I completely disagree with her, but I’m thankful we live in America, and she can do what she is doing.

Imagine a woman in Iraq whose son disappeared. Do you think she could have camped outside Saddam’s palace and demanded a meeting? Do you think the media would have covered it? She would’ve been killed, on the spot.

That’s why I’m thankful we live in America.

That’s what her son died for. I don’t know if Ms. Sheehan thinks it’s worth it, or not, but the dream for Iraq is to make it a place where other mothers can do what she is doing right now.

Even if you don’t think we should’ve been there in the first place, we can’t pull out now. Even if you don’t think democracy was one of the reasons we invaded, it must be now. We must have faith in our soldiers and especially the Iraqi people, even if you don’t have faith in Bush and his administration.