On "The Situation Room" today, we asked viewers the following questions, and here are some of our favorite responses that we didn't get to read on air:

Whom do you believe when it comes to whether Iraq has descended into civil war?

In the last 3 months, in a country of 28 million people, 6 to 7 thousand Iraqis have died. In the United States, with a population of 280 million, if 60 or 70 thousand Americans killed each other, what would you say?
Hugh, Stanhope, New Jersey

I believe President Bush's recent switch to brittle language regarding Iraq; I believe Rumsfeld's decision to squeeze more time out of spent troops; I believe Iraqi President Talabani's evasion of civil war questions. In short, I believe my eyes, ears, and especially my nose.
Dave, Vancouver, Canada

The appallingly negative news reports, broadcast daily from Iraq, are a strong indicator that things are degenerating at a swift pace. Iraq will become a litmus-test for other nations yearning for "democracy"...If it "hurts" this much to achieve it, perhaps it's safer to forego it!
Paula, Albuquerque, New Mexico

We need to examine the evidence ourselves and see if Iraqis are fighting against Iraqis. Um, yes. The definition of a civil war from dictionary.com states "a war between political factions within the same country". So how can the media ask whether this is or isn't a civil war. It is. Just look at the facts, Jack.
Chris, Parker, Colorado

What has to be done to improve conditions for the nation's poor?

Are you referring to the working class poor? The homeless poor? The stuck in the welfare hamster wheel poor? The uninsured medical poor? The unwed, teenaged, high school dropout mothers poor? The Military poor? The minimum wage poor? Or the people left behind with no pension plans or 401k retirement funds?
K., Tacoma, Washington

In order to improve the situation of the poor and the so-called middle class...we need jobs for everyone. Stop sending everything overseas and let's have America make things like the old days.
Edie, Bowie, Maryland

The answer is simple: stop outsourcing American jobs to cheaper foreign markets, increase the minimum wage and lower credit and loan interest rates across the aboard for lower-paid Americans.
Martin, Chesapeake, Virginia

What will a sharp drop in gasoline prices mean to you?

It means a major savings. I am a field service tech, and the price of gas has taken a large chunk of what my employer allows me for car expenses.
Grover, Fairfield, Ohio

A sharp drop in gasoline prices right now would mean that we have a Republican controlled House and Senate and mid-term elections are just coincidentally around the corner. These issues seem to magically present themselves to the American people on election years. Last time it was exploiting 9/11 and the gay-marriage issue. I only wonder who would have been elected to public office if the botched handling of Katrina had occurred in 2004.
Reuben, Philadelphia

It will mean nothing because it's just going to rise again.
Steven, Waco, Texas

[I'd] have something in my wallet other than bits of paper with phone numbers, old faded photographs of family members and friends, and last month's unpaid gasoline credit card bill. It would be nice to have some good ole U.S. currency in there for a change.
Norman, Elizabethtown, Tennessee