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Cindy Sheehan is the mother of Army Specialist Casey Sheehan, who was killed in action in Iraq in 2004. President Bush met with her and other Iraqi casualty families in a closed-door meeting in June, 2004. Here is what the story was then:

"We have a lot of respect for the office of the president, and I have a new respect for him because he was sincere and he didn't have to take the time to meet with us," Sincerity was something Cindy had hoped to find in the meeting. Shortly after Casey died, Bush sent the family a form letter expressing his condolences, and Cindy said she felt it was an impersonal gesture.

"I now know he's sincere about wanting freedom for the Iraqis," Cindy said after their meeting. "I know he's sorry and feels some pain for our loss. And I know he's a man of faith."

The meeting didn't last long, but in their time with Bush, Cindy spoke about Casey and asked the president to make her son's sacrifice count for something. They also spoke of their faith.

Here is what the story is now:

SHEEHAN: . . . Joe Hagan, the deputy chief of staff, said that, "I can tell you the president really cares." And I said, "You can't tell me that because I've met with him and I know that he doesn't care."

OK, so in 2004, the President was "sorry and feels some pain for our loss" but today, Sheehan says of the same meeting " I know that he doesn't care."

Say what you want of Bush, but every story you see (except Sheehan's) portrays a man with considerable personal magnetism and true caring for those he is with. Mrs. Sheehan's loss can not be undone with any words. But it would appear that bitterness, founded in her inital opposition of the Iraqi war and fueled by the vocal opposition of the media nad the far left have claimed Mrs. Sheehan. And that's truly a shame.