"The president says he feels compassion for me," she said after
learning what he'd said. "But the best way to show that compassion is by
meeting with me and the other mothers and families who are here.
"Our sons made the ultimate sacrifice, and we want answers. All
we're asking is that he sacrifice an hour out of his five-week vacation
to
talk to us, before the next mother loses her son in Iraq."
Sheehan has been speaking out against the war since soon after
meeting Bush last year, and she is well known in the anti-war
community. But it is only this week that her story has attracted
media attention beyond the Bay Area.
In a scene reminiscent of the movie "Field of Dreams," hundreds
of people have joined her vigil here in a baseball-diamond-size field in
the middle of nowhere. Most have come for just a day or two,
spurred by the more than 250 interviews she's done since starting her
stare-down with the president.
Many wear shirts that say, "Talk to Cindy."
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