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Originally Posted by glenmore
Certainly, she, her family and friends have suffered a loss of a loved one. But that gives her no more or less moral authority to argue for or against the war than anybody else. This is the same lame argument that unless Bush administration supporters don't enlist tommorrow or march their kids down to the recruitment center, they should shut up.
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Sorry man, the bond between a mother and child is strong. I agree that Bush would put himself in an awkward spot by visiting with her again. But, I think her moral authority regarding this war is a little greater than mine.
And as far as her son having the right to sacrifice his life independent of her opinion, that is true to an extent, but 18, 19 year olds are pretty green, certainly in modern times. Parents continue their shepherding to varying degrees through the 20s and 30s of their children. Could well be that some young men fall for the lure of glorious patriotism over the protests of their mothers. In fact, it is often considered less than manly to be concerned about the caution of one's mother.
It's often a good thing when young men do break free from fearful constraints of parents and participate in military service. I maintain however, that military action is not automatically noble or prudent. If Sheehan distrusts Dubya as much as I do, I can understand her not wanting to quietly accept this.