what do you think about the war in Iraq and Pres Bush? And just the negative stuff goin on?
466027
I think Condi Rice is very loyal to support Bush, no matter what he does. I would vote for her for President, but otherwise I will never vote Republican again.
939739
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.
267161
Some of us Americans morn the Iraqi deaths as well as the American. War is bad for living things, we should have never been there in the first place. Our invasion was completely wrong and should have never happened, our leadership made a bad decision and continues to make bad decisions and there is little we can do until the next election.
658721
I for one have never heard of \nANY WMD found anywhere...\n\nIts just really sad of how \nthis waste of skin man \nhas divided our country into\nso much hatred. I honestly \ndon't see how he can look \nat himself in the mirror.\n\nHas anyone seen all the pictures\nof the small Iraqi children seriously \ninjured cuz of this man? How can Bush \nargue Saddam was a bad man doing horrible\nthings to his people, when Bush is doing\nthe same thing and they are not HIS people!\n\nThink of all the kids Bush has killed...\nThats Christian???
925062
I agree w/FreeBird, there are lots of forces working behind the scenes for wars. As has been so painfully shown in this current one, I mean if you believe what the admin is saying that we invaded Iraq to "Protect our country" and "Foster Democracy". Then;\nA) Like the elusive WMDs, there never were any terrorists in Iraq...oh yeah TILL WE INVADED!\nB) What about Iran, N. Korea, or a multitude of other countries that have said outright,"We HATE America, we ARE developing WMDs, and WE WANT TO KILL YOU!"? \nC) Why right after 9/11 after saying "Our #1 priority is capturing or killing Bin Laden.." did "Dubya" not even 4 months later say,"We don't know where Bin Laden is, & we honestly don't care, Iraq is our main focus now..."?\n\nThink about how much $$ the defense industry, Haliburton, Big Oil, etc, has made & continues to make from this war.\nThis war was orchestrated as "pay back" for Bush's backers.\nTo keep our focus away while Bush dismantled 40 years of environmental protections, gave billions in tax cuts to the ultra rich, "outted" government whistleblowers who disagreed with his devious plans, and tried to rewrite future legislation to patronize his "base".\nWell beginning today most of that will be just a bad memory.\nDon't get me wrong, with the exception of the environment I think both parties are essentially the same. But just like the Dems before 94 with their complete control of the last 6 years, the old adage rang true,"Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely". The Republican party had become what they promised they would fight, we came out of the fog & sent them a message yesterday. Democracy works best when there is balance, right & left, Liberal & Conservative. That is what our founders sought to achieve. May the investigations begin!
917178
I don't like what Bush has done to this country.  I have no idea what is behind the war in Iraq.  No one does.  every reason he put forth has been proved to be bogus.  When the wmd's turned out not to be there, he had another reason.  and when that wasn't right, he had another reason, and so on.  We have a right to know.
806141
I feel that Bush is doing a fine job. Lets see any of you have to make the kind of hard decisions he has had to. And a war for nothing?! Please, do you think that we should allow people to come onto our soil, kill our citizens and get away with it?! You people are despicable! If you don't like the war then go over to a third world country for a few months and then come back. You will be happy to live here. Go to a country that isn't free and then come home and see if you aren't blessed to live here. Freedom IS NOT FREE!! It has cost many men and women's blood to pay for your freedom. Yes, we are still fighting when the leaders are imprisoned but they still have supporters out there. If our government and military does not stay over there and help them to become a self sufficient country then 9/11 will happen all over again. And as far as the pres keeping things from us, sometimes it is better that way. Sometimes you don't need to know things. It is just like being a parent. You don't tell your children of all the horrible things out there in the world bc you don't want to frighten them, you want them to venture out and make a wonderful life for themselves. That is what ALL presidents have done for us. Give him a break and stop complaining about Bush. If you don't love America then revoke your citizenship and move somewhere else!
93881
Hate is a strong word. I pretty much disagree with the way he is handling the country..For example, why is rebuilding Iraq more spend worthy than rebuilding our gulf coast? Why is it for the war money grows on trees, but for education, they're all tapped out. Ask your President why K-12 special education is not fully funded federally like it is suppose to be...
706633
I think that a bout of quickie wars led bush to believe that the war in Iraq would also be very swift. i think he would probably take a longer time before declaring war, which he has come to realize is a very long, heartbreaking thing, with no real winners.
82685
We should not support this war at all. Our president just wanted to show that he was reacting in some way. However, he has created a mess in Iraq.
183219
bush comes off to me as a very stupid little man in the shadow of his father.also he is not only bad for america and the image of america but he is bad for the whole world,as he effects the whole world and their attitudes towards us,and let me just give all you an example of what people sound like to other countries when they say we are the best and all that nonsense,okay you got a classroom and all the students know that they are equal but theres that one fat rich kid standing up saying hes the best and smartest and all of that sh*t what do you think is gonna happen to him.anyone espicially a whole country that says or believes that its better is just foolish regardless if they are right or not is irrlevant to the over all message of that action.and i just personally want to say F*CK YOU PRESIDENT BUSH, YOU KILLED US BY INVADING IRAQ,IT LOOKS LIKE NOTHING NOW BUT THE EFFECT WAS GLOBAL AND VERY VERY IMPORTANT.we are all doomed now because of it.and also we must all know that 911 was the spark of world war 3 and they got their jihad because theres is indeed a holy war between muslims and all non muslims now as a type this and its a very brutal war.
305320
That's funny that you say that, I just read the other day that "survival mode" is what insiders are calling what the Bush Administration is doing right now.  They are tanking all across the board, polls are way down, Iraq is a mess...\n\nI wouldn't say our country as a whole is in bad shape, but our leadership in Congress and in the Whitehouse needs to change for sure.  A question I ran across the other day, which I though was very astute, do people of the world think of the US like most of us think of Microsoft?  Or Wal-Mart for that matter...too powerful, too crappy, to mundane, a bully? How did our great country get to this point?
1006059
It is a shame that people are dying.  But the soldiers are in Iraq to try to better the lives of the Iraqi people as a whole.  I don't agree with war, but I also don't agree with oppression or dictatorships.  So it has me upset in more ways than one.  I do not want anymore people to get hurt, but what about all those that died under Hussein's regime?  One of those soldiers were from close to where I live...he was from Springfield, MA.  It does feel like it is never going to end.  I support the soldiers, for I know that they are doing their job, and it must be hell for them.  So I am a torn soul when it comes to this war.  I hope that the people involved are safe and no more harm comes to them...I can HOPE.
207385
this is really horrible... crazy presidents is driving world to become hill...in the other hands 200,000 Iraq was killed in this war.. millions of injuries..they loss almost everything ..their lives,their country and their families.. i hate Saddam Hussein and George W. Bush .
223239
The war was based on a lie.  So we got rid of Saddam.  Does this mean we have to overthrow every other dictator who abuses his own people too?  I think not.  There are some angry, angry people here who, like their Republican leaders, hate to hear the truth.  Listen to the bonehead who thinks all liberals should be shot and be afraid.  This is the kind of person who avidly supports the brain-dead George Bush and all he stands for.  Given the chance, these nuts will destroy our country.  God help us.
156433
I have mixed feelings.  I definately think that the Iraq situation is totally out of control.  But, I think he handled 9/11 pretty well.  No matter how much he tries to connect the two, in my mind they are totally separate things.  I don't think he is to blame for New Orleans (like some people out there do).  I'm glad that Saddam Hussein is out of power, but, sometimes I wonder if the cost of bringing him to justice is too high.  \n\np.s.  I hate it when people just use entirely emotion-based arguments when discussing politics, like when people say, "I hate Bush!  He's so stupid!  etc. etc. etc."  There is a way to discuss ideas about politics and government without losing your cool.  This is also why I hate CNN and FoxNews and all of those other sensationalistic news channels.
630911
There is alot more to the situation that went into the decision the Pres. made to attack Iraq, than what the news media has reported. Lets face it, the media has their own agenda. They report ONLY what they want to report, and most of the time it either isn't the full story or it's a watered down and one sided story.\nThat said, just the fact that Saddam Hussein has been found and put into prison and is being made to face the atrocities he commited and had his henchmen commit is enough to make me say YES, Pres. Bush did the right thing.\nI cannot look back at Sept. 11th without thinking that he was right. \nI DO think our troops should remain a presence over there...and I say this even though my husband is one of those troops who is/has been/will be in the line of danger.\nYes, it's bad over there...Yes, there are things going on over there that shouldn't be...But, what the media WON'T tell you is the good that is going on over there.  Schools have been built, entire communities have been re-built and made safe places to live I could go on and on, and these are things that I know because we know a few of the people who are responsible for these things getting done. (US military personnel)\n\nI think it's a terrible thing that our President has been made a villan...I do not agree with everything he has done, just as I likely wouldn't agree with every decision that any man would make.  But, with that said, I don't think it makes him worng, or a bad person...I think it makes him human.  No one person is EVER going to make a decision that everyone agrees with. He has a very large seat to fill, and I think, overall, he's doing the best he can, just as anyone else would if placed in his position.