Dear President Bush

by Cindy Sheehan, Hart Viges, Howard Zinn

In writings, speeches, and an interview conducted in the wake of the famous Camp Casey summer in Crawford, Texas, Cindy Sheehan embraces her personal transformation into America’s most outspoken advocate for peace. From her trip to the World Social Forum in Venezuela to her ouster from the State of the Union address, Sheehan continues to speak out on topics such as civil disobedience, US foreign policy, New Orleans, military recruitment, her son Casey’s death on his fifth day in Iraq, and soldiers who resist.

Genres: Politics

156 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Cindy Lee Miller Sheehan is an American anti-war activist, whose son, U.S. Army Specialist Casey Sheehan, was killed by enemy action during the Iraq War. She attracted national and international media attention in August 2005 for her extended antiwar protest at a makeshift camp outside President George W. Bush's Texas ranch—a stand that drew both passionate support and criticism. Sheehan ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 2008. She was a vocal critic of President Barack Obama's foreign policy. Her memoir, Peace Mom: A Mother's Journey Through Heartache to Activism, was published in 2006.

Sheehan was the 2012 vice-presidential nominee of the Peace and Freedom Party, and received 1.2% of the statewide vote in the 2014 California gubernatorial election.

Reviews

[Stephen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Organizing and cleaning a bookshelf. I found this. In another life, it was on a bookshelf in my downstairs powder room in another house and it is short so one could sit and shit and read!

[Ken · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wow! This is a tough little book. I bought it at City Lights in San Francisco last month and I imagine that's one of the only book stores bold enough to carry it. Bottom line is Cindy Sheehan speaks very candidly through a collection of interviews, statements. speeches, a letter to Bush's Mother, and a letter to W himself. In addition to her candor she offers bits and pieces of her experience meeting with various Senators, CIA, and her one meeting with George himself. The sad thing is, he didn't even know her son's name. "Who are we honoring here today?" Unbelievable. May be a bit tough for most to read but its worthwhile for anyone interested in gathering a complete perspective on the war and its damage on the poor grieving families. She asks some hard questions here, but I imagine that the only ones that might take the time to read this book (?) are members of the choir she's preaching to.