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Has she attempted at all recently to go through proper channels in a non-confrontational manner to seek the ears of leading Democrats? Has she tried taking the path of civility with hands outstretched in an attempt to open up real dialogue without the use of heavy rhetoric? Has she exhausted her means of diplomatic communication to the Dem Leadership and been flatly denied any face time, such as * denied her while she was in crawford, so that her only option left was to interrupt the Dems today during an important press conference (there are other issues we need to address besides the war, for the record)?
I'm just curious. Because I have supported Cindy with much heart in the past, but have been feeling disenfranchised by her actions lately. I'm just being honest. If she's taken every avenue to seek diplomatic and communicative face time with the Dems and has been flatly denied with all indications that they will not in any time going forward give her time to speak with them, then I can understand more her actions today. But if she hasn't, and just simply jumped right into the last resort type action like she did today, then I can't agree with it and will consider it misguided.
The Dems have not yet even begun. I think they deserve a chance to go down their own path first and see if they can't figure some things out for themselves. I absolutely support Cindy's passion for ending the war and would support her trying to diplomatically convince our leadership to see things her way. If she hasn't exhausted her options to go that route yet, and just did what she did in the absence of such attempts, then I would have to think that it is becoming more of a media spectacle thing for her than actual genuine attempts at driving change. There's a right way and a wrong way to do things. I know she means well with all her heart and I know the suffering she's been through. She has as much right as anybody to speak up about this and drive for change. I just find myself wishing she'd go about it in what I consider to be more productive ways first. Only after those avenues have run their course would I then fully understand such actions as what happened today. This is my dilemma right now in this situation, as it is very hard to not support someone who has been through so much, done so much and sacrificed so much.
But I'm hoping I'm wrong. I'm not aware of her being flatly denied now or in the soon future any face time with the Dems or her truly trying the diplomatic route to achieve such. But I must admit, I don't know for certain. That is why I request this information from you all, to help assist in my confusion. Has she exhausted all diplomatic options with the Dems already? Have they flat out refused to hear her, such as was evident with bush in crawford? I need to know if this was a last resort or a jumping the gun unnecessarily.
Thanks in advance for your input,
OMC
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