THE "Neocon" TROUBLEMAKERS at The Christian Science Monitor
Antiwar sentiment gets champion
Cindy Sheehan's vigil outside Bush's Texas ranch brings focus to a protest movement that's been largely unseen and ineffective.
By Brad Knickerbocker and Kris Axtman
Staff writers of The Christian Science Monitor
ASHLAND, ORE., AND CRAWFORD, TEXAS – In her high-profile vigil outside President Bush's Texas ranch, Cindy Sheehan has brought the face and the heart of the antiwar movement to the world.
The plain-spoken words and image of a mother carrying a wooden cross to commemorate the son she lost in Iraq have suddenly brought focus to what has been largely an unseen and ineffective protest movement in the US.
To be sure, this is still not Kent State in 1970. For a variety of political and practical reasons, today's antiwar movement may never approach the ardor of a generation ago. Moreover, many conservatives criticize Ms. Sheehan for being co-opted by the broader political left - itself a reflection of the crosscurrents of the time...
... "We don't have a 'conscription draft,' as we say, but we have an economic draft [recruiters increasingly targeting poorer high school students], a backdoor draft with the National Guard and Reserves [who now make up more than 40 percent of US troops in Iraq], with the stop-loss program and the calling up of the Individual Ready Reserves," says Steve Morse of the Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors, which offers counseling on a "GI Hotline" at 13 locations around the country.
The Rassmussen Reports as of Monday, August 15, 2005.
Bush Job Approval
Strongly Approve
23%
Somewhat Approve
23%
Somewhat Disapprove
16%
Strongly Disapprove
38%
RasmussenReports.com
THE POLLS demonstrate across the board no matter the poll taker and how much of an 'out liar' they are a strong disapproval regarding Bush's performance in Iraq. I sincerely believe there have been a lot of people who feel the way Cindy Sheehan does for a long time. She is very effective.
It is IMPOSSIBLE to dislodge a REGIME in DC that refuses to take Bush and Cheney to impeachment as they should considering the fraud that lead to invading Iraq, including, the lies of The State of the Union address; "... the British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa, ..."
NEOCONS == Troublemakers
