Who cares, the american public just reads headlines. WE ARE WINNING OVER THERE, the PUBLIC NEEDS TO WAKE UP.

Ahhh the power of a corrupt media. CNN must be proud..

Yeah, let's all just forget about the big bad dangerous world and those nasty people out there that want to destroy America and anyone that agrees with our values of freedom.
No, no worries except those gas prices..

With a $9,000,000,000,000 We need to focus on America. We need our troops home. We need them home now.

Economy

Immigration

Inflation

Debt

Overspending

Bring our troops home.

I am an American I DON'T live in fear of outside forces. Lets fix America, we are the greatest country, lets make it so.

No one wants the war in Iraq except Bush and Cheney. I will be thrilled when they are both out of the white house and we no longer have to look at their evil disqusting faces. I can't stand this anymore. They have got to leave. No more Republicans.

We were pretty neatly tricked and shamed into going to war, and now we know it. Even the GOP voters feel used and abused. Thumping the Bible and waving the flag really aren't the best qualifications for national leadership, it turns out. Now we're going to war with Iran. Can't anyone stop this madman?

The Prez says: If you lived in Iraq and had lived under a tyranny, you'd be saying, 'God, I love freedom,' because that's what's happened," he said. "And there are killers and radicals and murderers who kill the innocent to stop the advance of freedom…

Sir, with all due respect. We did not invade Iraq to rescue the Iraqi's,nor did we go on a mission to spread freedom and democracy in Iraq. We went….hey, why did we go? Will my grandson be drafted to die in Baghad in a few years. God, I pray not!

2003 65% approved, 35% opposed the war
2007 32% approved, 68% opposed the war
2011 ??

Conclusion: 33% of America, haven't a clue and easily sway with the wind. Thus the reason our forefathers setup a republic vs a true democracy..

Maybe Americans are finally understanding the diminished return on uneccesary wars. Hopefully we won't be such easy prey the next time Neo-Cons try & stampede us into another "great adventure".

Let’s see if the people in the congress actually want to keep some jobs. If not, they should by all means keep America in this war. America is waking up. The days of sitting by and letting our politicians do what they want is drawing to a close. The politicians need to evolve with the rest of the nation if they like the fat paychecks they are getting.

We're making progress in Iraq. The sky is green. Pigs fly.

So our government spending $1 trillion over ten years to get my friends and cousins in the Army killed fighting a civil war Iraq while aggravating the global terrorism movement is finally considered a bad idea?

George Bush is in no position to effectively argue anything regarding the war or even any other issue. He gets an "F" in every category–whether it's domestic or international!
This man is a clear example of failure! And it has unfolded in the public eye so all have witnessed this "poster boy for the conservative cause" become living proof that you can't just stick any idiot in a position of power because of his beliefs on social issues and expect things to fall into place.

Now he parades around pointing fingers at the Congress and blaming them for "wasting time" and not getting anything done. The fact of the matter is that if you compare the 6 years we've been invading Iraq with how long the Congress has been in office, the two don't really compare. You have wasted more money on this "invasion" than the next two generations will be able to pay back. Mr. President, please find another viable, legitimate excuse for your failure!

Bush has embarrassed his party, his family, and the nation as a whole. Thanks to this man, China now owns us economically! No other president in the history of the nation has been as ineffective, incompetent, and insensitive as he has.

Another politically slanted anti war opinion poll rigged to support the poll takers liberal views. Admit it CNN ;who and how did you poll if at all ?

What President Bush has caused upon the nation of Iraq is a travesty against mankind. This pathological moron invaded a nation without provocation being prodded by his diabolical Vice President. What they have caused in Iraq is unforgivable, and if God does judge based on our deeds these two evil creatures should burn in hell and suffer for eternity. For those 31% who still support this war, let us be reminded that Hitler even in 1942 and 43 still had majority support in NAZI Germany.

Don't worry, now that the democrats controll congress, they'll end the war!

Not only should this president be impeached, but anyone as delusional as he probably should be in a mental institution or at least very heavily medicated.
What a tragedy that this person became the president of the US. It will take us decades to recover our full national integrity.

"If you lived in Iraq and had lived under a tyranny, you'd be saying, 'God, I love freedom,' because that's what's happened," he said. "And there are killers and radicals and murderers who kill the innocent to stop the advance of freedom. But freedom's happening in Iraq. And we're making progress."
You just keep on saying that, Bush, and it could be true one day.

Quick!! Hillary is still being dogged by illegal driver linceses. Do some war polling and throw up some distractions..,

Uh oh…wait, OMG! WE'RE NOT LOSING THE WAR ANYMORE!!

A bully never understands that threats are counterproductive. You cannot keep telling anyone or any nation you may attack them if they do not do as you say.

It's time to END THE WAR!

This war was sold to us with false information!

LET'S LEAVE OTHER COUNTRIES ALONE!

Approval of this illegal war is going to continue to fall. Most Americans have woken up and no longer believe anything President Bush has to say on any subject. We certainly do not believe that anything he says about our "progress" in Iraq. There is not now, nor has there ever been anything for us to "win" there. Looking at all the things that are going wrong in the Middle East and Asia Minor, it is easy to agree with Mr. Bush's critics, when they tell us that his foreign policy is the worst this nation has ever seen. January, 2009 cannot get her soon enough.

Big surprise that everyone in America is fed up with the, for absolutely nothing, war in Iraq. Mr. Bush, you would have faired better if you could have proven that Iraq was a threat to the US or anyone else but they weren't. If the people of Iraq wanted freedom they should have gotten it by overthrowing their own government not by America riding in on M16's and M1A1's. May all of the lives you have taken by your actions haunt you for the rest of your live.

What is confusing to me is according to this poll the majority of you are against this war but yet the only man to give a detailed plan and a promise to take our troops out of harms way isn't a front line candidate (Ron Paul). The front liners on both the Democrat and Republican have only offered sound bites with no real plan to offer. I don't know how you could be against this sham of a war but then vote for a candidate who will continue it. Our young men and women are dying. Their families are falling apart. All so our President, Vice President and oil buddies have control over the world's largest oil supply.

Bush said, If you lived in Iraq and had lived under a tyranny, you'd be saying, 'God, I love freedom,'

That must be why our soldiers keep getting attacked–because they're so happy with what we've done with the place.

I'm not saying things were peachy under Saddam. There was a great deal of potential for improvement.

But Bush screwed that opportunity up, and made a bad situation much worse for the average Iraqi. Saddam was a strong enough tyrant to keep sectarian violence from erupting. We didn't replace Saddam with anyone strong enough to manage the same success.

Americans fed up with a war?

That hasn't happened since…wait…every war we ever enter.

The war is over, we won. Let's come home and leave the Iraqi's to live the lives they choose.

TO ALL THE 'BABY-BOOMERS'-

Your generation is killing this country. The wars you wage are being done w/o any sacrifice on your behalf and on the backs of my generation, your grandchildren + great-grandchildren. your ridiculous foreign + domestic policy/spending in all the wrong places is jeopardizing our future.
STOP BEING SO SELFISH AND GREEDY. You obviously learned nothing from the "greatest generation."

If you believe for a second Bush's goal is the exportation of democracy, you are an idiot. Our biggest allies in the region are cruel, autocratic dictators (Saudi Arabia), and a military dictator (PAkistan). By the way - those are the countries that produced the majority of the 9/11 hijackers - for what its worth.

I beg you all to resist the fear-mongers' saber-rattling for Iran. If you pay attention to any objective sources, you'd know the overwhelming majority of Iran's younger populace has less support for Ahmindinijad than our country's youth does for Bush. That's not alot.
To "THE GREEDIEST GENERATION": you're not going to live forever - think about someone other than yourselves for once.

Bush is the only one that supports this war! Of course why wouldn't he - he and his saudi family are after the oil. Freedom - that's just the disguise! God help the United States because if he keeps going like it is, the entire world is doomed.

Keep it up CNN. Always doing whatever is necessary to undermine our efforts worldwide. Very unpatriotic.

What sort of a brain dead and Anti-American person would be for this unnecessary & criminal War which has made USA have near Zero credibility World wide and has resulted in people world wide shunning everything US, as much as they can, as evident by the astonishing 50% drop in the value of US DOllar compared to Euro, Canadian Dollar, etc. which is ruining the US economy!

People who started this War and keep it going should be charged & tried for War crimes and Treason.

It's obvious that this President has lost any credibility he had with the American people. The question is why were Americans dumb enough to believe him in the first place.

The president has created a new American dream–progress in Iraq. And gas is a $1.00 a gallon. Dreams do come true. Thanks Bush, keep up the good work!

"God I love freedom"… how does he explain the fact that the Iraqi parliment has asked the U.S., TWICE, to leave?!

I see progress. Iraqis are now fre to be killed by a whole host of groups not just their dictaror anymore. Bush just deregulated murder.

I am fed up too but get things straight. Though you may not approve of the war it is in no way illegal. Though Bush is not doing what the majority of people want does not mean he should be impeached…that is for committing illegal acts, which many lawyers have said he has not committed. I do not know enough to be well versed in the issue (I am not on the national security council or anything) but I know that we are there and there is nothing we can do about it until Bush is out of office. So lets remember the people who have family there and make sure our comments are appropriate. I am all for speaking out but remember who is listening!

I can't believe this! That 31% are STILL in favor of this horrific war. Hopefully a year from now, when we are still mired down in Iraq, this will drop as more of the diehard Bushies finally see an election looming.

I've seen this movie before… The dialog is really familiar… I think in the next scene the Prez talks about the"light at the end of the tunnel".

corruptusr, whether we are winning the war or not isn't even an issue in peoples minds anymore. They are against the war altogether becuase of the length and cost, it took 4 years to get anything done, the President has no credibility, America has simply given up on trying to fix a broken nation in Iraq.

Bush is starting to look like Lyndon Johnson (except for the nose) after we spent a few years in Viet Nam and sound like Richard Nixon after we spent a few more years in Viet Nam.

Instead of getting stuck in the big muddy, we're stuck in quick sand thanks to Bush, Cheney and company.

What's worse is that freedom and democracy are not being served here at home, or in Iraq, or in Pakistan. The only ones slightly better off are the Afghans and even they are starting to slip back.

Things really can't get lower than they are now.

Is this President drinking or sniffing?

Anyone who can see progress in Iraq has a defininite perception problem!

Then those obsessed with World Power rarely have a clear picture of reality!

Live by your dreams if you like but reality won't change. The world has spoken against the War in Iraq for the past three years.

He who sees no evil hears no evil lift up THY EARS.

You tell them Mr. President. I have done several tours in Iraq and i have seen a lof of progress…i've seen those progress not through the media or someone else, but through MY eyes. Let's keep going foward and fighting the terrorist's and accomplishing our mission in Iraq.
For all of you civilians: all you do is criticize the war, yet, your not the one in harms way…please stop with your derogatory comments, all it does it brings down the moral to our service members who are fighting this war.
Is really funny that the ones who are against this war are the ones who have never served a day in their life.
To all the anti-war critics: PLEASE SHUT UP AND LET US DO OUR JOB IN IRAQ.

Thank you.

Bush is the WORST. PRESIDENT. EVER. He's taken a healthy robust country with a budget surplus and turned it into a third world beggar. His out of control spending, unjustified war and bad decisions at every turn have shown what a fool he is.

If you believe Bush, I have a bridge I would like to sell to you.

President Bush needs to go see a shrink..He has serious mental health problems, delusions of grandiosity, paranoia, and the list goes on…
Remember its going to get worse.

It is obvious that our President is off the tract with his efforts to convince the American people that we are making progress in Iraq. With this in mind, can anything be done to override his leading us down the path of devestation and destruction?

Our system is in need of a major overhaul to prevent this type of nonsense from escalating to an all time high.

It's time the GOP take action…

Don't worry, now that the democrats controll congress, they'll end the war!

Posted By Mark, Shreveport, La : November 8, 2007 10:34 am

They would if the brain-dead Republicans in Congress weren't voting in lock-step to protect that imbecile in the White House.

It's obvious that this President has lost any credibility he had with the American people. The question is why were Americans dumb enough to believe him in the first place.

Posted By HH, Pittsburgh, PA : November 8, 2007 11:08 am

Not me. I'm proud of the fact that I've never voted for Bush OR his worthless father.

IT'S TIME TO END THE WAR!!

Quick - elect Hillary - oh yeah she won't give ANY timetable to complete withdrawal!

Elect Obama - hmm well he won't either commit to a withdraw schedule.

Elect Dennis - wait, he's not electable.

Ahh…well let's just yell at Bush some more even though we're turning the corner - violence is down, Bush has made commitments to troop, and things are ACTUALLY getting better.

Maybe this is the reason Ron Paul raised $4.3 million the other day. Maybe this is the reason the number of Paul supporters continues to grow, and the grassroots movement is so strong that his supporters organize themselves. People are ready for a change.

Paul is the only candidate, republican or democrat, who is really against the war. He wants the troops out yesterday. Every other candidate either wants to increase the amount of troops, keep the status quo, or has some idiotic 10 year withdrawl plan. It sure didn't take us 10 years to get into this war, why should it take us 10 years to get out

G.W. via the PNAC(non-profit, WoW) is responsible for 9/11! There's No War! Define the Enemy other than Al Quida and who is Al Quida? A Name, COINED by the Bush Administration to sell the Lame U.S. Congress into Spending "Borrowed Monies" other GENERATIONS will have to pay should they avoid the Front Lines. Proud to Be An American, Right!

The popluation of the US is nearly 3 million, including illegal immigrants, why does CNN Poll only select 1064 to ask about the the war. Just curious

Abraham Lincoln so eloquently described our government as one that is
"….for the people, by the people, of the people…." If that is the case
then how can the President and Congress defend continuing a war that
68% of the "people" do not support ? Where do these elected officials
get the authority to intact laws and take courses of action that the people
they are elected to represent don't support or agree with ?

Why did America, with all its wisdom, technology, wealth and power elect such a lightweight president. When will this 40 watt president understand that there will be no successful or victorious conclusion to Iraq? The American people figured it out long ago.

People, look to what the media has done to this country. They have walked hand-in-hand with the Democrats this whole time. Both parties, including the Democrats with Hillary and Edwards, etc., were overly-zealous heading into war. It wasn't going great, then all the Democrats retracted their votes and have focused on everything going wrong. Now, as of the past 2-3 months, the war has completely turned around and most of the media is refusing to cover it.

The thing that must be looked into were the forces pushing us into war. I'm not talking about Bush or Cheney or Clinton or either party, but the LOBBYING GROUPS who control both parties. Look at the groups who pushed both parties to go into war. Look at the fact that, despite all the rhetoric from the Democrats, both parties are pushing towards a war with Iran. Are we fighting wars for the American people or for the pro-Israel lobby that has infiltrated both parties? This is not some ridiculous conspiracy. Read The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy by John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt.

Ah, yes. This is a good time to thank the Republican party and the American people who voted for Hilter..I mean Bush. This President is crazy! He talks about WWIII, invades contries "for their own good", has their leaders hung, and throws out blatent threats to other contries. Bush will go down as one of the most hated, and dumbest Presidents the US has ever seen.
So once again, thank you America for voting for our first mentally disabled President to Office……TWICE!!

Almost 3000 dead, 11 Sept 2001. Saddam didn't do it. But he sure was happy it happened. Hind sight is always 20/20 you guys. What would you have done?

I'm sure Bush said, "hell yeah, let's invade Iraq just because I want to!"

You people think you know so much. Pick up a rifle and go over there and make a difference if you're so concerned about what's going on. I'll bet you'd rather just sit there, think, and type up some stuff to make yourself feel intelligent. You all are a bunch of wimps.

Look at the casualties of every war we've fought. Compare them to this war on terror. I'm sure you'll be amazed. I've lost 17 friends that I've served with in the war. That's my credibility in my statements. What's yours?

God Bless America. HOME of the FREE. Not the picket sign makers.

"People who started this War and keep it going should be charged & tried for War crimes and Treason."

I agree.

A CNN poll? Would love to have gotten that phone call. Like your coverage, I'm sure it was incredibly biased. Love the postings of all the liberal sheep….pathetic proud to be coward liberls

I have a terrible feeling we may actually miss Bush, given our choices of canidates for 08, uhh just shoot me!

Bush doesn't care about our opinions in the polls but he does care about what Sarkozy thinks. His definition of progress in Iraq caused more U.S. soldiers deaths this year than when this war started.

GWB has caused the Iraqi people to trade one tyranny for another - the tryanny of fear, death, torture, loss of family/home/jobs. Only an idiot like GWB would think he did them a favor. Granted, it's good that Saddam is gone, but it could have been handled in a much different way than GWB making us invaders and occupiers. He is enjoying every minute of the disastor. I pray our people in Washington don't let him do it again in Iran.

Instead of shoving these polls through CNN, why not do a story or even a simple blog that REPORTS the REAL progress that has been made in the last 3-4 months by our fine men and women?

Good news being reported would hurt the agenda though…….

War sucks, and in reality NOBODY is Pro-war, who the hell would be, but sometimes the best intentions go unrewarded.

That being said, I still believe that these people have not done enough to HELP us, HELP them and for that reason alone, we should start pulling people out YESTERDAY and staying along the perimeter and making them fight for themselves.

Feel free to hammer me.

Bush and his vice-president are terrorists. Their lies have brought this country so far down even the terrorists (the other ones) could not of done a better job. These two incompetents are delusional and the only thing more horrifying is that they still have support of 30% of our citizens!

It is too bad the election is not tomorrow.

You are on the right track President Bush. The new U.S. base that is under construction for permanent American presence in the Middle East is just what that region needs to quell centuries of endless, needless wars. This region ONLY understands that might makes right. Ahmadinejad understands that, which is why his rhetoric regarding nukes is at such a high pitch. To maintain power. To appear mighty. In Ahmadinejad case, it is a fraud and the Iranian people know it but just don't quite know how to topple their own dictator that is leading their country to ruin. In the American case, as has been the case for quite some time, we will step up and serve to protect and promote freedoms where ever we can. The American folks should appreciate the fact that we are trying to keep the conflict on soils other than in the U.S. So Americans can keep driving down their freeways, shopping at their malls, going to their churches on Sundays, and football, soccer, baseball, and basketball games with out worrying about being blown up or thrown in jail for their beliefs. You go, President Bush. Thank you for standing tall.

Why wouldn't CNN print my first comment? I didn't say anything offensive that is unless you are one of the 32% who approve of this illegal invasion of a soverign nation. I am confused as to why the 32% doesn't see anything wrong with our President and Vice President making a profit off of this "war". Are they not aware both men invested heavily into defense firms prior to 9-11; therefore, they are receiving a personal profit off the blood of our young men & women in service. Several members of this administration should have criminal charges brought against them including treason for the outting of a CIA agent whose only crime was being married to an outspoken critic of this war. Sick Sick Sick.

Hmmm…the numbers seem to line up pretty well now….let's see, about 30% of the public has an IQ of 92 or less. If we add 1% to this, on behalf of those who are profiting from these
policies, we are at the 31%. Sad reality is their are too many dull minds out there, and that is how they continue to elect those who they are so easily brainwashed by…..

CNN keeps popping up the same old tired article that War opposition is at an all time high. I saw three polls a couple a weeks ago that would disagree w/ this CNN poll. Hmmm.

WatchingHillary.com

W say, "…And we're making progress." Yeh, 2007 has had the most military casualities since the beginning of the war. That's progress? And, close to 2 million external and nearly the same number of internal Iraqi refugees. That's progress? And, who knows how many Iraqi casualities? There's one word for this war: fiasco. Impeach Bush and Cheney.

President Bush is a liar and hearing about Iraq in all his speeches is nerve racking. Instead of taking a role in making sure Americans are secured, he invades a country that wasn't an immediate threat. If he is so concerned about innocent lives then why is this maniac dragging his feet in protecting the victims of Darfur? He looks and sounds like a complete fool and I am disgusted that he was elected for a second term. What was America thinking? Also, I am completely disappointed in congress and in the senate for not doing what is right for the American people. When will they stop endorsing big CEOs and work for the average person? At this rate, the middle class is becoming weaker and weaker and nothing will change. We have nothing but a bunch of spoiled brats running this country!

"What sort of a brain dead and Anti-American person would be for this unnecessary & criminal War which has made USA have near Zero credibility World wide and has resulted in people world wide shunning everything US, as much as they can, as evident by the astonishing 50% drop in the value of US DOllar compared to Euro, Canadian Dollar, etc. which is ruining the US economy!"

You are an idiot Jeff. The falling dollar has nothing to do with people "shunning everything US." Interest rates are falling causing the dollar to be worth less. Why are interest rates falling? To try and help the credit market that has been beat up by the morons that took out mortgages that they can't pay back! Who supports these idiots because of so-called "predatory lending?" Oh that's right, it's the democrats!

There's a difference between the Iraqi people and the insurgents. During the 2005 Iraq election, the Iraqi people voted in huge numbers while the insurgents tried to kill them. If we leave the Iraqi people and allow the insurgents to destroy the country, then the Iraqi people will have a right to hate us.

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.
Bush,When your out of the White House.
Ron Paul will restore what you and the Clintons have done to this world.
Ron Paul will stand up for the people and our contitutional rights and bring our soldiers home.

Sure George. The Iraqi's are still greeting us as liberators. This loser has failed at everything he's ever done and his attempts as President to get out of daddy Bush's shadow are more like the rants of a spoiled child(at the expense of the American people) than a real man with any sense or integrity. Maybe it was the years of cocaine and booze that further warped this man's mind? Either way, his dillusional behavior combined with Cheney's self serving calculations have cost America and the rest of the world greatly.

Matt stated:
Baby Boomers:Your generation is killing this country. The wars you wage are being done w/o any sacrifice on your behalf and on the backs of my generation, your grandchildren + great-grandchildren. your ridiculous foreign + domestic policy/spending in all the wrong places is jeopardizing our future.
STOP BEING SO SELFISH AND GREEDY. You obviously learned nothing from the "greatest generation."

Matt, who the hell do you think fought in Viet Nam?????? It is apparent you did not. On the other hand, I did and I'm 55 and a "baby boomer. I know more about sacrifice then you will ever know. There are over 55,000 names of my brother and sister, "baby boomers" on a black marble wall in Washington showing that WE know what true sacrifice is.

We know, Bush does not.

First off to live under a tyrant in Iraq ment that you lived in relative security, with a modest intrastructure. It may not have been ideal, but it was better than it is today.

Second, the "War" in Iraq was won. The military objectives were the defeat of the Iraqi military-finished and the removal of Saddam-completed. What is left is a political debocal that can not be resolve through the use of military force.

Third, there was a window of opptunity that existed immediately after the defeat of the Iraqi military and the removal of Saddam to gain control of Iraq and establish a rule of law. It was blatched by the adminstration.

Now, we have a moral obligation to fix what this administration has done to the nation of Iraq, however it can not be done with military force. The only thing at present time our military can do is assist the Iraqi military and security forces through training and assistance in securing the nation.

The main fix unfortuently must be provided through something this administration has proven itself toatly incapable of providing and that is diplomacy. Perhaps a free democratic government will work in Iraq, maybe it won't, the Iraqi's are going to have to determine what is best for their nation. We must get Iraq's neighbors invovled in the process through diplomatic means and stabilize the situation. We can not and should not push our will on to the people of Iraq.

Now it is pretty safe to say that we shall not see much change in our policies towards Iraq in the next 12 months. Our current adminstration is incapable of change, it sets its eyes on something and thats the way it is period, do not let facts get in the way.

What do we need to be doing in Iraq? We need to have adequate military force in Iraq to secure our bases and provide training to the Iraqi military and security forces. We should have been able to train three armies in the amount of time we have already wasted training the Iraqi military. We need the Iraqi's to put together a functioning Iraqi government capable of governing the country of Iraq, one that is based on no preconceived ideas from this administration as to what form of government Iraq should have. It must be a government that works for Iraq, end of statement.

So get use to it, we will be in Iraq for quite a while, and it does not matter what the American people want. And be carefull as to what Congress approves, after all, the only thing that they approved to get us here in the first place was the Presidents ability to use the military if and only if diplomactic attempts failed to resolve the issue of Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction. As we all know now, what weapons of mass dstruction, there were none, and international inspectors prior to the invasi0on had stated that they could not find any. Just sit back and see how that little resolution has mushroomed to where today he thinks he can do anything that he wants.

More American troops were killed this past month than in any other month in the entire war.That's progress to our idiot president!
Bush should be hung as a war criminal,right after he is executed as a traitor for using our freedom and our Constitution for toilet paper!We couldn't carry out enough death sentences to cover his hideous crimes in office and globally.Too bad that it is against the law,because everyone else but Bush and his criminal regime,obey our laws and respect our constitution and chersh our freedoms.Everyone,except the criminally deranged like Bush!
One more year to go,if he doesn't destroy us all before then.It's been 7 years too long already!

The President does not have an exit plan.
The Democrats controlling congress don't have an exit plan, nor are they willing to end the war (and don't blame the GOP, the dems are in control!)

Ron Paul has the best foriegn policy plan, so why aren't anti-war people lining up behind him? Why are they lining up behing wishy-washy candidates with arbitrary time tables and plans?
If you are truly anti-war and pro-liberty, you'll vote Ron Paul!

"TO ALL THE 'BABY-BOOMERS'-

Your generation is killing this country"

Be carefule Matt. I wholeheartedly agree with your comments, particularly regarding the Iranian youth, and the ultra-selfishness. However, I find many, if not more "thirty-somethings" to be worse yet. Where is the "hippie" peacenick component of that generation?? I find the current thirtysomethings' behavior in terms of going after the buck (huge houses, cars,display of "success" etc) to be just as, if not not more prevalent
in "GEN X", than within the baby boom; unfortunately, we currently have many visible characters within our group, that provide severely bad examples.
The media has increasingly reinforced a sense of entitlement, and an intolerance of those who appear to not want to "sign-on" to this program of grotesque wealth/material acquisition, and oppulence. The best cure for this nation at this point, may be a depression, as those who experienced the 1930's are no longer an influence; these people were essential in motivating others to count their blessings, as opposed to feeling eternally entitled.

"Ahh…well let's just yell at Bush some more even though we're turning the corner - violence is down, Bush has made commitments to troop, and things are ACTUALLY getting better."

Posted By James, Phoenix AZ

Even if there is a remote speck of truth in the above statement, it does
not even begin to excuse the ornery policies that got us into this quagmire in the first place…which problem is it for you? the IQ, or just the AZ heat??? What is IN IT FOR YOU, to support this gang of robber-barrons??? BE SPECIFIC…are you capable of any discussion or discourse outside of left and right?????????

Kim,

There is more than 3 million people in New York alone and anywhere from 16 to 25 million illegal immigrants. Try over 300 million and your question makes even more sense. While this small sampling seems accurate (I have seen gammut and gallop polls well over 70% disapproval) it is still important to note that just under a third are content with how the war is going (thanks FOX). The polls that we should really question are the current Presidential electon polls. Those "scientific polls" have basically given the US populace a choice between a socialist and a fascist both who will continue this war and more empirical conquest.

Polls are an effective way to sway opinion of the masses with an Opinion of a small minority.

Every person that supports Bush or any war hungry pervert should be sent to Iraq. Wake up. By the way we havn't declaired war.
2009 can't come fast enough.
Hillary all the way!

Look, the only reason we invaded Iraq is because Saddam Hussein tried to assasinate Dubya's daddy back in 1993. Iraq's fate was sealed when Bush "won" the 2000 election. Congress lacked the guts to stop him, and now we're in it deep. Hussein was the thorn in Iran's side, and we pulled it out! He was also the strong man who had his heel on the back of the extremists' necks. Bush is the WORST president America has ever had. Can we get out of Iraq without it becoming a radical Islamic state? I guess we'll all find out.

Can you say swift boated Republicans? Too many of these candidates have chosen to side with this administration and are now going even further to the right regarding Iran, which is foolish. The American public is sick of wasting our resources in a country that does not want us there, much less stretching our military further by expanding this ridiculous war in the wrong direction. I would not trust another one of these war-mongering Republicans with our foreign policy when they have proven to use isolated mentality that has directed our efforts on the wrong track. We have to change our Middle East policy if we are going to rebuild our credibility and alliances around the world in order to combat terrorism on a more constructive and unified front.

George Bush is delusional. The Iraq war is a disaster and a fiasco. The US needs to declare victory and leave. Nothing else is sufficient.

Kim in Colfax asked: The popluation of the US is nearly 3 million, including illegal immigrants, why does CNN Poll only select 1064 to ask about the the war. Just curious

I think you meant to say the US population is nearly 300 million.

Statistically speaking, polling 1064 out of 300 million offers a 95% chance that the "real" numbers the poll investigates are within 4.5% of the numbers reported. If you poll more, your 4.5% margin of error gets smaller, but you start having to poll several thousand to get the margin of error to shrink significantly.

In the unlikely event you want to know more, type "confidence interval" into an internet search engine. Or take a statistics class.

Don't know how old you are Matt, but you are forgetting about Vietnam and many other things. But then perhaps, you're so young you don't know about that war.
Many boomers are not and have never been for the GOP - have you ever heard of JFK??
Lumping all boomers the way you have, only leads me to believe that you are too young to know the difference. It's like the pot calling the kettle black.
There are many young people today who are just as bad; they are in debt up to their ears; they think everyone owes them a living without having to work for it; and their opinion, is the only opinion.
Maybe you need to think a bit before you spout off!

All of America is going to crumple.

From you dollar to your war in Iraq and you guys deserve every minute of it.

You cannot run the world and trying it will be the end.

Well DUH! When neither the Iraqi government nor its people are willing to lift a finger, although they do hold out their hand to take more of our money, what would you expect Americans to think?

Just remember people it's "we the people" all we have to do is keep doing what we are doing and teaching OUR kids to do the same, always in the past we have come through. Just keep doing what you are doing and just remember that there is usually a renaissance after the dark

CNN keeps popping up the same old tired article that War opposition is at an all time high. I saw three polls a couple a weeks ago that would disagree w/ this CNN poll. Hmmm.

Posted By Mark Columbus, Ohio : November 8, 2007 12:26 pm

You mean even more than 68 percent opposed the war a couple weeks ago? How exactly does that prove your point?

1-20-09
Bush's Last Day!!
Enough said.

You tell them Mr. President. I have done several tours in Iraq and i have seen a lof of progress…i've seen those progress not through the media or someone else, but through MY eyes. Let's keep going foward and fighting the terrorist's and accomplishing our mission in Iraq.
For all of you civilians: all you do is criticize the war, yet, your not the one in harms way…please stop with your derogatory comments, all it does it brings down the moral to our service members who are fighting this war.
Is really funny that the ones who are against this war are the ones who have never served a day in their life.
To all the anti-war critics: PLEASE SHUT UP AND LET US DO OUR JOB IN IRAQ.

Thank you.

Posted By TSgt, FL : November 8, 2007 11:37 am

To TSgt, FL: Learn how to spell and punctuate properly, then enroll in a refresher course on American government and the Constitution. Pay particular attention to that part about the First Amendment and freedom of speech. That seems to be something that you, for all your sanctimony, seem to have forgotten about.

Although I thank you for your service, that does not make your opinion any better than anyone else's on this forum. Moreover, I am a retired military officer and I have a number of friends who either have done tours or are doing tours in Iraq, and many of them DO NOT believe that any progress has been made there. Most of them have had their morale (not moral) brought down by the Bush administration and its insincerity toward the troops. What happened to the body armor and the armor plated vehicles that the commanders asked for but didn't get? What happened at Walter Reed with our servicemembers getting substandard medical care in ghetto-like conditions? And finally, why has the Bush administration consistently CUT funding for Veterans Administration programs since he came into office?

The fact that you serve doesn't make your opinion any better than anyone else's, nor does it make you correct. You don't have to have served to have an opinion, and criticism of this war is not unAmerican or unpatriotic. You ought to be ashamed of yourself.

BoB of Seattle,
Your rational is just as pathetic as Bush's. You see the Arabs as warring, tyrannical people. If you knew your history , you would realize the lunacy of such statements. The Islamic and European countries have similarly been engaged in warfare throughout their histories. Also the majority of conflicts in the region since 1917 have been a result of British and French mandates and the carving of boundaries. Europeans are no different than Arabs.

READING these comments is interesting as I am a veteran of this very war you all are discussing. What I find interesting is that the majority of you appear to be against something you don't even understand. I understand you feel duped, betrayed, or whatever from how this war began, and I can understand that. What I do not understand is this belief that we should just abandon Iraq as-is. How can you honestly feel as an American that we have no responsibility whatsoever to those people. Feelings towards Bush notwithstanding, we invaded a country, with the blessings of congress and the popular support of the American people we eliminated a regime that held power through fear and murder. Whether or not the basis for this war was lies, it's done. I for one having been there feel obligated to these people, I've seen the tragic state that country is in. Not only did those people endure 30 years of hell from an evil regime but they've had to endure the war, and the consequential high jacking of their country by foreign terrorists. The war gave evil a battleground and it's in their very backyard. I've seen women crying over the loss of their children, homeless in the hundreds fleeing the warzone. I fully believe that if what you guys suggest we should do were to happen, and we simply pulled out of Iraq at this point. We would be witnessing the most violent and bloodthirsty Genocide of our generation and we would be the cause. Our soldiers may be the only people in the world defending the rights of those people, and I, having been one and now a civilian, support them and support continuing our efforts to stabilize Iraq. For those of you who seem content with watching Iraq's people die in the streets on CNN, I ask you to check your heart, see if it's gone completely cold.

TO FIANCE OF A SOLDIER..THIS WAR IS ILLEGAL. ONLY CONGRESS HAS THE AUTHORITY TO DECLARE WAR. THEY WERE NEVER TOLD THE TRUTH, NOR WERE WE, AND FOR THESE AND OTHER HIGH CRIMES, THIS ADMINISTRATION SHOULD BE IMPEACHED AND I MEAN ALL OF THEM

Okay CNN we get it! Enough with these polls! When the Iraq war was launched two-thirds of Americans polled thought it was a good idea. Now that statistic has changed 180 degrees. I was one of Americans who thought war with Iraq was a bad idea from the beginning along with Obama and Kucinich. America winning a war was never a question for me. Our military is mightiest on the planet, but nation building across the ocean is where the problem lies. You have to be from another planet to believe the Iraq war was a good idea. So now what do we do? Exit out in 6 to 24 months, regardless if the security situation there improves or just sacrifice our tax money for improving conditions here at home and plan to be in Iraq for 10 more years?

Hillary will not get us out. She just recently declared Iran's revolutionary guard terrorist..

She said no withdrawal till 2013

She will not get us out..

While we're talking about vetoes (the water bill which was just vetoed by the senate) lets look at the fact that 68% of Americans disagree with the Iraq war. If we live in a true democratic society in which we have the technology to take everyone's vote, and we have over 2/3 of the nation against the war, why can't we end it? Why do we have to be lead down this horrific road by a horrific President? The Congress and Senate need to focus on impeaching the President.

C'mon George, take early retirement, I I did. I hear it's nice this time of year in Crawford, Tx.

Gavin in Gainsville says: The polls that we should really question are the current Presidential electon polls. Those "scientific polls" have basically given the US populace a choice between a socialist and a fascist both who will continue this war and more empirical conquest.

Polls are an effective way to sway opinion of the masses with an Opinion of a small minority.

Posted By Gavin,Gainsville,Florida : November 8, 2007 12:54 pm 33

Yep, Gavin…you should be within Bush's administration…we don't want any of that scientific nonsense swaying the opinions of the American people. Let's just BS them into the dark ages. Are you a poli-sci major…if you are you need to pull out the dusty books buster because you're not the real world.

Back during the 2000 Election, Bush said "I'm a uniter - not a divider". Guess everybody is uniting against him.

How come no one ever asks me about the war. I am all for it! God Bless America!

No one hates this war more than I do as I consider every war an expression of failure. But it is rather simplistic to say, "Stop the war and bring our troops home' We are so deeply entrenched in Iraq that it's going to take long term planning to do so but the sooner we start the soooner it will end. HOPEFULLY!

I am confused here. I thought the soldiers were fighting over there to protect our freedoms over here. Yet, the fighting soldier on this thread has told all of us in the majority who see through the lies and want to end the war to "SHUT UP".

I hate to have to tell you this, my friend, but we-in the majority-are American citizens, too, and we have the freedom of speech. So, we do not have to shut up, sir, and I, for one, will never stop fighting for what I think is right.

I love my country too much to "SHUT UP".

This war is wrong and if it weren't, W and The Dick would not have had to lie about it for four years now to sway public opinion. I hope the warmongers are impeached and that we, the people, learn from our monumental mistakes and elect wise people to high office from here on out.

War is over and peace is possible because love conquers all.

Matt in Chicago:

Truly, you must be an imbecile. It was the "greatest generation" that got us embroiled in Vietnam. It was the baby boomers that both fought and opposed that war.

Each ensuing generation is faced with national challenges. Sadly, people such as yourself believe in some idealistic and naive view of the world that asks "why can't we all just get along?" Much of mankind is fundamentally flawed and history has proven this since the advent of civilization. It's not generational, my friend.

TSgt, FL

"i've seen those progress not through the media or someone else, but through MY eyes"

You need to remember something sir. You are dealing with the left here, it doesnt matter how much more qualified you are to answer a particular question, they will always be right, and they always no what is best for everyone else. Keep up the good work, most of us will be cheering and praying for you.

America is so terrified of this minority of "terrowists" (as Guiliani calls them) when it has the most powerful arsenal of weapons on the planet and the most pervasive and powerful intelligence network in the world. Yet America is oblivious to the destruction that is happening domestically to it's economy and it's civil liberties.

This poll shows the massive divide between the people and the government that exists today. We don't want pointless wars. We all know Iraq was a sham, a war for corporate interests. Why are our leaders so intimately connected to the same corporations that are profiting from Iraq while the American people fit the bill.

We also know that the "terrowist" angle is used over and over again to terrorize the public. Just last week we learned about Rumsfeld's snowflake memos, proof positive that the government (colluding with the media) manipulates the population using an endless war on terror! It's absolutely ridiculous and the American people need to grow up and understand that they've killed close to 4,000 patriotic US soldiers and 650,000 innocent Iraqis for scum like Bush, Cheney and the CFR.

I am shocked by how misinformed so many people are. Do people read the news or just comment on it? Even the NYT is printing good news from time to time even though on the back pages.

To the military people who have posted: Thanks for your service and don't let all the uninformed bring you down.

Who cares, the american public just reads headlines. WE ARE WINNING OVER THERE, the PUBLIC NEEDS TO WAKE UP.

Posted By Ryan Indianapolis : November 8, 2007 9:49 am

THANK GOD YOU ARE A MINORITY RYAN, THE WAR IS A FRAUD. WAKE UP, 9/11 HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IRAQ.

This war was in the "can" waiting to be launched before Shrub was elected. 9/11 was a convenient pretext and the perpetrators ARE STILL ON THE LOOSE SIX YEARS LATER. All you brave guys and gals who think this is such a great adventure, who think lying through your teeth to get an ignorant population and Congress to go along with you is "OK", then get off your comfort zones and go there. Too old? Send your kids. Want to do something for the troops? Vote the clowns out of office who put them into this mess and who deny them proper healthcare when they come home. Oh, sorry, that would be the liberal thing to do.

GET US OUT OF IRAQ! We went in on lies, lies! How can BUSH sleep at night! He is the worst. He's killing us here and he's killing us w/our allies. Just killing our country.

My roommate is an Iraqi Kurd, so I asked him what do he and his family think of the war. They are very much in support of the war. They had to deal with the evil that was Saddaam Hussien. They know things wern't going well at first but they are STILL GLAD WE WENT INTO IRAQ. They know that ten years from now Iraq will be a democracy and an ally in the middle of the middle-east. Violence and death in Iraq is way down yet this doesn't get discussed. I support this war now more than ever. Let's finish the job, fix the government, and get out.

Does the president realize that the financial cost as well as the loss in lives are not worth what he considers to be gains in Iraq. If he continues to spent money in the fashion he is doing that he will bring down the economy. Does he even realize the correlation between the value of the US Dollar and his borrowing rate. I really think he is clueless ( Maybe he does not care). One of the prerequisites to be president should be intelligence which he appears to lack. At least a little common sense would be expected. However, he has neither. We can not afford to fight this war in Iraq at the current cost whether you consider the lives lost and/or financial resources consumed. I wish he would just wake up.

To: Retired Captain, Lincoln, Nebraska,

Well done!

To: Ryan Indianapolis

Get a grip!

Murray, Prince George

Been there, done that, sorry for your 17 friends, I’ve lost thousands of brothers and sisters! One was too many!

CNB: The argument you presented about evil regimes, genocide, and terrorism in Iraq apply with just as much certainty in a number of other repressive countries in the world such as Cuba, North Korea, China, Somalia, and others. Who is defending the rights of those people? Why out of all these countries did we invade only Iraq? Did we like the Iraqis better than the Chinese, the Cubans, the Koreans, or the Somalians, or was it because of something else-like oil or revenge for a laughably botched assasination plot against Bush '41?

Granted, Saddam Hussein was an evil dictator but every soldier I've ever talked to who has been to Iraq has told me that invading the country and toppling Saddam de-stabilized it. I guess that-along with a coherent and cohesive exit strategy-is something the Bush administration and the neocons neglected to plan for. Now our young men and women are paying the price for their incompetence and arrogance.

To CNB of WA:

With due respect to your service to this country, I don't agree to your argument:
1. Congress was blackmailed to force their vote on fabricated lies. If Bush had pulled out immediately after the removal of Saddam, those who voted against this war could have been labelled as traitors by this administration
2. Saddam was never threat to US, nor he attacked us, had no connection to Al-Quida. He was just like any dictator who ruled his country and kept everyone in check. There were several other dictators, why did we not attack those countries (Answer-no oil!)
3. During Saddam's regime with sanctions in place, the country was in peace. Now there are 1000 Saddams and death toll is 1000 times than during Saddam
4. American style democracy can't be forced to other countries. Iraq needs some stick to control different tribes.
5. Al-quida never existed in Iraq during Saddam and now its the breeding ground
6. Lastly, Iraqi people still see us as occupiers and majority of them hate us.
7. Look at the cost of the war (human lives and money). The same money can be spent on our own people. We deny our poor children 35billion for 6 years whereas spend 8 billion a month.

Where is the logic?

American people please do your homework, the tide has turned in IRAQ we are winning. I know the Democrats want to throw victory into the jaws of defeat, but too much blood and treasure has been lost to stop now. Everybody wishes the troops could come home today but it is not realistic, and why would we quit why we are winning? The american public surely can not be this ignorant? CAN THEY?

Thankfully, we don't have a President that represents the 33% of America that haven't a clue and easily sway with the direction of the wind. Let's try not to elect one either huh..

CNN polls lie again. Everyone knows we will win in Iraq, who is CNN polling, mentally challenged aliens?

Exactly Hank, Fort Myers, Fl :

Operation Iraqi Freedom - whatever, that was not the reason for invading Iraq. Bush & Cheney do not care about the Iraqi people or the American people for that matter. They're both evil & should be impeached and imprisoned for the rest of their lives for war crimes. THIS WAR IS ILLEGAL & IMMORAL!

I am not surprised. Lots of innocent people have died in Iraq and the relatives are sending Bush and his cronies a message.

More American troops were killed this past month than in any other month in the entire war.That's progress to our idiot president!
Bush should be hung as a war criminal,right after he is executed as a traitor for using our freedom and our Constitution for toilet paper!We couldn't carry out enough death sentences to cover his hideous crimes in office and globally.Too bad that it is against the law,because everyone else but Bush and his criminal regime,obey our laws and respect our constitution and chersh our freedoms.Everyone,except the criminally deranged like Bush!
One more year to go,if he doesn't destroy us all before then.It's been 7 years too long already!

Posted By Jeff from Jersey : November 8, 2007 12:46 pm

Jeff,
That is a flat out lie, you moron. Deaths last month were at its lowest level in a year in a half. Please be educated on the facts before you run your mouth and look like an even bigger idiot than you already appear.

Been there, done that, sorry for your 17 friends, I’ve lost thousands of brothers and sisters! One was too many!

Posted By Pete, T.S. FL : November 8, 2007 4:15 pm

Sorry your hate for Bush has overshadowed your rational thinking. We are winning over there and it is Pathetic you claim to have worn the uniform and you are rooting against your fellow brother and sisters. SHAME ON YOU …

Only 68 percent? I would have thought it to be much higher. Of course we are opposed to Bush's war of terror in Iraq. We never should have undertaken such foolery in the first place. We knew it and so did people in the White House. But Bush did not listen to wise counsel. Instead he followed the wishes of the demented neo-cons.

This moron from San Diego must be only watching Fox and listening Rush.
The cumulitive death toll (857 to be exact) of american soldiers in 2007 is highest than any year since war has started, and Bush declared that the "Combat operations are over". And no one counts on the Iraqi death toll. These war mongerers don't seem to care the human values outside US. And Mitch Maccano the Senate minority leader has nerve to declare that the war is winding down. As if he is doing favor to american people. Shameless creatures!

To Bob from Seattle:

Writing a silly love letter to The Decider is a waste of your time. You should know by now, The Decider doesn't read, so save your sentimentality for your diary and keep it safely locked away. You don't want to embarrass yourself, now do you?

Still, your poetic prose has inspired me, so here goes: my shot at silliness.

The Decider: A Haiku

George W. Bush
A cowboy Caligula
Bad man? Mad man? Both!

Dedicated to those in the know…

Peace.

George Bush says:"If you lived in Iraq and had lived under a tyranny, you'd be saying, 'God, I love freedom,' because that's what's happened," he said. "And there are killers and radicals and murderers who kill the innocent to stop the advance of freedom. But freedom's happening in Iraq. And we're making progress."

The utter destruction of the country of Iraq and the continuing "Civil War" will result in this country being exactly what we want the least - "A Fundamentalists Islamic Country" hating America and eventually throwing us out and depriving us of the oil that we are now spending a Trillion Dollars trying to get!

President Jimmy Carter had it right back in 1973 - we needed then to have a sustained policy to ensure energy independence from foreign suppliers. President Carter shifted the Department of Energy from Nuclear Weapon Development to Energy Research and Development. As soon as Ronald Reagan took office, those R&D efforts were almost completely stopped. The country went on a binge of rebuilding "battleships" and developing new weapon systems putting our nation into debt.

The current resident of the White House wants the private sector to develop our own energy resources!

Yes there are ~ 30% of people still supporting this effort. Most are living in areas where pork barrel defense spending is making their lives better, the rest are "uninformed" at best!

Wake up America - if we don't put our country to work fixing our own problems who do you think will? Wake up America and throw the "Greedy Old Party" out of office. It is going to take 10 - 20 years to get a fix on these problems but, if you keep electing the GOP, you only hasten the trip to the "bread line".

WE cannot afford to continue King Georges adventures!

Just in case if someone forgets:

1. Saddam has nothing to do with 911, and most hijackers came from Saudi Arabia, our main ally in the region.
2. Saddam was our puppet and is regime was armed and financed by the CIA. It shouldn't be too hard for you to find the photo where Saddam shakes hand with Rumsfeld.
3. No WMD has ever been found. If there's any, it probably was supplied by the US sometime in the past.
4. More Americans were killed in Iraq than during 911. Over 500,000 Iraqis have been killed and over 2 millions have left the country.
5. The war is funded by your tax dollar, and borrowing from China, the country that DOES have nukes.

C'mon guys … why so negative?

We're "liberating" those Iraqi's (who havent fled the country in the millions) … from their limbs and heads! At least they're not being forced to wear Burka's right? Where’s your patriotism?

So what if weapons inspectors told Dubya that the places he was citing as having WMDs ("we know exactly where they are") were searched and CAME UP CLEAN! Chalabi and Curveball said otherwise! Are you saying that believing Curveball (a guy who was summarily dismissed by every intelligence agent with a brain in his head) was wrong? Are you implying that the $27 million of taxpeyers' money we paid to Chalabi (and guy who still has a jail cell waiting for him in Jordan for almost single-handedly bankrupting that country) was a waste?

Do you mean that heresay from past administrations on what Saddam had and the bullcrap from Chalabi and Curveball was somehow LESS reliable than the IAEA and the results of real-time searches by weapons inspectors indicating Saddam had nothing? How un-American of you!

So we invaded anyway - to set up a secular, American-made, puppet government, at gunpoint, that Iraqi's historically tribal-minded citizens never asked for, aligned with Israel of all things, to be America's new proxy in the region while it's trying to privatize their oil. Why would they have a problem with that?

So what if we're the same foreign government that bombed their entire infrastructure (sewage, water systems etc) to bits, let their anti-Saddam uprising get slaughtered by Saddam after it abandoned them in 1991, and approved sanctions that killed a million Iraqi children?

They should be thankful we created the power vacuume that's resulted in all the carnage there! It's not like OUR SOLDIERS are dying in the same numbers as their civilian population - those dead Iraqi's are just "unavoidable collateral damage". Right?

Who cares if we can't beat two third-world countries with 1/000th the military we have after FIVE years of trying. Dubya (the guy who already got busted before for lying about us "absolutely" winning in Iraq when his Sec of Defense admitted we WEREN'T) just said we were "kicking ass"! And even though our latest “yes man”/general Petraeus is saying the same things that the top general (Ricardo S. Sanchez) said on 12/07/03, we can believe THIS guy! Right?

So what if the troop surge that was done specifically to help Iraqis meet their benchmarks so we can come home ISN’T helping them meet those benchmarks. It’s STILL “working”! Right?

C’mon … forget critical thinking and common sense you traitorous bastards!

BE PATRIOTIC!

It’s worked so far …

Right?

Bring our troops home!
Signed
Republican

It is time for the silent majority to be heard

IMPEACH CHENEY

DO YOU HEAR US NOW?

Indeed, some House members not associated with Kucinich’s resolution are now openly calling for immediate hearings into Cheney’s impeachable actions—specifically lying the country into a war in Iraq, and threatening war with Iran.
One indication of the change in the political climate in the House is the announcement by Rep. Robert Wexler (D-FL), a six-term congressman and a member of the House Judiciary Committee, that he will call for the Judiciary Committee to take up Kucinich’s impeachment bill. This is significant because Wexler, no left-wing hothead, is not a co-signer of the Kucinich bill.
In an email message to constituents, Wexler said:
"I share your belief that Vice President Cheney must answer for his deceptive actions in office, particularly with regard to the preparations for the Iraq war and the revelation of the identity of covert agent Valerie Plame Wilson as part of political retribution against her husband."
"…Cheney and the bush Administration have demonstrated a consistent pattern of abusing the law and misleading Congress and the American people. We see the consequences of these actions abroad in Iraq and at home through the violations of our civil liberties. The American people are served will with a legitimate and thorough impeachment inquiry. I will urge the Judiciary Committee to schedule impeachment hearings immediately and not let this issue languish as it has over the last six months. Only through hearings can we begin to correct the abuses of Dick Cheney and the bush administration; and if it is determined in these hearings that Vice President Cheney has committed High Crimes and Misdemeanors, he should be impeached and removed from office. It is time for Congress to expose the multitude of misdeeds of the Administration and I am hopeful that the Judiciary Committee will expeditiously begin an investigation of this matter."
Also calling for prompt action by the Judiciary Committee in the wake of the Tuesday House vote was Carol Shea-Porter, a first-term Democrat from New Hampshire, who also is not a sponsor of the Kucinich measure. In explaining her vote to send the Kucinich bill to the Judiciary Committee, she said:
"It is the duty of the Vice President to faithfully execute the laws of the United States of America and to defend the Constitution. There is growing evidence that the Executive Branch has ignored some of our laws and has attempted to bend the Constitution to its will. Members of both parties decided that this issue is too important to ignore. I voted with my Republican and Democratic colleagues to investigate the Vice President’s actions in office."
She characterized the resolution sending the bill to the Judiciary Committee a "strongly bi-partisan vote."
With these kinds of endorsements and calls for action, it is clear both that Speaker Pelosi is looking increasingly pathetic and out of touch with her "impeachment is off the table" mantra, and also that Judiciary Chair John Conyers (D-MI), who seems to have been intimidated by the Speaker for the past year, but who earlier had been a leader in exposing the crimes of the Bush/Cheney administration, is getting strong support for taking a bolder stand.
Stephen Cohen (D-TN), a member of the Judiciary Committee who is a co-sponsor of the Kucinich resolution, says he thinks that there will be an impeachment hearing in the committee.

DO YOU HEAR US NOW?

"It is time for the silent majority to be heard"

"Silent majority"? I don't think so. Bush's opposition has been most vocal primarily due to a sympathic press.

Whether you support this war, or not, premature withdrawal from Iraq will ultimately result in our return to face a larger threat. Like it or not, that's the reality.

BK, Alexandria, VA

"Silent majority"? I don't think so. Bush's opposition has been most vocal primarily due to a sympathic press.

Hmm … maybe the press should be sympathetic to the 26-percenters that still can't find their head