Steve Darnell
Friday, Aug. 19, 2005

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  I know, these are strong words to use against a "grieving mother," but the time for grief is over. Mrs. Sheehan's own hateful words ended her grieving.

Cindy Sheehan is camped out in Crawford, Texas, demanding to see President Bush over the death of her son in Iraq. Her son, 24-year-old Army Specialist Casey Sheehan, was killed in Iraq last year. She has also started protesting the war in Iraq and has since become the poster child for the anti-war wackos who are calling for the complete withdrawal of troops from Iraq.

For the record, Mrs. Sheehan already saw President Bush in June of last year when Mr. Bush met with families that have lost sons and daughters in Iraq. At that time Mrs. Sheehan seemed to appreciate the meeting, saying, "I now know he's sincere about wanting freedom for the Iraqis." Cindy also said after their meeting: "I know he's sorry and feels some pain for our loss. And I know he's a man of faith."

Now, apparently, the grieving mother has changed her mind about President Bush, calling him "the biggest terrorist in the world."

The Drudge Report produced transcripts of a speech Mrs. Sheehan recently gave at San Francisco State University, where she said: "We are not waging a war on terror in this country; we're waging a war of terror. The biggest terrorist in the world is George W. Bush!"

She continued her anti-war tirade, saying: "The whole world is damaged. Our humanity is damaged. If he thinks that it's so important for Iraq to have a U.S.-imposed sense of freedom and democracy, then he needs to sign up his two little party-animal girls. They need to go to this war.

"We want our country back, and if we have to impeach everybody from George Bush down to the person who picks up dog sh*t in Washington, we will impeach all those people."

Mrs. Sheehan also proved her lack of intellect, stating that "We are waging a nuclear war in Iraq right now. That country is contaminated. It will be contaminated for practically eternity now."

I must admit, nuclear war is news to me. Has anyone else heard of this?

I think it is time for our gloves to come off. Many columnists around the country have "tiptoed" around the Sheehan controversy because they have respected the loss of her son. But now Mrs. Sheehan is showing her true colors: liberal activist, not loving mother. I think it is time to fight back.

Mrs. Sheehan and other appeasers around the world provide the fuel that feeds the fire of terrorism. If not for this fuel, terrorists would realize that they do not have a chance to sway the minds of people and would end the bombings.

Terrorists are not stupid. They understand that bombing innocent civilians will not change the minds of the strong, but will break the will of the weak. So they attack the weak, and the weak fold.

Spain is a good example of this reasoning. Would the terrorists have attacked Spain if the whole population stood strong against terrorism? No. What would be the point?

Every time an appeaser voices his or her opinion against the war in Iraq, terrorists gain hope that they can change the will of the people. So, whether they want to admit it or not, appeasers protesting the war in Iraq are indirectly responsible for the deaths of the innocent.

And the deaths of our soldiers.

In fact, appeasers, not George W. Bush, are directly responsible for the death of Mrs. Sheehan's son. If the whole country were united for the war in Iraq, I doubt if the terrorists would have started their suicide bombing campaign.

Using this logic, Mrs. Sheehan has become the biggest terrorist in the world – not George W. Bush, as she so eloquently stated. And the liberal media have become her ally by spreading the word of her protest to the terrorists.

One other point: Every time Mrs. Sheehan opens her mouth in protest, she is dragging the legacy of her son through liberal muck. Her son was a hero who volunteered to serve his county and died protecting our Constitution. Now his mother has become a traitor who is using the war on terror to wage a war against a president whom she does not like. What sense does this make?

Mrs. Sheehan is the lowest form of crust the left has produced recently in a sea of liberal appeasement. Does she have no shame? Does she want her son to be known as the son of the liberal wacko from California sitting in a ditch in Crawford, Texas, or would she like her son to be known as a young man who died protecting the people of the United States?

She is no longer a grieving mother but has become a target in the battle against liberal activism, and it is time the war is taken to the enemy.

Unfortunately, her son's good name will soon go down in history as the son of a wacko liberal instead of the war hero he is.

Steve is a self-syndicated columnist and can be reached at www.stevedarnell.com

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