoring their sacrifice"

Honoring their Sacrifice (Cartoon: Mike Keefe / The Denver Post


Peace.