Cindy Sheehan has every right to make a fool of herself. She is certainly justified in asking questions about her son’s death in Iraq. President Bush does have an obligation to explain why we are fighting in Iraq. But he already has.
I’m not sure what Ms. Sheehan’s ultimate goal is, but right now she’s acting as a foci for every left-wing nutjob in the country. I happened to be in line at the grocery store the other day. My cashier was an Iraqi Turkmen and I was having a conversation about Iraq with her. Some lady in front of me decided to blurt out her opinions of the war and then prattled on about how she was considering joining Cindy on her camping trip. Being a polite type, I just listened. Internally, I was thinking, whatever, you nut job. Ignorance is everywhere.
I’ve asked my wife, should I die while in Iraq, that she not politicize my death. She just rolled her eyes. She’s not the camping evangelist type.