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This 4-page paper uses the case of Cindy Sheenan's "campout" outside of President Bush's Crawford, Texas ranch in 2005 to determine why suppression doesn't work in conflict resolution. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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or ignoring it, it will go away. In recent times, however, many conflict resolution experts are pointing out that airing out the conflict and having the two parties meet is
the best possible scenario. This brings us to the example of a textbook case of conflict resolution through suppression -- and
the dire consequences that could occur. To outline this, well use the case of a grieving mother, a war-time U.S. president, and how their paths crossed.
Like many Americans, California mother Cindy Sheehan was of two minds when she sent her son off to the Iraqi war. She was proud when he
fought for the country, but devastated when her son was killed in a war that fast seemed like a bad idea (Independent, 2005). As a result, Ms. Sheehan staged a
one-woman sit-in outside of President George W. Bushs ranch in Crawford, Texas, spending much of the month of August in 2005. Her demands were that President Bush come out and
engage in a discussion about the war, and explain when, and if, he would bring the troops home. But instead of meeting with Ms. Sheehan face-to-face and talking with her,
President Bush opted to simply avoid it, hoping the whole thing would go away (Independent, 2005). In a sense, the Bush administration also wished the entire war would go away,
consistently stating that it was a "fixable" problem (Solomon, 2005). However, by avoiding Sheehan, Bush only exacerbated the problem. The press
had a field day with the scenario, as did the American public. More and more people congregated outside the Crawford ranch, giving more journalists a field day. There were a
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