(Letter send to local paper, not printed.)
Bush Agenda Needs More Attention, Not Sympathy
Your view that Cindy’s Sheehan’s grief fuels the anti-Bush agenda is not as controversial as the assessment that her name stands out due to "media attention" is obvious. Both of those are just the way things work. Less obvious probably is the media’s responsibility and congress is not far behind in blame. What is missing in your piece is the reason she is there now. That is that the president is using the deaths of our service men and women in Iraq for political purposes and linking them to a "noble cause".
If the media and congress would hold the president accountable for more than slogans we would likely not be in Iraq let alone be uncomfortable with his inability to face us or plan for success. Imagine that someone would use their grief to change things and imagine further that she gets support from sympathizers that are political as well as qualified. The supporters of the administration and our "struggle" could only hope for as much.
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