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{{Cquote|I was the darling of the so-called left as long as I limited my protests to [[George Bush]] and the [[Republican Party]]. ...However, when I started to hold the [[Democratic Party]] to the same standards that I held the Republican Party, support for my cause started to erode and the “[[left]]” started labeling me with the same slurs...The most devastating conclusion that I reached ... was that Casey did indeed die for nothing....killed by his own country which is beholden to and run by a war machine that even controls what we think. ...I have also tried to work within a peace movement that often puts personal egos above peace and human life. ...George Bush will never be impeached because if the Democrats dig too deeply, they may unearth a few skeletons in their own graves ...This is my resignation letter as the “face” of the American anti-war movement. ...Good-bye America…you are not the country that I love...<ref>[http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/05/29/1495/ Good Riddance Attention Whore], by Cindy Sheehan, ''CommonDreams.org'', May 29, 2007.</ref> }}

{{Cquote|I was the darling of the so-called left as long as I limited my protests to [[George Bush]] and the [[Republican Party]]. ...However, when I started to hold the [[Democratic Party]] to the same standards that I held the Republican Party, support for my cause started to erode and the “[[left]]” started labeling me with the same slurs...The most devastating conclusion that I reached ... was that Casey did indeed die for nothing....killed by his own country which is beholden to and run by a war machine that even controls what we think. ...I have also tried to work within a peace movement that often puts personal egos above peace and human life. ...George Bush will never be impeached because if the Democrats dig too deeply, they may unearth a few skeletons in their own graves ...This is my resignation letter as the “face” of the American anti-war movement. ...Good-bye America…you are not the country that I love...<ref>[http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/05/29/1495/ Good Riddance Attention Whore], by Cindy Sheehan, ''CommonDreams.org'', May 29, 2007.</ref> }}

Parents of soldiers killed in action have taken issue with her actions, specifically her use in protests of the names of other soldiers who have been killed in the Iraq War.  Some parents of slain soldiers have supported her activism.  <ref>http://www.kxan.com/Global/story.asp?S=3723057&nav=0s3ddLEI</ref>  Journalists reported that Sheehan agreed to make commercials for [[John Kerry]] during the 2004 Presidential campaign and was put on his campaign payroll, however it appears the commercials may have never been produced.  <ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,221519,00.html</ref>   

Parents of soldiers killed in action have taken issue with her actions, specifically her use in protests of the names of other soldiers who have been killed in the [[Iraq War]].  Some parents of slain soldiers have supported her activism.  <ref>http://www.kxan.com/Global/story.asp?S=3723057&nav=0s3ddLEI</ref>  Journalists reported that Sheehan agreed to make commercials for [[John Kerry]] during the 2004 Presidential campaign and was put on his campaign payroll, however it appears the commercials may have never been produced.  <ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,221519,00.html</ref>   

As the public face of the anti-war movment Sheehan made extremely [[Anti-Semitism|antisemitic]] remarks <ref>http://www.nysun.com/article/18436</ref><ref>[http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0905/glick090205.php3  The true believers,] By Caroline B. Glick, ''Jewish World Review'', Sept. 2, 2005 /28 Meanachem-Av, 5765.</ref>, even blaming Israel for her son's death. <ref>http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2005/08/22/the_cindy_sheehan_you_dont_know/ </ref>  The remarks were condemned by 1988 Democratic Presidential Nominee [[Michael Dukakis]]'s campaing manager and prominent commentator or DNC affairs, [[Susan Estrich]]. <ref>[http://www.gaffneyledger.com/news/2005/0826/Columns/009.html Anti-Semitism cannot be accepted], Susan Estrich, ''The Gaffney Ledger'', August 26, 2005. </ref> Specifically, Sheehan alleged:

As the public face of the anti-war movment Sheehan made extremely [[Anti-Semitism|antisemitic]] remarks <ref>http://www.nysun.com/article/18436</ref><ref>[http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0905/glick090205.php3  The true believers,] By Caroline B. Glick, ''Jewish World Review'', Sept. 2, 2005 /28 Meanachem-Av, 5765.</ref>, even blaming Israel for her son's death. <ref>http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2005/08/22/the_cindy_sheehan_you_dont_know/ </ref>  The remarks were condemned by 1988 Democratic Presidential Nominee [[Michael Dukakis]]'s campaing manager and prominent commentator or DNC affairs, [[Susan Estrich]]. <ref>[http://www.gaffneyledger.com/news/2005/0826/Columns/009.html Anti-Semitism cannot be accepted], Susan Estrich, ''The Gaffney Ledger'', August 26, 2005. </ref> Specifically, Sheehan alleged: