It seems to me that Bush uses different issues to get our minds off the real issue here. We worried about Bird Flu, Gas, theres always something, lets start a war in Irac even though Saddam wasn't involved in 9-11. He wants people to get excited over other issues. Do other people feel this way. \nIs your mind off the real issues...war, ecomony our crumbling country, I'm sure this immagration thing will blow over to. Are you finding youself with more hatred then usual?
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Bush has been using fear to manipulate easily frightened people since he ALLOWED 9/11 to occur.\n\nBush, with the help of corporate media, have been playing the public for a very very long time.\n\nThe corporate media has always done the bidding of BIG BROTHER, just never to this extent.\n\nDon't let the hatred, or the fear win.  Continue to speak up and out THAT'S WHAT REAL PATRIOTS DO...
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Repeat after me: You can be against the war but still support the troops. In fact, people who were against this war ARE for the troops - trying to protect them from fighting an unneccessary, preemptive war.\n\nDon't forget, Saddam posed no immediate threat to us whatsoever. He had no capability to attack us. Even if he has WMD's (he didn't, in case you hadn't noticed), he had no warheads capable of reaching any part of the United States. In addition, Saddam had no link to Al Qaeda and 9/11.\n\nTherefore, this war was not to defend the US or defend freedom. Hell, we could be doing a better job of defending the US and freedom right here in the good ol U. S. of A!\n\nDon't listen to the rightwing pundits who try to equate anti-Iraq war with anti-troops or anti-patriotism.\n\nI love this country!
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I can't believe the drivel that comes out of some people's mouths (or, in this case, fingers).\n\nThere are clearly two distinct camps on both the issue of illegal immigration and the invasion on Iraq. However, I am of the opinion that both do not necessarily require the same answer.\n\nIllegal immigrants come to the United States seeking a better life. They frequently face numerous challenges just to get here, and then they face racism and intolerance when they get here. I think there are many problems with the current immigration laws, and I don't see an easy solution. However, I don't think the current laws are fair. The citizenship test is all but impossible, and the whole process is terribly expensive. Now think about it--most of the people who want to come here are looking for a better life. They don't have the financial or educational resources to do so through legal means. At the same time, I don't think we should allow everybody to immigrate to the U.S. We are already overpopulated! My class is already full, and a number of my students are illegal immigrants. It's a challenging dilemma, and the right and wrong of it are completely ambiguous.\n\nThe invasion on Iraq, on the other hand, was unnecessary and violated international policy. It was a means for Bush to garner support and rally the country after 9/11. It worked so well that he just wants to continue with it. Propaganda will influence a majority of the population a majority of the time. We don't need to be there. This war is about more than terrorism, or even oil. It's about making Bush look good.
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keeping the republicans is way to expensive and as far as it seems pretty dangerous too , not wonder all countries around the world do not like America . \n\nbush and his people have done nothing but to impose their one way policies and have made sure to get as much money as possible in their way out we just have to see at the bicepresident to see what I'm talking about .\n\nglobal warning is also a huge problem which has been addressed by all countries and ignored by bush and and his team . we as Americans must make sure to elect a new good president and not another nature killer .\n\nthere is also the enormous problem which this administration has created whit their searching for nonexistent WMDs problem which not only has stuck America in an endless war but it has killed thousands of innocent people and has bring more hate and anger towards America .\n\nso i really hope the next  president and the new leaders are responsible people who will not take personal issues and make them into huge problems .
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I think you have a grasp on the situation in Iraq, we do have no business there in the first place and in all wars innocents are killed. Americans for the most part have no idea what war does to a country and its people because we have had none here since 1860. The death, the destruction that we have caused Iraq in the name of democracy is just wrong. I know that Saddam was not a  cool dude but we cannot and should not try to right every wrong through out the world. It just isn't possible.
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do not over generalize....many "Americans" do not want this war. It is Bush and his minions that are doing this. Take a look at his approval ratings. I am American...I hate my government. I hate that we are in Iraq. I do feel like Bush made a huge mistake.
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Well mochita, I believe that we have a war on our hands. As we have painfully come to learn is that one of the greatest weapons to use in a war against an opposing country is to attack its economy, and further to destabilize the fabric of its society.\nThese concerns for international security are the prime motives for the war in Iraq.\nIf we may only try to remember that Iraq's, or rather Saddam Hussein's intentions when he decided to invade Kuwait was for the reason of controlling the export and price of oil through its seaports.\nAlso a main reason for Saddam's decision is Kuwaits geographical location from where Saddam intended to intercept any trade that would issue through this waterway, and I believe it is the mouth of the Red Sea; however, if I am in error please advise me.\nIn my opinion the crisis that our economy is causing for our country are tactics of multiplier effects.\nWe have to conserve our trade routes and partners and this has already cost us billions.\nAdd to that the loss of human life of our loved ones cannot be ignored.\nI could go on forever laying out the reasons for the cause of this war and why my approval of such a war; I however am a much older and more experienced person than many of our citizens and who has learned to try to see and not to only look.\nDo not become angry or spiteful because we are at war. Just try to keep up with as much reliable information that you can and thusly continue to learn under a good shade.  Jose
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The timing is very suspicious. It also makes me wonder if Bush cares enough about our soldiers' safety. He says the Iraqis are fighting more now to get people in the US to vote for the Democrats (a vote for the Democrats, is, therefore, a vote for the terrorists). If there is already extra violence because of the upcoming US election, why add fuel to the fire with a sentence against Saddam at this very moment??
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Saddam had nothing whatsoever to do with 9/11. Nothing. And no he was not a good man. But then, how many 'good men' are running countries all over the world anyway. Unfortunately for the people of Iraq, Saddam's actions were a part of the culture. There is NO connection except that the Bush administration used 9/11, AlQuaeda, Osama, and Saddam?? as an excuse to visit havoc upon that country. In addiiton to which, in now uncovered (Freedom of Information) documents, the US had been looking for an excuse to invade, to remove Saddam and take over Iraq's oil reserves since Bush Sr. If the people of the UInited States had read, listened and demanded more, everyone would have been aware of this plan; and that includes our sorry representation in the House and Senate.\nSo Saddam has been sentenced to be hanged. So what.!!There's an appeal process which will likely keep him alive for at least another year. Actually not many people in the US give a rats azz about Saddam anyway.  They are more concerned with our troops and why the heck they are there anyway. Even the troops are beginning to ask questions. Those that is, who haven't been brainwashed.\nThe republicans will win or lose based upon what the voters want. Actually I am not too hopped up on voting anyway. If the Dems win, all I can say is that I hope they win by LARGE margins. If not, the Repubs will do everything in their power to keep the races OPEN ....
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Wow, it looks like some of these people are a little (or alot) kooky. Don't feel alone, there are many of us out here who feel as you do. He did not start the war based on a lie. There were intelligence reports from MANY countries that all said the same thing. He doesn't hate Mexicans...geez, he wants to give the illegals a break for God Sake! The war is not about oil if it was why aren't we paying .50 a gallon. Iraq needs to use that money to rebuild and support it's people. He is not murdering women and children. He is not Satan. I believe he is a sincere man who is doing the best he can. The media also plays a big part in people's perceptions of him. Anyone who says the media is not a liberal propaganda machine is a liar. Then there are those who believe whatever Alec Baldwin, the Dixie Chicks, Barbra Streisand, David Letterman, Jon Stewart etc. tell them to believe. They are all so well educated you know!\nKeep your head up....don't let these freaks get to you. You are the sane one NOT them.
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well you know I have some friends that came back from Iraq not to long ago and they tell a different story then what i see on TV.  They talk about how its a vary small percent of the people that cause the problems, most of them are glad Saddam is gone and are working hard to make there country a better place.  He told me about a bombing were some one blew them self up in a line for the Iraq police recruiting, everyone helped the people that were hurt and killed in this attack, then when they were done, all of them just got back in line. they believe so much in making things better even the threat of being blown up didn't stop them.\n\nyou might also want to pick up a book by I believe the name is General Georgia Sada (at work or I would check and give you the ISBN#) Saddam's secrets.  Its about an Iraqi general and how he helped move the WMD's out of the country before the war, interesting book.
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I feel very angry about what Bush has done to our reputation around the world.  It is something that really concerns me.  But, and this is a big but, I believe you are wrong about the American people and our government.  The American people ARE the government, in a very real sense.  We elect and we reject.  We are free to speak out and criticize our government and our President if we feel they are screwing up, and thankfully can effect change fairly easily compared to most governments.  You can see from our polls (yes, polls are notorious but when they all agree it's good to pay attention to them) that the majority of the American people do not approve of the job that Bush is doing.  We can support our troops and still be unhappy about the reasons they are there.  \n\nWe will change the tide by voting, it is our most precious freedom, IMO.  Apathy keeps many Americans at home during the mid-term elections, but I feel this time around we will see a big surge at the polls in the Democratic favor.  I have to say, as unhappy as I am with the Bush Administration, I bristled when I read your opening statement.  It just isn't true, we are the sum of all of our parts in this democratic republic.  We will continue to respond harshly to terrorists and their threats, whether our government is headed by a Republican or a Democrat.  Guantanomo Bay?  It's unfortunate and there's house cleaning to be done, but we have a right to detain those who are a threat to our national security.  We learned on 9/11 what it means to remain complacent and have a false sense of security.  We won't make that mistake again.
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Coulda, shoulda, woulda. What IS your point???\n \nI have been disgusted with many people in our country lately. It deeply saddens me how our country has so divided itself by way of rumors, party bickering, and accusations of all sorts about world affairs. It is just best to listen to President Bush very carefully and listen so well that you are not judging him as he talks. He is a strong leader with an immense global crisis, but not because of his own doing. If we had never invaded Iraq, do you really think that America would be free of hostile global politics. Do you think if we had a different, maybe Democratic president the past 4 years, that terrorists would just be hanging out in the Middle East playing cowboy and Indian in their little harmless terrorist training camps?
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I promise to not call you any names. Nor will I rant against Bush.\nHere are some of the problems:\n1. Waging a pre-emptive war on a sovereign nation is against international law and against the world's self-interests. I hope you don't want any country to be able to justify attacking another because the other country might be a threat in the future.\n\n2. Too much evidence suggest that the administration created  the WMD threat to justify their decision. Shouldn't going to war be based on an honest consideration of facts???? Shouldn't the administration be open about its reasons?\n\n3. Yes Saddam was a bad guy, but are you seriously suggesting that we take out anyone we think is a bad guy??? And talk about destabilizing--by what criterion could you possibly judge Iraq to be more stable now than before?\n\n4. Who's talking about returning Saddam to power???\n\n5. WMDs is not an obsession--just one of many reasons to question the honesty and the competence of the administration.
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How fickle people are, these polls out today are a joke. I would like to see this question posed...what don't you like about Bush, factually, not just off the cuff running your mouth...give me facts.\n\nIsn't it interesting that some 96% of the US population approved of the war in Iraq 4 years ago?  Yet, they don't approve now, sorry folks, you don't just change your mind about war in midstream.  It doesn't work that way.  We didn't have it easy during many wars, and didn't give up and pull out, eventually the tables turned and we were very successful.  I think of the Revolutionary war, WW1 and  WWII.  People seem to forget that we activly fought WWII for 4 years (after it was already in progress for 3 years).  It was awful, it was tough, but we got dragged into it by Japan, just like the terrorists draged us into this one.\n\nSo why is Bush great?  Number one, he has named his priorities and goals and stuck with them.  The economy is very strong, growing so fast the Feds can't raise interest rates fast enough.  I can't see what it is that Americans can blame Bush for when it comes to the economy, most of the damage was done by the terrorists on 9/11.  Bush said he belived in tax cuts, he didn't want new taxes and he wanted Americans to have more money in their pockets so they spent more.  All of the above happened.  I didn't see anyone complaining when they got their $300.00 a few years ago.  The democrats are dying to use taxes to lower the deficit...okay, that means our money folks, you okay with that?\nThere is a time a place for everything, raising taxes during war is not the way to go.\n\nWe have not had another attack on American soil.  If you want to keep the terrorists from attacking innocent Americans, send the military to the terrorists, keep them occupied and kick their asses somewhere else.  The men in the military are all for being out there kicking terrorism in the butt.  That is their job, they signed up for it and trained for it.  They don't just want Americans support they want success, that means letting them finish the job.  Some of these men and women are on their 4th and 5th tours, and wanting to go back for more.\n\nBush tells it like it is.  If he screws up he acknowledges it.  He doesn't mess around with anything.  He gets to the point and moves on.  You can tell how much he learned from his dad and President Regan.  Sometimes he so reminds me of Regan it's astonishing.  \n\nI'm sorry but when Hurricane Katrina came and Bush got the report on the dykes a few days before landfall..what was he going to do about them?  Send peple out to dump dirt on them?  It was too late to rebuild, it was not feasable to get everyone out of the City, hell that shouldn't even be the governments job to do that.  We have been through 3 direct Hurricane landfalls in 2 years where I live in Ft. Pierce, FL (not to mention the 4 indirect storms and depressions) and we took care of ourselves.  This is the land of the elderly.  If we had waited for the government we would have been standing in waist deep water for weeks.   Bush came and saw us, he gave us support, it's more emotional than anything else.  That is what we needed, when you dont' have TV, radio, phone, you feel very isolated.  Having your President come to see you is a great moral booster.  He is very good at that.\n\nBush has reached the point where he really doesn't care what everyone thinks about him.  He is out for doing what he thinks is best for America, not whats best for the social circle.  So if the other countries don't like it well, I'm sorry, but that is the way it is.  As soon as everyone begins to wake up and realize that we are all targets, we will be better off as a nation and a world.  If your President doesn't look after you first, then what good is he?  It's like having a dead beat dad...no thanks, I'll take GW!
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(raises hand)\nI support our troops, but not the war. It's not a war. I think we're just terrorizing another nation into doing what we want them to do. I don't watch the news anymore. I hate seeing that we're killing so many innocents and being killed because they want to live their own way. I really don't like bush. He handled this thing really badly. It would have been one thing to go into Iraq to get the person responsible for 9/11. But it's a completely different thing to go into their country, destroy their cities, kill and imprison civillians for no reason, and stay there until they meet our demands. I would not be suprised if they attacked us again cause we're asking for it.
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The trouble is that George Bush, no matter how resolute, has never understood the Arab world. He has blundered his way through territory that should have been about diplomacy and careful planning. Now, instead, we have a mess in Iraq and almost universal mistrust of everything American. His bully boy tactics have created a politics of fear. And yes, I do believe that his miscalculated entry into Iraq has been the source of discontent that has sponsored the growth of terrorism.