It's good that she's using her son's death for a movement. I'm sure he'd be proud. Given that after he volunatrily enlisted, he re-enlisted knowing that he'd be going to Iraq.
In her own words, another meeting would hurt the movement. She said they've thought about that- then why wouldn't they have another meeting to shut her up? Seems to me like he's doing her a favor by letting her have her five minutes.
Am I the only one whose local news shows pictures and basically reads obits about local soldiers who died? Seems like a pretty apparent human face put on those losses. You know- people compare Iraq to Vietnam, so you throw out the numbers and you see the degree of casualties is way off. So then people claim that there's no human face on the losses? I don't get it.
According to her, he's doing her a favor by staying on his pre-planned vacation.
Except that many mothers understand that their children chose to enlist. Those soldiers that fully understood the committment don't blame the President. Those that were in it to get college paid for should have read the writing on the wall. It's not like each and every ARMY ad doesn't have tanks, fatigues, etc.
Interesting note: I am not in favor of the war in Iraq- I supported action in Afghanistan, and support democracy in Iraq, however I do not believe the two were connected and should have been handled in the same manner. However, I cannot stand people using the deaths of soldiers to get media attention, to promote political agendas or to take shots at the President. It is dishonorable to those who have died, and it disgusts me.