He can't visit them all personally.
He's not being asked to visit them
all personally. He's being asked to visit one, and he can't even take an hour out of his vacation to do so (but he does have time to read several books while there).
And you don't think him seeing this one would cause problems when every other grieving parent wants to see him face to face? Because if he does it once, he'll be asked why he doesn't do it every time. She needs help she needs counciling, she can't let go, it's not the president of the United States' job to handle any of that.
I just don't understand her motivations.
To end the illegal and pointless war in Iraq and spare more families the grief she has suffered. If her son had died for a noble cause she would not be doing it. But he died for a lie, and even the reasons that replaced that lie - bringing peace and democracy to Iraq, are not being achieved.
She's not goign to end the war. The war will be over when every terrorist in the world is gone. That will never happen. The war in Iraq is and has been over for a long time. What's happening now is the people of Iraq are trying to set up a government and fend for themselves. Our men are there helping them as they are being attacked by TERRORISTS. If we leave before they're ready, chaos and anarchy will be the result. We're there to help them. How is that not a noble cause?
Sheeham is being told by so many people how great she is, and how wrong it was for her son to die, and how evil Bush is for sending her son to die. All of that may be true but it doesn't help her. It just prolongs her grief and lack of closure.
What she should be told is that her son was a hero who died for his country and knew what he was getting into. You enter into the military, there's a chance you'll see combat and die. That's the bottom line.
Do I wish she could sit down with the President and get the closure she wants... sure, but what do you think he'll say to her that he hasn't already said to the people who have lost loved ones. He's not going to suddenly open up and say, "You're right, it was stupid, I'm sorry." And frankly, that's not true.
What I hate the most is people USING her to advance their own voices. Oh, here's one person who lost someone that is going to camp out in front of Bush's house... Lets try to make the President look bad for not inviting her in for a cup of tea...