Well, I did meet with Cindy Sheehan. I strongly support 
    her right to protest. There's a lot of people protesting, 
    and there's a lot of points of view about the Iraq war. 
    As you know, in Crawford last weekend there were people 
    from both sides of the issue, or from all sides of the 
    issue there to express their opinions.

    I sent Deputy Chief of Staff Hagin and National Security 
    Advisor Hadley to meet with Ms. Sheehan early on. She 
    expressed her opinion. I disagree with it. I think 
    immediate withdrawal from Iraq would be a mistake. I 
    think those who advocate immediate withdrawal from not 
    only Iraq but the Middle East would be -- are advocating 
    a policy that would weaken the United States. So I 
    appreciate her right to protest. I understand her 
    anguish. I met with a lot of families. She doesn't 
    represent the view of a lot of the families I have met 
    with. And I'll continue to meet with families.