Flower Power
May 4th, 2006
On Mother’s Day, peace activist Cindy Sheehan will join with mothers from all over the world in a gathering outside of the White House for a 24 hour vigil honoring those killed or wounded in the war on Iraq.
Fortunately, most of us have other plans on that day. We’ll spend the day with our wives and/or mothers, and celebrate the time together as a family with our kids, and other loved ones. We’ll laugh and play, with nary a thought of the tens of thousands of families worldwide that will spend this day like many others - mourning the untimely loss of their child.
While I am not trying to guilt you out of enjoying your plans, I am sure that your heart does indeed go out to these poor families. Sometimes, there is an opportunity to do something small that can help. This is one of those times. For as little as $3, you can send a Mother’s Day rose to Washington DC to show the mothers of the fallen soldiers that you stand with them against the war.
It will definitely be the cheapest rose you find for Mother’s Day, and probably more appreciated than the ones you pay $120 for. Take a minute (literally) to get involved. See ActForChange for more details.
May 4th, 2006 at 3:23 pm
Thought you might enjoy this.
http://thinkprogress.org/2006/05/04/rumsfeld-called-out/
May 4th, 2006 at 3:42 pm
awesome! thank you for sharing.
May 6th, 2006 at 6:42 pm
I respectfully wonder how her son would feel about her efforts? I respectfully wonder where our country would be today if we had never had any sacrafice take place against oppressors for the values of democracy and liberty which we hold dear. Would we have the freedom of speech so we could post in a forum such as this one without fear of retribution? A very close friend of mine has her son there (he is like a brother to me), he is proud to be serving his country and helping those people who were basically living under a dictatorial holocaust. Just my friendly .02
Joan who is thankful we can all discuss freely in this country regardless of our personal perspectives.
and who wishes that all men could respect one another’s basic rights and humanity so another war would never be necessary.
May 6th, 2006 at 9:33 pm
After considering further, I wanted to mention the following: I will admit I may feel differently if I were in Cindy Sheehan’s place and it were my son. I would be interested in some material to read from your point of view so I can make an intelligent decision concerning my ultimate feelings on this issue.
Thanks!
Joan
May 9th, 2006 at 5:31 pm
What does it mean to be ‘against the war’ at this point in time? Does it mean that one believes we should pull out of Iraq and leave them hanging?
May 9th, 2006 at 8:24 pm
I think being against the war means different things to different people. So while I don’t speak for everyone, I do believe we should pull out immediately and, “leave them hanging”. There will never be peace so long as we are there.
If someone knocked on my door, killed my family, then burned down my house I’m not so sure I would want them to help me build a new one.
May 12th, 2006 at 9:32 am
I do get your point Rob. However, if you ever have the opportunity to speak to soldiers coming back from Iraq I highly recommend it. My friends tell me that undoubtly that the Iraqis don’t like westerners at all. That said, they do want us there, they’re happy with the progress, they despise the insurgents coming across the Syrian border, and they expect us to stay and defend them.