Comments on: Poll: Bush Gets Terror Boost, But...

President's Approval Rating In CBS Survey Unchanged At 36% Despite Unraveling Of London Terror Plot

[lylepink]

I don't see how this war on terror could have the effect it is having. Just who and where are these folks? Wasn't OBL back of 9/11 and where is he??

[capejm2]

Open borders and ports make it easy for a terrorist strike and Bush seems to be in the dark on these problems so how can he be better on terror.
Civil war is killing over 3,400 per month in Iraq now. Iraq is at least 12 times smaller than the USA. That would be equal to over 40,000 Americans being killed in a month. STILL Bush says its not a civil war. We cry for 3,000 killed in 9/11. A small number compared to those who die in Iraq every week.

[jbb333]

I'd like to re-post a short version of my comments because some kind of weird symbol showed up in them. Just the FACTS:
Bush brags that we haven't been hit on our own soil for nearly five years.
The WTC was hit one month into Bill Clinton's presidency: 6 deaths
We weren't hit on our own soil again for 8 years and 8 months. On Bush's watch: nearly 3000 deaths

On foreign soil under Clinton (8 yrs.)terrorists attacked our embassies (about 250 American deaths) and the USS Cole (17 troop deaths).
Bush decided to "take the fight to the enemy" just over 3 yrs ago. So far, nearly 3000 troops deaths on foreign soil (and 3000 Iraqi deaths during July alone)

Better at fighting terrorism?!!?
The FACTS say they are incompetent failures.

[echoesofdawn]

Forgive me if I'm wrong, but I was under the impression that the British government were the one's responsible for uncovering the London terror plot, and we took extra precautions based off of their intellegence.

My other thought is, why are we supporing a man who is deliberately trying to divide a nation, by political parties. Why are we allowing ourselves to be manipulated into believing that the oil executives are not doing our economy harm through their excessive profits, and that the government is opposed to taxing their outlandish profits. I mean, god forbid that the oil executives have to pay taxes like the rest of us. Also, why is it as a country, are we really that stupid to not stand up and ask questions? But instead, we just bend over and take it, without asking why, and believing that "free thought" is automatically associated with the term liberalism, and that having concerns for our nation (education, health care, etc etc.) are only associated with "liberals" and that "Liberalism" is a negative word. I think we need to reevaluate where this country is headed, and instead of pushing away ideas from the opposite political party, but instead review them, and the significance they may have on our nation, as well as others.

[tingL]

(1) If the US doesn't do it and do it right for US and the world, probably no one else will or can.

(2) Bringing the world together is not an easy job, but initial positive responses show that the world is coming to terms and coming together. It will take generations to complete the job. But for all the peoples who want and need a better tomorrow, it's worth it.

(3) President Bush is doing a good job. But if continuity can not be maintained, all previous efforts will be in vain, or worse, result in global disasters.

Stay the course, respectfully.

[urxlncy]

You ain't seen how these wars will backlash on the country and the rest of the world. President may love the country and it's people. But 9/11 has been over for five years now. There is also mention about the people getting rich in the comments actually. So, what is that the President up to!!?? A "Comment" about him or his country he doesn't like, will cause a war in the next few days!? If you want to be safe secure the border first. Flow money into airline safety, intelligence and Sophisticated GPS technology, sensors etc etc. Iraq war is costing billions and we will pay costs like this as long as he is President. Our taxes are supposed to help us, because we are paying our hard earned money. I don't trust his unemployement stats or economy growth stats. I don't really see any improvement to where I am atleast. Do you?

[leemiller38]

Sorry, I just noticed and error in my posting- the date should have been August 2002.

[leemiller38]

I don't know why Bush gets high marks on terrorism. When briefed by the CIA that Al Queda was going to attack the United States in August 2003, Bush remained on a long vacation, cutting brush when he should have demanded all government and law enforcement agencies to get on the ball and look for dots and connections. Instead he said to the briefers, "OK you have covered your *****". Is this the kind of leadership that merits even 1% approval ratings?

[joe_x-2009]

Bush loves to say the slogan: "Stay the course" but THAT is the problem it is just a SLOGAN. What we have desperately needed the past 5.5 years is a STRATEGY, not a slogan. However, having a workable strategy entails having COMPETENT people around you and holding those who are INCOMPETENT responsible for their actions. With folks like Donald Rumsfeld still comfortably ensconced in their positions....not gonna happen, wouldn't be prudent, oh wait that's Bush the 1st.

[clestes-2009]

I do not understand how ANYONE can think Bush is doing anything to fight terrorism. In fact, he is increasing our chances of a terrorist strike by his boneheaded foreign policies, which are based on some phantom world he lives in and not on the real world the rest of us lives in. Our constant presence in the Middle East and our mucking around with their govnerments is what brought on 9/11.

I hear Bush was surprised that the Iraqi people don't welcome the US soldiers as their "saviors" and in fact seem to resent our presence in their country. Why should they welcome us when we have

1. destroyed the country's infrastructure
2. 300 a day of the population is killed on average
3. Approved sanctions whereby 100,000 of their children died of starvation or measles
4. Overthrew a democraticly elected prime minister and install a brutal dicator who was willing to sell oil cheap and robbed the country of its profits
5. Encourage the ****** to rebel against Saddam in the gulf war, then refused to send troops to help them out. 10 of thousands ****** people died when Saddam replied in force to the rebellion
6. Defile their holy temples
7. Insult their women
8. Go on mad rampages that result in rape and murder.

Wake up Bush and read your history books! They will never welcome us! And we will continue to be a terrorist target as long as we keep "staying the course".