Comments on: Bush Talks About His Biggest Fear

President Discusses 9/11, War On Terror, Iraq With Katie Couric

[reyesron]

To answer jms_cheung about wiping out all terrorists, I ask this: How? It seems to me that before the Iraqi occupation, terrorism events, while not rare, were not everyday occurances. Terrorism in Iraq is an almost hourly event. Many thousands are being killed there by terrorism, including U. S. citizens and there seems to be a never-ending supply of suicide bombers. I am unclear as to the definition of success in this venture. Maybe the answer lies not in extermination, but in understanding. I certainly don't understand this war, or why it will continue unabated long after George W. Bush retires to Crawford, Texas. Maybe if someone like Colin Powell had lunch with Saddam Hussein in Paris before this war, and told him whats what,face to face, like, say, in diplomacy, maybe it could have been avoided. We were in such a hurry to kick someones weak butt after 9/11 to shore up our feelings of outrage, that we stepped into something no one anticipated, a quagmire. Is this like Viet Nam? Did Vietnamization work? Not even for one day. Will Iraqization succeed? Isnt insanity defined by the repeating of the same actions while expecting dissimilar results? Do the politicians advancing this war sound so different than those advancing VietNam? Didnt the Soviets spend ten years in Afghanistan? Does occupying a foregn country thousands of miles away, work? We are all in the twilight zone.

[jshudson2]

andywahr:

Bush's stammering and stuttering and inability to form a coherent sentence isn't "opinion" it's demonstrated fact. He does it ALL THE TIME. Virtually every time he opens his mouth in public. If you want the false, sanitized version of Bush's comments please go to the White House website - they regularly clean up his mistakes and misstatements before they publish their "transcripts".

Clinton on the other had needs no such revisionism as he is able to speak clearly, concisely and knowledgeably. At least that is the case whenever I've heard him speak or read what he has said.

I'm sorry if this reflects poorly on your chosen leader or causes you discomfort but is is a fact that has been commented on extensively for, oh, at least six years now and is not evidence of CBS News Bush "bashing".

[texaskos_com]

Dear trewbluesue & her kind,

"CBS needs you....you're smart....you don't have to say everything the producers tell you to say! Most people, conservative and liberal, have little faith in the NY Times polls!"

sue, I'm a liberal & I do believe good polls. You don't speak for me.

First off, it was a joint CBS & NYT poll. Why wouldn't CBS use it? Secondly, it amazes me how incredibly insulated you all are to not see the truth when its crumbling around you.

I'm a successful developer in Houston & yet, I can still see the fundamentals of the country are in bad shape.

Why can't people like you?

[hiproductions--2008]

To quote this article,
"Well, you know, I make a %u2014 I
approach it with mixed emotions. I
remember the horror. And I remember the,
you know, the loss of life. I also
remember the lessons.

What kind of writer actually adds in an interviewee's moments of pause or stammering? CBS has tried to do this in keeping with its liberal agenda: Make Bush look bad. If this were Bill "perjury" Clinton, you can bet the writer of the article would have employed "editing" to make the Ex-President "terrorist freeing liar" sound smooth and well spoken. This is just ridiculous editorializing. Stop calling yourselves the "news" and be honest about who you are the "opinions" (of a vocal minority).

[bizzybirdy]

Bush is a joke to listen to...he has taken this great country down the tubes in ALL ways. I cannot believe there are people around that still believe his garbage propaganda! Wise up folks!

[clestes-2009]

What a hypocrit Bush is. He morns for the families of the dead and yet sent them to their death on a lie.

The man should be on trial for murder for each of the unnecessery deaths of US AND Iraqi soldiers, not to mention the 10s of thousands of civilians.

He is no better than Stalin. In fact worse. Stalin at least had the guts to admint his wrong doings. I have to hear accept responsibility for anything.

[trewblusue]

I anticipated a fair interview with the President from Couric, and for the most part it was. However, when she quoted a NY Times poll, that caused me to change the channel. Katie, have some guts. CBS needs you....you're smart....you don't have to say everything the producers tell you to say! Most people, conservative and liberal, have little faith in the NY Times polls!

[spinonedad]

I don't believe a word Bush says

[notbuynit]

Bush is full of it. His biggest fear is getting his wings clipped in the upcoming election. CLIP CLIP.

[iridium51]

If you want a good idea of how thing have been going in Iraq, read Michael Yon's blog. He's an unaffiliated reporter (at least I think he is) that embedded with the Deuce-Four using his own funds, equipment, etc.

http://www.michaelyon-online.com

Go to the Dispatches section.

Not many reporters have been as close to the action as Yon, and he gives a very accurate picture of what is really going on in Iraq.

I believe he will be returning to Iraq at somepoint.

[jlowens13]

Bush has been by far one of the most aggressive presidents and I fully believe that he has this country's best interest at heart! Not only that he is doing exactly what he said he was going to do from the beginning and that was to finish what his dad started, so I say let the man just blow the whole country up and then we can just be done with it!

[lefilsdebill]

I would hope that after allowing George Bush to again exploit September 11th for an election year advantage that CBS will provide equal time to opposing points of view. But I won't hold my breath.

[jms_cheung]

I think people tend to misinterpret the president when he says, `Stay the course...'..I believe what Bush really means, ` Don't give up, men...keep fighting till all the terrorists are WIPED OUT!' In this respect, Bush is absolutely RIGHT to continue the wars to wipe out global Islamist terrorism! The recent FUSS about so-called violations of human rights (what nought)to `torture' suspected terrorists held in overseas camps run by CIA is really STUPID! Bush was right that such TACTICS must be used in order to squeeze out vital information about future terrorist attacks. WHY NOT? If the CIA can TORTURE 100 terrorists in order to avert more catastrophes in the US, saving thousands of innocent US citizens, WHY NOT? These terrorists are more cruel that brute beasts and should be SLAUGHTERED that this world can have peace. NEVER USE THE CIVIL JUSTICE TO TRY THESE EVIL MEN FOR THEY DON'T DESERVE SUCH HUMAN RIGHTS!

[enochville]

I wish Katie would have asked the President about the overall plan in Iraq. These constant skirmishes, occasional operations and occasional capture of top al Qaeda in Iraq leaders does not seem to be making any difference. "Staying the course" is not working. If you always do what you have always done, you'll always be where you have always been.

It is a pity that we will have to wait until 2009 to get someone in the White House who has a plan besides "stay the course".