…"You know Iraq was no threat to the United States of America until we invaded. I mean they’re not even a threat to the United States of America. Iraq was not involved in 9-11, Iraq was not a terrorist state. But now that we have decimated the country, the borders are open, freedom fighters from other countries are going in, and they [American troops] have created more terrorism by going to an Islamic country, devastating the country and killing innocent people in that country. The terrorism is growing and people who never thought of being car bombers or suicide bombers are now doing it because they want the United States of America out of their country."

She made the remark during her trek earlier this month to Crawford, Texas; but her equating the enemy with freedom fighters has not been highlighted by the mainstream media, despite her telling it directly to a reporter for CBS News. Sheehan’s comments were recorded on video by Veterans for Peace, a group pushing for Bush’s impeachment.

Sheehan also referred to her son, Casey, not as a war hero, but rather a war victim: "If I was thinking straight, which I wasn’t, I never would have allowed a military funeral, and I wouldn’t have buried him in his uniform," Sheehan said. "I just basically stayed sitting on my couch, crying and drinking for a week."