Sheehan Urges War Foes To Oppose Clinton

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Cindy Sheehan, who became the face of anti-war sentiment after her son died in Iraq, urged foes of the war to thwart Senator Clinton’s political aspirations unless the New York Democrat opposes the conflict.


“I believe that any candidate who supports the war should not receive our support,” Ms. Sheehan said yesterday in a telephone interview with the Associated Press. “It doesn’t matter if they’re Senator Clinton or whoever.”


Ms. Sheehan has become a de facto leader of the anti-war movement since she camped out near President Bush’s Texas ranch while he vacationed there in August, requesting a meeting with the president. Her son Casey was killed last year in an ambush in Sadr City, Iraq.


The former first lady, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, voted in 2002 for the congressional resolution authorizing the president to use military force in Iraq. Clinton has supported troop-level expansions even while criticizing Mr. Bush’s handling of Iraq.


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