Cindy Sheehan
✓ Source-basedfallingAmerican antiwar activist
S. Army Specialist Casey Sheehan, was killed by enemy action during the Iraq War. She attracted national and international media attention in August 2005 for her extended antiwar protest at a makeshift camp outside President George W. Bush's Texas ranch - a stand that drew both passionate support and criticism.
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Casey Sheehan
Friends and family of Cindy Sheehan hold a photo of Casey Sheehan at an anti-war demonstration in Arlington, Virginia on October 2, 2004.
Members of White House vigil on August 17, 2005, in support of Cindy Sheehan's protest at President Bush's Crawford ranch
Sheehan in Melbourne speaking in support of David Hicks, May 2006.
Cindy Sheehan campaigns at an End the War Now! rally in San Francisco, October 2007In their own words 10
Presidents are humans, too… it is really awkward to be with parents who have buried a child. There isn’t really anything anyone can say that isn’t somewhat hurtful.
‘Bush Was No Better’ Than Donald Trump, Daily Beast (23 November 2017)
Many U.S. troops occupy countries that are no threat to the U.S. and many innocent civilians have been killed. I don’t find that heroic at all.
‘Bush Was No Better’ Than Donald Trump, Daily Beast (23 November 2017)
War is barbaric. Trump has proven himself to be a loose cannon who doesn’t seem to have very many social graces. But Bush was no better.
‘Bush Was No Better’ Than Donald Trump, Daily Beast (23 November 2017)
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Cindy Lee Sheehan is an American anti-war activist, whose son, U.S. Army Specialist Casey Sheehan, was killed by enemy action during the Iraq War. She attracted national and international media attention in August 2005 for her extended antiwar protest at a makeshift camp outside President George W. Bush's Texas ranch - a stand that drew both passionate support and criticism. Sheehan ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 2008. She was a vocal critic of President Barack Obama's foreign policy. Her memoir, Peace Mom: A Mother's Journey Through Heartache to Activism, was published in 2006. In an interview with The Daily Beast in 2017, Sheehan continued to hold her critical views towards George W. Bush, while also criticizing the militarism of Donald Trump.
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