Cindy Sheehan Quotes on America (16 Quotes)

It's pretty obvious what's been happening since August. It's miraculous. The American people were on board. Now it seems like more of our leadership are getting on board.

I believe that it is my right and responsibility as an American to question our government when our government is wrong. I'm not one of the immature patriots who say my country right or wrong because my country is wrong now, and my country-the policies of my country are responsible for killing tens of thousands of innocent people, and I won't stand by and let that happen anymore.

I don't believe dying in a war of aggression on a country that's no threat to the United States of America is a noble cause.

58% of the American public are with us. We're preaching to the choir, but the choir's not singing, if all of the 58% started singing, this war would end.

If we stick together as an American people we can bring down the war criminals that are running our country right now.

All I want is for President Bush to take one hour out of his vacation and meet with me before another mother's son dies in Iraq, ... You don't use our country's precious sons and daughters unless it's absolutely necessary to defend America. Mr. President, it is time to level with the American people.

What happened last night is very disturbing to all of us, and it should be really disturbing to America. Because no matter what you think about the war, we should all honor the sacrifice of the ones who have fallen. And to me it's so ironic that I'm accused of dishonoring my son's memory, by doing what I'm doing, by the other side, and then somebody comes and does this.

I've always admired President Chavez for standing up to imperialism and the meddling of the American government in South America.

We have seen this week the disastrous politics of this nation. We need to bring our troops home now. We need to have them here to protect America.

Everyone in America should be appalled that that many were killed. What's more obscene, me wearing the number, or that there is a number at all My son is one of those numbers.

Sheehan, now on a cross-country bus tour to rally support for the Sept. 24 march on Washington, still recalls that moment in Crawford. The other mothers coming helped a lot, ... It helped to know I wasn't alone, that I wasn't the only mother in America who wanted answers.

Blame America First crowd.

The responsibility for lying to the American people and targeting critics and dissidents needs to go all the way up the chain of command. Scooter Libby was clearly one of the administration's attack dogs unleashed on opponents of this fraudulent war, but he serves higher masters.

Cindy Sheehan and President Bush have at least one thing in common They're both busy people with hectic schedules who had the month of August off. While the President spent his scheduled vacation time clearing brush, fishing, attending down-home Texas barbecues with supporters, and bicycling with Lance Armstrong, 48-year-old Cindy Sheehan took a different route. Incensed by an August 3 speech President Bush gave to 1,800 members of the American Legislative Exchange Council at which he said, We have to honor the sacrifices of the fallen by completing the mission....The families of the fallen can be assured that they died for a noble cause, ... until that jerk comes out and tells me why my son died.

Am I emotional Yes, my first born was murdered. Am I angry Yes, he was killed for lies and for a Neo-Con agenda to benefit Israel. My son joined the Army to protect America, not Israel. Am I stupid No, I know full-well that my son, my family, this nation, and this world were betrayed by George W. Bush who was influenced by the neo-con PNAC agenda after 911,

I think it's going to be an amazing opportunity for the people of America to show their elected officials we mean business when we say we want our troops home,