The lone woman, frail and vulnerable who has sacrificed her son in Bush's War in Iraq, camping outside the Presidential Ranch in Texas has caught the attention of the World. To see the most powerful man in the world cowering in fright in his ranch and sending two of his henchmen to meet with the lady is a sight that is just too good to be true. The reason why George Bush cannot see the mothe of Cassey Sheehan face to face is simple:he was highly economical with truth over the reasons for war in Iraq and he knew that the Mother will confront him over the issue. This is the Power of ONE. A lone crusade against wanton Death and Mayhem in Iraq in which a young life full of hope and promise was cut short. Of course Bush will say:We will stay the course, but Iraq is blown os far off course that we wonder whether it can really reach the shores of political and social stability.
The most horrible thing about this whole episode is the systematic attempt that the Media is making to trivilise the woman's protest. Rumours about her impending divorce are being circulated and there is even an attempt to paint her as CONNIVING tool in the hand of the anti war lobby. The fact is that a woman who has lost her onl;y son in a wasteful war in the desert of Iraq is asking questions that the men and women around Bush do not want to, or cannot answer.
It takes moral courage and extraordinary sense od moral worth to stand up and declare that the child she brought forth into the world raised and educated him, only to become a victim of a ruthless, wasteful war that cannot be won and ought not to have been waged.
More families are likely to join the protest and as it is the approval ratings of George Bush II have fallen below 33%. Even at the height of the Watergate Scandal, Nixon's personal approvasl ratings were higher. The war is finally coming home and George Bush who used his father's influence to get a posting in the National Guard in order to avoid sering in Vietnam will have to answer some tough questions in the days and months ahead.