The terrorism issue was flogged to death in previous Democratic debates, and since their views probably haven't changed on the subject, why have them repeat themselves?

I, personally, refuse to live my life in fear – especially if it will only serve to get a republican elected.

Again.

We know what happened last time that stuff worked. We got four more years of King George.

As Patrick Henry put it: "Give me liberty or give me death!"

Perhaps Rudy should be answering a different question, like ...

Why do the firefighters hate him?

Where were the radios they needed during the 911 evacuation attempt that could have save dozens of their lives?

Or why the hell did he insist on putting the Emergency Control center IN THE TOWERS that had already been attacked previously – after being told that a more remote Brooklyn location was safer?

Funny how when you check the blogs, everyone ELSE supports Rudy – except for the people who actually LIVED IN NYC during his watch.

They tend to dislike the guy intensely.

I care about many other issues as well, but two biggies that got scant coverage (also ILLEGAL immigration) are in the top 5 don't you think.

Wouldn't want to put them on the spot, eh CNN?

Let's just ignore it, they will go away once Hillary takes office, because we will be so loved again.

FEAR wont work THIS time buddy!

This issue is a litle more important than Obama trying shove sex education down my 6 year olds throat.

No fan of Rudy and I DO NOT support him, but he asks a valid question.

Hey, Joe from Detroit...where did you get the 98% of terrorists are Muslim data? Since you say that it's a fact, I assume that you can point me to your source?

Thanks.

The Democratic candidates have said much of their opposition to the war but have been silent on their views as to handle the threat of terrorism. This is like saying nothing of the Cold War in the election of 1980.

The growing threat of terrorism by Islamic fascists has been growing steadily since the 1960s. Sept 11th wasn't the debutants ball for these militants. The Western world had decided to ignore this terrorism and it didn't stop. So what are they to do but ramp up their activities?

First it was hijacking planes and demanding prisoners to be released. Then killing Oylmpic athletes. Then blowing up airplanes with missles. Then using homicide bombers in markets. Then blowing up whole buildings, attacking tourists, military ships, and discoteques. And we did nothing. So they used hijacked planes and crashed them into buildings. Luckily we stopped a plot to down a number of airliners over the Pacific Ocean.

Oh, but all these series of events are not important enough to capture our attention? Would Sept 11th be the last attack by Islamic fascists?

Doing nothing is a stance, but its not an answer.

Judy; could it be that AMERICA as a whole is tired of you and “W” spouting the same old crap. Domestic terrorism such as deceit, lies and abuse of power are what AMERICA fears far more than anything. You and “W” keep linking Iraq and 9/11 which is an absolute lie. Yes; AL Qaeda is now in Iraq thanks to “W”, however they account for about 1 percent of the bastards that fight our troops and foreign fighters make up another ½ percent.Our troops are being killed by the Iraqi civil war!

“WE THE PEOPLE”

I happen to disagree with that characterization of the war, but the Republicans here are trying to have their cake and eat it too.

You can't say that the war in Iraq equals the War on Terrorism out of one side of your mouth and then, out of the other side of your mouth, say that the Democrats didn't discuss terrorism – only the war in Iraq!

Well, you can... But it's dishonest and lame. Good try, Rudy.

No one has forgotten about the terrorist threat, but since that seems to be the only issue Republicans and the White House are usually able to bring up (despite overwhelming data that what they've been doing in the Middle East just isn't working) it was refreshing to hear a candidate put on the spot about any one of a dozen other issues that most Americans struggle with on a daily basis.

I'll be watching the Republican debate coming up and can't wait to see how they handle the same straightforward, and sometimes uncomfortable, questions that YouTube Nation will no doubt have ready to fire as well the "all business" approach of moderator Anderson Cooper who I think did an excellent job of keeping the Dems in line and "on task", so to speak, rarely allowing them to stray in their responses without finally forcing an answer to the original question before moving on.

I hope this format is here to stay!

It seems to me that you and Osama Bin Laden must have learned about Islam from the same mullah. I don't expect you to read and understand Qur'an. But at least you should have read the 9-11 report before you challenged Ron Paul!

Why? It does not fit into their agenda. It does not suit their play for the presidency.

If anything, Giuliani's office's actions have exaggerated the toll of the attacks, and could result in more premature deaths during the coming decade than what happened on the day of 9/11 itself. The dangers from breathing such a dense atmospheric suspension of sub-micron particles of asbestos, PCBs, mercury, lead, cadmium and other toxic elements and compounds were well-known to his office (and other officials), and any action taken by Giuliani and company in lying to, or misleading New Yorkers as to the safety of the air and water should be regarded as criminal negligence and gross dereliction of duty. People should be charged for multiple counts of manslaughter at the very least, and that includes not only Giuliani and his complicit officials, but also parties in the White House (James Connaughton et al) who ordered the EPA to lie about the dust, even altering the scientific data gathered on the toxicity/content of the dust to make the situation appear much safer than in reality.

This issue must be raised by the mainstream media in the coming election campaign, but to date, virtual silence still reigns. If the American public were aware of this scandal to just 5% of the extent they know about, for example, Paris Hilton's antics, Giuliani would never again be regarded as the "hero of the 9/11 attacks, but instead, one of the villains.

Stop trying to scare people, 9-11 was an inside job, multiple embassy bombings, the first world trade center bombing, USS Cole, Madrid, Scotland, England among others were all just "criminal acts" done by spurrious bad people.

Since the nation is just as unprepared now as it was on September 10th, 2001, and the Federal government is both unwilling and incapable of doing anything about it, perhaps the questions submitted to the Democratic nominees simply reflect the fact that the country has moved on. We're stuck with the world situation the Bush gang created, and we're just going to have to wait until they're gone before we'll have any chance at change.

If this is the only topic that he knows, maybe he'd be better off joining the military rather than leading it as Commander-in-Chief.

While the security of the country is clearly a very important issue, it should be considered from the point of view of threats from both within and outside.

I doubt anybody in America is going to wave their hands and claim that terrorist threat is not a concern. However, it is not the only issue to consider, and some might say, not the most important, either.

Mr. Giuliani might as well ask CNN why such questions were not presented to the debatees, because it is unlikely that nobody submitted them.

If saying that no one mentioned "islmic terrorism" is the only negative he has regarding the respective platforms of the democratic candidates, then he might want to consider looking in to some of the other issues beside terrorism