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What would YOU tell Bush about war on terror?
President Bush will be in the Miami Valley Thursday speaking at the National Museum of the Air Force.
The president will address the “global war on terror” before a group of community leaders and members of the military, a White House spokesman said. The 10 a.m. event is not open to the public.
If you were given five minutes with the president to share your views of how the U.S. is handling the war on terror, what would you tell him?
Where should the administration’s focus be, in your opinion?
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By Alice
April 9, 2008 10:54 AM | Link to this
Interesting comparisons between Vietnam and Iraq… They are comparable in the sense that they were political wars that never should have been fought. It is true that the Socialist Republic of Vietnam values a free market now, but it was the ruling communist party that encouraged these free market reforms in 1986. The US must clean up it’s mess in Iraq regardless of how irresponsibly we got in it, but if we are to fight this war on terror, it will not be us vs Iraq or us vs Iran or us vs any country. We must learn to combat an enemy who has no home and it will be one of our biggest challenges yet. I don’t have any questions for this president because I either don’t care or I already know what the answers are. I’ll wait for the next president…By kim
April 1, 2008 2:53 PM | Link to this
The ignorance of those that support the crimes against humanity committed by this awful cowardly man and his administration is unbelievable. Pray for our brave soldiers ( who were sent into harms way based on lies) and their families. Pray also for Bush, Cheney and company that they might repent their evil ways for oil and wealth. God bless the world.By GOP
March 28, 2008 4:17 PM | Link to this
It is amazing how many of you can be truly upset about 4,000 lives lost in Iraq and Afghanistan, fighting to free others, yet at the same time willingly disregard an equal number of heartbeats silenced each day so you can have “choice”, and somehow justify your moral indifference.By TRS
March 28, 2008 3:59 PM | Link to this
I too am a vet of the Viet Nam war and I see things totally different than “Viet Nam Vet”. The parallels drawn between Viet Nam and Iraq simply lack merit because it is a different place, a different time and a different enemy. Its like comparing WWI to WWII. Viet Nam was a part of a 70 year, long term war fought against communism. The goal of Viet Nam was to prevent communism from spreading in Southeast Asia (and beyond). Did we achieve our ultimate goal? 18+ years after the end of the Viet Nam war, communism was basically defeated! That was not because of Viet Nam alone, but it was a part of overall war. Fast forward to the war on terror - what is another long term war. Early skirmishes occurred in the 80s and it was not taken seriously until 9/11. Iraq is but one component of a multi faceted war which will last well past Iraq. If we are successful in Iraq, we will have friends on the border of Iran, the main terrorist state in the world today - a pretty good strategic location which may cause them to think twice about any mischief they want to encourage. One huge difference between Viet Nam and the war on terror (and yes, Iraq is part of that war) - The VC had no intentions to harm America on its mainland. The same can’t be said for Islamis extremists.By alwaysup37
March 28, 2008 12:57 PM | Link to this
I could never look up to the guy as a President of anything let alone the United States. There seems to have been, over the years, a lack of care as to ‘fitness of character’on part of the Nation. Oh well, guess it doesn’t take much to inspire some. To each his own.By VietVet
March 28, 2008 10:54 AM | Link to this
I served in the Armed Forces and am a Vietnam Veteran. I am Bush’s approximate age. He is creating another Vietnam now in that we are occupying a country that did not ask for our help, just like Vietnam. We are trying to train the Iraquis to stand on their own two feet, just like the South Vietnamese.(The South Vietnamese failed miserably and so will the Iraquis when we finally leave) We are trying to use this country to protect us from terrorists just like we tried to protect our country from the Communist influence in Vietnam. We are killing our soldiers in Iraq for what reason?( just like Vietnam) and we are wasting trillons of dollars that we sorely need to fix this country. In ten years, we will have a wall with the names of the Iraqi War dead just like the Vietnam War Wall and in ten years we will ask ourselves the same questions about the Iraq war dead that we are asking about the Vietnam War dead- What good did we do and why did we sacrifice our soldiers lives on people who could care less and aren’t worth one American life.If Bush would have gone to Vietnam,like the rest of us, he would have known these comparisons and would, perhaps, not have repeated these mistakes of the past on going to a war that we can’t win due to the type of war that it is.Bush is just reinventing history along with Darth Cheney, who also didn’t participate in any war, but is eager to start one.By Tom
March 28, 2008 10:48 AM | Link to this
President Bush has done a magnificent job of keeping the war away from this country. If the left wingers get their way, we will be fighting the foreign faction over here, i.e., if we have any guns, which they will try to take away from us. GO MCCAIN!!By Richard
March 28, 2008 10:37 AM | Link to this
You people all seem to forget, he did not go into this war without a unanimous decision from congress, both Republican and Democracts. Lets say you think your teenager has drugs in his room and you tell him you are planning to come in search for drugs and if I find any I will call the police, but it won’t happen until I make sure the police say it is ok for me to do this.I t might be a couple days before I get an answer. Do you think you will find anything? Iraq had almost 6 months to get rid of anything they might have had stored. As for anything else, things were going pretty smooth until the Democrats took over congress.Since then everything has went south. Think about it.By Richard
March 28, 2008 10:36 AM | Link to this
You people all seem to forget, he did not go into this war without a unanimous decision from congress, both Republican and Democracts. Lets say you think your teenager has drugs in his room and you tell him you are planning to come in search for drugs and if I find any I will call the police, but it won’t happen until I make sure the police say it is ok for me to do this. It might be a couple days before I get an answer. Do you think you will find anything? Iraq had almost 6 months to get rid of anything they might have had stored. As for anything else, things were going pretty smooth until the Democrats took over congress. Since then everything has went south. Think about it.By Richard
March 28, 2008 7:56 AM | Link to this
Things were running pretty smooth, until the Democrats took over congress.By Chuck
March 28, 2008 6:02 AM | Link to this
Even though the flavor of these comments is overwhelming the DDN refuses to post even civil ones from me, wonder if these is any bias there ? Free Press Indeed ! ! ! Freedom of the press is not “free” either, neither is our standard of living. Responsibility, try that.By Chuck
March 28, 2008 5:55 AM | Link to this
Would you please leave, and return to Kennebunkport with “Poppy”, and stay there.By Chuck
March 28, 2008 5:41 AM | Link to this
Mr. Bush, Lets have a real investigation into 9/11. Then we can comment on the “War on Terror”.By John Bettinger
March 28, 2008 5:39 AM | Link to this
God Bless You. You are a PROMISE KEEPER. Youpromised to sign into law the Banning of Partial Birth Abortion. YOU DID. “TWICE”By Chuck
March 28, 2008 5:36 AM | Link to this
Mr Bush shouldn’t have been in on the crimes of 9/11, ergo no “war on terror.By John Bettinger
March 28, 2008 5:34 AM | Link to this
God Bless “W”. He is a “PROMISE KEEPER”. He promised to sign into law the Banning of Partial Birth Abortion. HE DID. “TWICE”.By Mandie
March 27, 2008 9:08 PM | Link to this
for starters I wouldn’t want to be in the same room with him..ICK! If I was though I would tell him to send either his daughters or himself over there. If the roles were switched around I am sure he would change his mind…I don’t like him!!By kmarcus
March 27, 2008 9:07 PM | Link to this
I am proud of our president.By scott
March 27, 2008 9:01 PM | Link to this
Mr President, you have failed the American people in your war on terror. You failed to get Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan and choose instead to fight a war of choice in Iraq which had nothing to do with the attacks of 9-11. In Iraq your mistakes, like not having a postwar plan, disbanding of Saddam Hussein’s army and not having enough troops to bring security to Iraq, has left our military in the middle of a civil war. When the war started your administration predicted the mission would take only 4 to 6 months to complete and cost about 60- 80 billion dollars. You thought we would be greeted as liberators. You even declared mission accomplished. Now five years after the war began the cost of the war is now over 500 billion dollars. The biggest loss has been to our military, now over 4,000 men and women. Many died early in the war because they didn’t have proper equipment to protect them from the roadside bombs because you didn’t believe the warnings from others outside your administration that Iraq could spiral into a guerilla war after the fall of Saddam Hussein. Meanwhile, in Afghanistan the Taliban is making a comeback. Now as a last ditch effort you have tried a troop surge to allow the Iraq government time to meet certain benchmarks, which still haven’t achieved. Because of the surge our military and their families have been pushed to the limit. Many soldiers doing three to four tours in Iraq. More than 20,000 of our finest have been injured which has put an incredible amount of pressure on our VA hospitals. Many are not prepared the handle the number of casualities. You say the surge is working but just this week violence seems to be increasing as we start to withdraw troops to pre-surge levels. Today we see fighting among Shiite militias and the government troops in Basra because the government has failed to find political solutions between these groups. Just as you, Mr President, have failed the American people and our military because of your mistakes in Iraq. It’s time for you to take responsibility and find a conclusion to the war in Iraq for the good of country.By Tomas
March 27, 2008 8:38 PM | Link to this
I would ask him to stop inventing a “bogeyman” syndrome to justify his inhumane treatment of people.By Hanora
March 27, 2008 8:21 PM | Link to this
In his speech before meeting with the families of fallen soldiers President Bush repeated his tired mantra: That America is safer because the terrorists are operating in Iraq and not launching attacks on our shores. A callous statement! It is alright for the Spanish to be blown to bits in Madrid and the English in the London subways, as long as it is not happening in the United States. The American presence in Iraq did not prevent terrorist attacks in Spain and the U.K. Those countries were targeted only because they were American allies and part of the “Coalition of the Willing.”By Paul
March 27, 2008 6:31 PM | Link to this
I enjoy reading the anti-Bush myrmidons vomiting forth their bile. I thought my occasional “brain flatulence” (IE being wrong) on various subjects was disturbing, but the absolute denial of various proven facts (not all) concerning our involvement in the middle east proves to me that being in a Republic with democratic ideals is worth it. We need the voices of dissent. These people prove that even ignorant people have a voice, and there is freedom for all. Is it “offensive” to confront evil? People will die doing it. You anti-freedom/anti-capitalism mob mentality idiots are proof that totalitarianism will still have a chance. Live your lies, embrace your “drive by” rhetoric, wrap yourselves in “misinformation” provided by your leash handlers. How’s it feel to be controlled? Your abhorrence for truth is puzzling. Do you miss the collective/central commitee guidance?By clueless
March 27, 2008 6:31 PM | Link to this
I would tell him that he is the mostest bestest goodest of all the tippity-toppiest toppermost. I would thank him for protecting this country by attacking iraq who are probably all terrorists there anyway and this is not a war over oil like the dummycrats say because its probably our oil anyway. And I would say that the economy is strong and global warming has not been proven and thanks for not raising taxes because I need that money to pay for groceries. And I would say its a good thing he doesn’t bail out people in the mortgage crisis because if they are so dumb to fall for a variable rate scam then they deserve what they get but its a good thing to find billions to bail out the banks who floated those predatory loans because thats not a bail out but just good business.And I trust because if he lied about the war it was just a little white lie and I trust him for telling it.I would alos tell him that up is down and down is up, in is out and out is in and bad is not bad because it is good.By obama2008
March 27, 2008 5:44 PM | Link to this
There is a HUGE amount of ignorance being posted. When bush came into office there was a surplus. When bush came into office our economy was good and people weren’t loosing their homes left and right. We weren’t in an unnecessary war were thousands of people have died. Before bush we could protest and have the Presidential motorcade go by and actual see us. Before bush our personal information wasn’t searched illegally. Before bush our presidents actually had been outside of the US. bush hadn’t even been to Mexico before he became President. This pitiful excuse of a President has put our economy down the drain, help kill thousands of people(he thinks it’s romantic), ruined the educational system, made the dollar worthless, and bailed out corporations instead of the citizens that need help.By Pam
March 27, 2008 4:58 PM | Link to this
I had the privilege to meet Laura Bush last year and I thanked her for all that she and President Bush to for our country. I would say to Ray: I’m sure you believe that Bush lied, but how can you say he lied more than the Clintons? Looks to me like they’re still at it. How will you know when they’re done? Keep counting.By Tim
March 27, 2008 4:52 PM | Link to this
I don’t think I could stand in the same room long enough to speak with him without being physically ill. If I could, I would urge him to turn himself in for crimes against humanity. Failing that, I’d just ask him to step down (and take President Cheney with him).By Tim
March 27, 2008 4:51 PM | Link to this
I don’t think I could stand in the same room long enough to speak with him without being physically ill. If I could, I would urge him to turn himself in for crimes against humanity. Failing that, I’d just ask him to step down (and take President Cheney with him).By karon
March 27, 2008 4:10 PM | Link to this
Mr. bush why did you steal the election back in 2001?By Ron
March 27, 2008 3:29 PM | Link to this
I would tell him “great job” protecting this country from terrorists attacks, stay the course in Iraq and snub your nose at those Defeatocrats in Congress! After your term as Pres. is up enjoy your retirement as you have been tested.By David Sanchez
March 27, 2008 3:08 PM | Link to this
This person is the reason over 4,000 U.S. military personnel have died. This person is the reason the U.S. economy is down on its knees. This person is the one who turned his back on the U.S. & Vietnam when it came time for his military obligation. I am a ex-military man and I just can’t stand up for people like this!! AmenBy Bill
March 27, 2008 3:08 PM | Link to this
According to Montgomery County Recorder Willis Blackshear. We the people of the United States should Bale out the people who over-extended themselves on there own Home Mortgages. As soon as we bale them out they will just run up there credit cards. So we can bale them out again because they are irresponsible to begin with. But if we quit the war on Terror we will have the money to Bale them out. Or we should just put it into our pocket were it belongs. Maybe George can fix the School system too; they also are not responsible or for the money they spend because it is not there money so spend it on whatever. Hey new idea let’s just ask for another Tax increase.. Tax PayerBy painfultruth
March 27, 2008 3:05 PM | Link to this
One question, Mr. President. Do you know how all the ardent Bush haters” are going to cope after your final term is over? (I guess they’ll have to just go back to hating themselves and come up with even more liberal commie pinko conspiracies!) And, President Bush, thank you for protecting the US from another attack.By Carol
March 27, 2008 3:05 PM | Link to this
That I am 100 per cent behind our men and women and President. It was the right thing to do. We just should have gone in unannounched and full force. Clinton should have gotten Bin Laden when he was in office.By Laurie
March 27, 2008 3:02 PM | Link to this
For those of you who are dumb enough to still believe in the shrub… have a nice time at the army recruiting station. We’ll be needing people like you in Iraq for many, many years. And, if you still believe his baloney, probably Iran. Have a nice war… you earned it.By Sweet
March 27, 2008 2:50 PM | Link to this
Bob and Tom…Are you from the morning radio show???By coo
March 27, 2008 2:39 PM | Link to this
I would tell him how proud I am to be an American and have a President that is committed to God and his country and not a coward. One that I have complete respect for (unlike Clinton.) Excellent comment dpkdayton, also Jason, Joe, Jill, Debbie. I am so proud to be a patriotic American and to know that so many of you would have my back if I were physically fighting in this war or the President! God bless you all!!!By Jim 5
March 27, 2008 2:23 PM | Link to this
Great Job! You took on an enemy that everyone feared. You are an excellent Commander in Chief and a great president. Remember, Lincoln only garnered 39% of the popular vote in 1860, and was killed before he could finish his last term. Today, he is revered by all intelligent Americans. Do not listen to the polls, read the papers, or take liberals seriously, and God Bless.By Mike
March 27, 2008 1:56 PM | Link to this
Mr. President, the lies that you told us in order to invade Iraq make me sick. We are not one bit safer because of this war. Irag had nothing to do with 9/11 and was no threat to us. You knew that, but kept repeating the lie anyway. 4,000 of our best and brighgtest have died for your lies. How do you look in the mirror? How can you sleep?By Willow
March 27, 2008 1:50 PM | Link to this
I would ask him to show us undeniable proof that the “war” in Iraq is going as good as he continues to state it is. To this day, I hear him say how well everything is going, but I’m not seeing much proof. (I don’t call hearing report after report of suicide bombers or IDE deaths to be a good sign.) I’d also ask how he can justify the fact that he sent 4,000 + American soldiers to their death in this conflict? (Thanks for the laugh SUPER GENIUS! I needed that after the day I’ve had)By Diana
March 27, 2008 1:47 PM | Link to this
I would proudly stand beside President Bush and let him know what a fantastic job that he has done while in office. Not to listen to those against him for they know not what they say! They say there was never a war on terror? Tell that to the 3,000+ US Citizens who lost their lives on that Sept. 11th day! President Bush, I am truly sorry that you are here cleaning up Bill Clinton’s mess, if he would not have let Suddam and Osama go then we would be at peace and we would not be in war right now! President Bush, what an honor to have you as our president of our wonderful country, the United States of America and YES, IN GOD WE TRUST in you Mr. President and thank you for the time you have given to our great country! Thank you for keeping my family and me safe and out of harms way, I have many friends who have been sent to defend our freedom and they are truly happy to see what we are doing in Irag is actually working, unlike the press is making up all of their ruthless stories saying it isn’t working, and one last time Mr. President - THANK YOU FOR A WONDERFUL JOB THAT YOU ARE DOING AND YOU WILL BE SADLY MISSED WHEN YOU LEAVE THE WHITE HOUSE…By U S AIR FORCE VETERAN
March 27, 2008 1:40 PM | Link to this
I would say how very proud I am of him to stand by his committment to keep this country safe. I would thank him for making this country safe for my family.By mikey
March 27, 2008 1:39 PM | Link to this
You can’t talk to Bush unless you agree with him.By Barry
March 27, 2008 1:37 PM | Link to this
I would encourage him to keep up the war against evil overseas, and I would ask him why haven’t we done anything meaningful about the illegal aliens in America? Illegal aliens kill 25 people a day in America, if you use (365 days x 5 years x 25 people a day) you come up with 45,625 dead people. That is way more then the bad guys/Islamic terrorists have killed in Iraq. Maybe if we were to start using illegal�s as organ donors they would go away.By SSW
March 27, 2008 1:28 PM | Link to this
I would say thank you for your service. I would say that I understood when he said, “This is going to be a long complicated war.” I will say I appreciate how well he did with the timing of his terms (post 9/11). I’d also say I don’t think it’s a war that can be “won” but we can not afford to “loose” it. In a war with scumbags there is no winner and EVERYONE looses. The people we are after are some of the worst people in the history of man. President Bush is OK, not GREAT but he’s really done alright, he came in at a BAD time in US history.By Ernie
March 27, 2008 1:23 PM | Link to this
Do you understand that Americans are stupid if they think there is no war on terror? All terror attacks so far have been foiled. We took the war to them. There may have been no terror link in Iraq. However remember they attacked us first and we went where it was believed to have originated.Most Americans underestimate how much the terrorists hate and revile us.Thank you for keeping the enemy on the run. My only regret Mr. Bush is that stupid AMERICANS may possibly elect either Clinton and Obama neither of whom seem to really understand foreign policy and I sadly admit that I was an Obama supporter until I realized how not ready for President he really is. Sorry Mr Bush for my falling for Obama mania that madness to believe any thing at the risk of everything.By dpkdayton
March 27, 2008 1:06 PM | Link to this
What a bunch of morons. Can one of you idiots show me one once of evidence that Bush has made one dollar in the oil business in the last eight years. Didn’t think so. Grow up and quit being so simple minded. Associating Bush with the oil industry because he is from Texas is like associating Clinton with WalMart because he is from Arkansas. Hmm�Wal Mart big evil box store experienced its biggest growth during the 90�s when the Clintons were in power�.I see a connection. Sounds stupid doesn�t it. Yes Bush had a hand in an oil company for about a minute. If he wanted to make money in the oil business there are a heck of a lot of easier ways to do it then running for President. And what the heck does the mortgage crisis have to do with the war in Iraq? Does anyone think the two have a cause and effect? If you do you obviously don�t know a single thing about economics. Do you think the mortgage crunch would magically disappear if the war had never started? For those of you bleeding heart liberals who don�t understand the whole problem let me spell it out for you�..Liberal Democrats put pressure on lending institutions to make it easier for �everyone� to own a home. Lending institutions, against their better judgment, lend money to unqualified people. Predictably, unqualified people default on balloon loans that had low introductory rates. Unqualified people default and lose houses. Gosh, didn�t see that coming. But, like all good liberals you feel the government should provide us with everything, housing, medicine..blah.blah.blah. Hey I have a car payment due. If we didn�t have this darned old war I could make my car payment. God help us if a Democrat becomes President.By Jimmy
March 27, 2008 1:05 PM | Link to this
KEEP IT UP….!By Mikeh
March 27, 2008 12:58 PM | Link to this
I’d tell him thanks for doing what had to be done and fighting muslim extremists with military personnel, clearly a better alternative than having them terrorize shopping malls and schools on our home soil. Sure the war created more extremists, just like WWII created more Nazis - temporarily.By ray
March 27, 2008 12:53 PM | Link to this
George has told more lies than the clintons.there never were any WMD;s found in Iraq anything he says about the war progress is dubious.He is not competant enough to be pres and never should have been elected. I never voted for any BUSH.By Jon
March 27, 2008 12:47 PM | Link to this
I would encourage him to wear the hate of liberals as a badge of honor. The more liberals talk, write, and blog, the more I’m thrilled to be a conservative. He lives with a peace only God can give. And daily assaults from liberals only solidifies his peace. He is one of the greatest presidents in history. And driving by his motorcade made me a proud American. Keep commenting liberals. The louder you are, the happier I become.By Jill
March 27, 2008 12:43 PM | Link to this
First of all, I would thank him for making this country safe for my family. I would like to discuss with him how we feels about all of the horrible things that are said of him. It bewilders me that people can stand around and put down the president for taking action when only 7 years ago we were attacked and many died on our land! Those that serve in our Armed Forces, including my husband, do so knowing that they may have to sacrifice themself in order to save many. It is the ungrateful people that put down our president that make their lives lost in vain!By Bob540
March 27, 2008 12:42 PM | Link to this
I would like to know what his REAL “exit strategy” was at outset, if that has changed during the past 5 years, and what his “exit strategy” (the insurgents aren’t listening — just you & me, GW!) is now. How and when do we get the heck out of there and stop bleeding our country dry?By Kevin
March 27, 2008 12:37 PM | Link to this
After reading these comments I realize the intelligence level of some of theses commentators, low, very low.By Doco
March 27, 2008 12:35 PM | Link to this
I would ask him for the whole truth on the intelligence that he used as reason to invade Iraq. Then I would ask him why he let Rumsfeld F the war up for so long. The troop surge would have happened 4 years ago if he would’ve listened to his SOLDIERS and not his POLITICIANS.By Debbie
March 27, 2008 12:34 PM | Link to this
I would say how very proud I am of him to stand by his committment to keep this country safe. He has taken so much critisism and has not wavered just so he can be popular. I truly believe that he looks for direction from our God and I pray for him that he can continue to be stong. Please don’t give up on keeping this country strong. You are a true patriot, President Bush.By Jason
March 27, 2008 12:30 PM | Link to this
I would ask him how it feels to clean up after Clinton. Do you people honestly think that all of a sudden a couple of terrorists got together and decided to blow some stuff up. They were planning this under Clinton’s watch and unfortunately Bush had to deal with it. I would rather take the fight to them than have it on our soil. Liberals are such pansies. The media also doesn’t report all of the positive things that are happening in Iraq like building new schools.By CO
March 27, 2008 12:26 PM | Link to this
I would say, “President Bush, how in the world did the democratic party manage to find 22 people to protest?” Look at the facest of the soldiers—-the smiles are worth a thousand words. God bless America, ll of our troops, both at home and abroad and President Bush!By conservativeone
March 27, 2008 12:20 PM | Link to this
I also would thank him for a thankless job, but more so for his steadfast belief and reliance on our God. And contrary to this extremely liberal newspaper, the mainstream news media, and the poor souls in this comments section who feel they must be completely derogatory or “cute,” there are far more proud Americans in this land who are patriotic and stand behind the President. God bless!!By 140,000
March 27, 2008 11:47 AM | Link to this
I would tell him to pray to GOD for guidence in the matter of the war. We who are Christians are to pray for our leaders no matter how we personally feel about them. We all have to live with the decisions made by him. Only GOD can change Bush.By dedeppm
March 27, 2008 11:41 AM | Link to this
I would tell him he has a persistent delusion-that our invasion of a sovereign nation via the fraud and deceit he practiced was a “war on terror.” This invasion of ours has killed more than a bitter harvest of our children and theirs; it has killed our hearts as a people. We need to leave Iraq now, Mr. Bush.By Steve
March 27, 2008 9:34 AM | Link to this
Why didn’t you listen to your Daddy? Stay out of Iraq! The people are far too divided politically and religiously for a democracy to ever work there. Did you really think that you were smarter than your Dad?By trentmccl
March 27, 2008 9:32 AM | Link to this
My comment (not question becuase this president thinks he answers to only god) would be, I will pray for you Mr. President becuase you will have to answer for those 4,000 brave souls in the afterlife!By trentmccl
March 27, 2008 9:27 AM | Link to this
Explain to me why we went into Iraq again? I would be curious to see what answer he would give me? WMD, Sdaam linked to 9/11? Hell maybe he would give me the truth, oil!By Courtney
March 27, 2008 9:19 AM | Link to this
Wow. Well, first and foremost, it’s too profane to put here :-) Second, 5 minutes isn’t nearly long enough to tell that so-called Texan off :)By Scott
March 27, 2008 8:32 AM | Link to this
I wouldn’t ask him about the war on terror. I would ask him about the North American Union, an unpublicized plan to combine Canada, the U.S. and Mexico into one “county” subject to the laws of the United Nations….nixing the Constitution in the process. I would ask him why the Fed is weakening the dollar…oh yeah, it helps to make people negative on the dollar so when they bring up the new currency (the Amero I believe) folks will be too happy to go along…like sheep. I am a former Army officer. I have only voted Republican my entire life. But I now believe Bush and his one world order desires (building on his father’s efforts) deserve to go down in history as a worse President than Nixon. It sickens and saddens me.By Philjoann01
March 27, 2008 7:35 AM | Link to this
I see a lot of democrats posting, or just plain radicals who have never served in the U.S. Armed Forces. I do not agree with everything President Bush is doing, but at least he is doing something, at least more than the democrats. He listens to the people trained to do battle. Someone said we had no reason to go into IRAQ, what did Hussien do to a tiny country just south of him, they were his people, did’nt matter to him. He was a bully and would have tried to take over the entire region. Most people screamed for an all volunteer service, so shut up and let them do their job. It appears it is all the draft dodgers who are doing all the complaining. The news media has a lot of draft dodgers. Give this thing a chance. How about all the cooperation we are getting from North Korea? We give they take and then give us the FINGER.By Mike
March 27, 2008 6:48 AM | Link to this
I would thank the President for keeping the terrorist over there so i would not have to identify the remains of my grandchildren at some school that was blown up! that is it a simple thankyou!By Ron
March 27, 2008 6:25 AM | Link to this
I would tell him to stay for the long haul. We can’t abandon the people that stood by us or we will have another Vietnam where we abandoned those people.By John Bettinger
March 27, 2008 6:16 AM | Link to this
Thanks for being a PROMISE KEEPER. You promised to sign into law the Banning of Partial Birth Abortion. You did TWICE. I would ask for advice on enforcing a codified ordinance by shutting down Martin Haskell’s operation. Hope you will have the opportunity to tactfully continue to be a PROMISE KEEPER.By SUPER GENUIS
March 27, 2008 5:47 AM | Link to this
I AM TELLING BUSH THAT HE IS NOT ALLOWED IN THE TRI-STATE TODAY> THAT I OWN THE PLANET. I OWN ALL OF THE MONEY AND I OWN THE GOVERNMENT AND HE IS ON HIS OWN WITHOUT UTILIZING MY SUPERGENUIS BRAIN FOR POLITICAL OR FINANCIAL OR PERSONAL GAIN ! I WOULD TELL HIM TO PULL TROUPS OUT OF IRAQ AND GET THIS AMERICAN COUNTRY IN ORDER BEFORE LEAVING THE WHITE HOUSE IN NOV. OR HE WILL BE IMPEACHED ASAP ! WE ARE THE SUPER GENUIS BRANIACS OF THE PLANET AND WE ARE IN CONTROL !By Tom
March 27, 2008 5:34 AM | Link to this
Keep up the good work!!By bob
March 27, 2008 4:01 AM | Link to this
I WOULD TELL HIM KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. NO ATTACKS ON THE U.S.A IN SEVEN YEARS. ANY BACKING DOWN WILL I AM SURE BE DONE BY THE DEMOCRATS.By dsto
March 27, 2008 12:26 AM | Link to this
I would thank him for a the thankless job he does. I DO feel safer.By Billie
March 26, 2008 11:21 PM | Link to this
Mr President With all the lives that have been lost, how can you eat, sleep or even look at any american? Do you honestly think that this stupid rebate check is going to make up for all the problems you and your so called vice president have caused this country?By Dan Hoover
March 26, 2008 10:22 PM | Link to this
“Let me think, Mr President?”, “How do I explain myself to an idiot who can’t even read his speeches?”By ron
March 26, 2008 10:06 PM | Link to this
“Golly, George, how does it feel to know that you will have to stand behind James Buchanan and Warren G. Harding for the next 500 years?”By Don
March 26, 2008 9:10 PM | Link to this
Dear Mr Bush, My questions:how do yu manage to bear up against unrelenting and unthoughtful attacks by the mainstream media and their unquestioning followers? Do you realize that there are many Americans and Iraqis that are forever grateful that you took up the cudgel to actually take some action after dozens of UN resolutions against Sadam? Do you think you will live long enough to see history justify your intervention into the course of the Middle East, which was inevitably headed toward nuclear war? How do you carry your resonsibilities so nobly in the face of so much ignorance and distrust?By mnjyckque
March 26, 2008 9:08 PM | Link to this
I would ask him if 4,000 dead americans is a reasonable way to distract America from your association with companies like Enron?By mwm
March 26, 2008 8:39 PM | Link to this
The five minutes would be better spent cleaning my toilet. I do not talk or associate with evil.By William
March 26, 2008 4:27 PM | Link to this
I would ask him why he didnt head the advice of his best strategist to try the surge 2 years earlier than he did.By josh
March 26, 2008 4:22 PM | Link to this
havent you made enough money on oil yet?By Eric S
March 26, 2008 3:16 PM | Link to this
How do you sleep at night?By Mike
March 26, 2008 2:54 PM | Link to this
Well, there is really no “War on Terror”. This was just a marketing tool dredged up in the smoky backrooms of this administration to justify attacking a country which had not attacked us, in order to gain a foothold and an endless American military presence in the heart of the Middle East. It had nothing to do with terror. There was a brief War on Terror which was initiated by our movement into Afghanistan and the ousting of the Taliban, who were giving safe haven to one who had actually been responsible for attacks on us. But once the wheels were set in motion in Afghanistan, it was only a matter of time until the administration used this action as a segue into Iraq. So what would I tell him? Not a damn thing. Because this administration does not listen to anyone. It is obvious that they will not be deterred from their hegemony regardless of the opinions or desires of any American. The arrogance exhibited by Dick Cheney’s response to the question about American’s overwhelming turning against the war tells it all. SO WHAT!!By Rich
March 26, 2008 2:19 PM | Link to this
Wow! Only FIVE minutes? It would take some serious thought to come up with only brief comments or questions to pose to him. Maybe the most appropriate question would be this: “Mr. President, do you honestly believe that any aspect of current conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq or elsewhere can be described as FANTASTIC, EXCITING and ROMANTIC, as you did during a recent videoconference with our troops in Afghanistan? Please explain this for all of us who don’t quite understand what you meant.”