> No, Casey's sacrifice was not "worth it" > and George needs to do more than wave his > flag and manipulate our sense of > patriotism. He needs to march his girls to a > recruitment center and send them to Iraq to fight the > terrorists that his moronic and callous foreign > policies have recruited or he needs to wake up and > smell the apple pie and bring our other sons and > daughters home, now!
Ditto. > Still Not Worth It > > by Cindy Sheehan > > http://www.lewrockwell.com/sheehan/sheehan10.html > > Last January, I was bumped from the Larry King Live > show for an appearance by the soon to be proven > innocent Michael Jackson. I was going to be on the > program to answer the question: Did I feel my son's > murder in Iraq was "worth it" after the "free" > elections in the war torn country on January 30th. I > wrote an article then called: "Not Worth It." > > I never thought I would be invited back on as a guest > after I pretty much burned the Larry King bridge with > my article. However, to my astonishment, I was invited > to be a guest on June 28th. I was asked to be on the > broadcast in order to give my impressions and rebuttal > to George's speech on Iraq that he delivered in front > of the less than enthusiastic (what the White House > spin doctors call: respectful) troops at Ft. Bragg, NC. > > I felt like I was in Bizarro World as I heard George > speak about 9/11 five times and mention terrorism 31 > times, even though these rationales for war have been > disproved repeatedly. I think George thinks that since > we believed him once about terrorism vis-à-vis Iraq, > that we must therefore be gullible enough to believe > him this time. I don't know, and I am not a > professional pundit, but my theory is he might have > mentioned 9/11 to manipulate our emotions and maybe > even frighten us a little again? > > The thing that struck me when I was watching that > vacuous man giving his hollow speech was the fact that > he could have always replaced the word "terrorists" > with the phrase: "my moronic and callous foreign > policies" For example, when he said that terrorists > spread death and destruction on the streets of Baghdad > and kill innocent people, he could have just as easily > said: "My moronic and callous foreign policies spread > death and destruction on the streets of Baghdad and > kill innocent people." When he said that we need to > stop terrorists from toppling governments in the > region, he could have just as easily said: "We need to > stop my moronic and callous foreign policies from > toppling governments in the region." People have > characterized the speech-lite in many ways, but if I > had to pick a few words to describe it, I would say: > "Hypocritical, manipulative, condescending, meaningless > drivel." > > I sat through an entire hour in the CNN studio in DC > hearing not one person say that the invasion was a > mistake and if it was a mistake, then our troops should > be brought home immediately. Even the "Democratic" > Senators (Kerry and Bayh) on the program just gave > their recipes for "success" in Iraq, which did not > include any exit strategies. The guest host for that > hour was Bob Costas and he asked one guest, Sen. John > McCain, an intriguing question: "If you could push > Button One and have an eventual wonderful outcome in > Iraq, or if you could push Button Two and never have > had it happen, which one would you pick?" Of course, > Sen. McCain chose Button One. He hasn't had a loved one > killed in this enormous tragedy of a war, nor does he > have a loved one in harm's way. It has not affected him > personally one bit. What skin is it off McCain's nose > if our troops remain for a highly unlikely rosy outcome > at the cost of thousands of more lives? I would push > the button that would bring back my son, Casey, and the > tens of thousands of other victims who have been killed > for nothing but outright lies and bald-faced betrayals. > I would push the button that would give Iraq back its > power, water, and infrastructure. > > My absolute favorite guest of the evening was Sen. John > Warner, powerful chair of the Senate Armed Disservices > Committee. Of course, he fell in lockstep behind his > Führer and praised the speech and how, although we have > "all" paid a terrible price for this invasion and > occupation, bringing freedom and democracy to the Iraqi > people is worth all the sacrifices that the world is > making. I sat in the Green Room with Sen. Warner's > entourage. I wondered (even out loud) what price they > have paid for our administration's misdeeds in Iraq. > They all looked like happy, well-fed, well-dressed, > well-educated, and well-hydrated Americans. They looked > to me like they had plenty of electricity to blow-dry > their hair and charge their cell phones and laptops. > They looked like they had quite a nice supply of clean > drinking water and fresh food. I sincerely doubt if any > of them had a loved one ripped from their lives by a > car bomb, IED, or bullet in an ambush. I wondered who > the "we" was that John Warner spoke of. I spoke with > John Warner after his interview and told him unless he > was prepared to sacrifice even a good night's sleep > over this senseless and criminal war, then he should > work on ending it, not prolonging the carnage. He told > me that I was "entitled to my opinion," but he would > respectfully have to disagree with me. That was awfully > Constitutional of him! > > I finally got on to speak for my 82 seconds (all the > time Larry King Live could spare for the peace message) > about how this war is a catastrophe and how we should > bring the troops home and quit forcing the Iraqi people > to pay for our government's hubris and quit forcing > innocent children to suffer so we can allegedly fight > terrorism somewhere besides America. How absolutely > racist and immoral is it to take America's battles to > another land and make an entire country pay for the > crimes of others? To me, this is blatant genocide. How > dare we export our brand of flag-waving death and > devastation to a people who have been through so much > already? It wasn't bad enough that our sanctions killed > tens of thousands of Iraqis before we even started an > active aggression against them. Now we have to create > confusion, chaos, and disorder there. How dare our > president and Congress, and we Americans, allow this to > continue? > > After my brief advocacy for peace, my position was > refuted by another Mom whose son was killed in Iraq in > 2003 who said she "totally disagrees" with me and > "feels sorry" for me. Well, you know what? I ache for > her blindness and for the millions of sheeple who have > had the wool pulled over their eyes by the bunch of > hypocritical, bad shepherds who are running a > disastrous herd over the world. I have distressing news > for the Soccer Safety Moms and the NASCAR Dads who are > such ardent supporters of this administration and war: > Your grandchildren and children who will be entering > Kindergarten this fall will be fighting George's > endless war if he gets his way and is allowed to > continue spreading the cancer of imperialism in the > Middle-East. Donny Rumsfeld said we could be in Iraq > for another dozen years. Does anybody think with all > the billions of dollars that are being poured into > constructing super-sized bases in Iraq that the war > machine plans on relinquishing the cash-cow that is > that poor, unfortunate land anytime soon? Think about > it when you tuck your child into bed tonight. > > I heard George and the Senators say that evening the > sacrifices we as Americans have had to make for Iraq > are "worth it." I really would like to know who has > benefited and profited from Iraq and who has really had > to sacrifice anything. I know it was "worth it" to Dick > Cheney who was the CEO of Halliburton, (of no-bid > contract fame) which has raped billions of dollars from > our government, from the people of Iraq, and from our > soldiers who are not getting what they need to survive > in a combat zone. It is "worth it" to Black Water > Security Co. who sends one-thousand-dollar-a-day > mercenaries to Iraq, funded by the War Department. It > is "worth it" to L. Paul Bremer who slunk out of Iraq > with 8.8 BILLION dollars missing from the Provisional > authority. It is also "worth it" to the other companies > and individuals who have been enriched by feeding our > children to the military industrial complex. By George, > I think we have found the people who think this war is > "worth it." But, is it worth it to George Bush who was > counting on this unlawful and unprincipled aggression > in Iraq to give him "political" capital? Instead, if > poll numbers are any good indication, Americans are > withdrawing their assent for George and they are > withdrawing their consent for him to wage eternal war > on humanity. > > As I sat in the Green Room of CNN, I was saddened and > troubled by George's call for us Americans to fly the > flag proudly on the 4th to honor our troops. For one > thing, the American flag is not a magical token that > can bring armor to the troops who are still dying > without the protection. The flag is not a faith healer > that can restore limbs and eyesight to the ones who > have been maimed forever. The flag is not a genie in a > bottle that can blink her eyes and bring our children > home from this horrible blunder that they are suffering > for and being slaughtered for. But, as for me, I will > never be able to celebrate another patriotic holiday > without mourning what this nation has stolen from my > family. I will never be able to look at an American > flag without thinking of the uniform my son wore > proudly that displayed that same symbol and the evil > ones who desecrated and defiled the stars and stripes > by lying us into the invasion of Iraq. No, Casey's > sacrifice was not "worth it" and George needs to do > more than wave his flag and manipulate our sense of > patriotism. He needs to march his girls to a > recruitment center and send them to Iraq to fight the > terrorists that his moronic and callous foreign > policies have recruited or he needs to wake up and > smell the apple pie and bring our other sons and > daughters home, now! > > July 4, 2005 > > Cindy Sheehan [send her mail] is the mother of Spc. > Casey Austin Sheehan, KIA 04/04/04 She is co-founder of > Gold Star Families for Peace. > > Copyright (c) 2005 LewRockwell.com > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >Biofuel mailing list >Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): >http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
