SHEEHAN: You Get What you Vote For!
Dateline: November 27, 2009
By Cindy Sheehan [print_link]
![]() Maybe tens of thousands more US soldiers will be sent to Afghanistan soon, to join their fellows in a hopeless battle whose real goals are kept from the American people. Secondly, On January 23rd of a rapidly dissipating 2009, Barack Obama perpetrated his first war crime (as president) by authorizing a drone attack in Pakistan. In February of this same year, he ordered an increase of roughly 20,000 more troops to Afghanistan: more war crimes, no corresponding outcry. However, when I cried out, I was roundly attacked by the “left” for not giving Obama a “chance.” 2009 is going to be the most deadly year for our troops and Afghan and Pakistani civilians on record. I think George Bush is calling: he wants his Nobel Peace Prize back. In the end, you always get what you vote for. On Monday, November 30, the Peace of the Action Coalition will be sending out a press release condemning the escalation and announcing our Mother of all Protests (MOAP) that will begin in the spring. |