Tuesday, November 14, 2006
The Cafferty File: Holding Pattern


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:
Is it fair for immigrants in the U.S. to be held "indefinitely" if suspected of terrorism?

I support harsh penalties if an immigrant is convicted of terrorism. There is something un-American about locking someone up without a trial.
Celia, Lawrence, Kentucky

Of course not. If anyone is merely suspected of terrorism, they need to have rights. Anyone can be suspected of anything. That doesn't mean they should be able to be held indefinitely. This is America, or at least it used to be.
Jenny, New York

Jack, It's not fair to hold anyone accused of any crime in our nation indefinitely without a trial. This is not communist China, and no matter what the Bush administration thinks this kind of behavior isn't acceptable!
Mike, Seattle, Washington

We have laws in the U.S. Holding anyone "indefinitely" is illegal. Our country is full of immigrants. If anyone is doing something of a terrorist nature they need to be arrested and charged with a crime. In this country everyone is innocent until proven guilty. Our laws are being broken every day by the people who make them. We see it, we know it and it needs to stop.
Linda, Williamstown, Vermont

Should the United States negotiate with Iran and Syria about a possible solution to Iraq?

Yes. After all the mistakes that the Bush administration has made we can't afford not to take advantage of any opportunity to find a solution to this mess.
Jim, Pensacola Beach, Florida

Jack, I don't see why not. We were paying so called dissident experts large amounts of money because they provide such great pre-war WMD details, flew them in on Rummy's orders and then found out they are nothing but bags of hot air. Talking to surrounding countries is better than what we have done.
Pat, Butte, Montana

If Iran and Syria were not the source of arming insurgents, sheltering insurgents and providing them the means to infiltrate Iraq I would say yes. The reason the level of chaos is growing in Iraq today is because President Bush did not fulfill his promise to attack terrorists and those who provide them aide and shelter wherever they hide, which is mainly in Iraq and Syria.
Johnny, Henderson, Texas

I think we should be talking to everybody. Talk brings hopes of agreement. Silence divides and isolates.
James, Doe Run, Missouri

Who do you want to run in the 2008 presidential election?

Senator Joe Lieberman should run in 2008. He has proven that he doesn't care about a party...I am a Republican, and I would vote for him.
Rick, Springfield, Vermont

I would really like Senator Clinton to run in 08. She will bring common sense back to the White House. President Clinton was the best president in the history of this country, and with his wife in the White House it would be like re-electing the former president. This is a chance for the American people to bring back a very popular president.
Mohamed, Richfield, Minnesota

Al Gore and Wesley Clark would be a great combination. Both have experience working on an international level.
Robert, Athens, Tennessee

Though a couple of Democrats currently in Congress come readily to mind, I want to wait and see if 1) they successfully push for needed and workable ethics rules with teeth in them and ensure they're followed, 2) they provide a workable way to get us out of Iraq without much further injury to the Iraqis or American soldiers, 3) if they can make the administration respect the Constitution and restore our rights to privacy and habeas corpus.
Kay, O’Brien, Oregon

I would like someone who doesn't place their self interest or party's interest first, but will place the country and the American people's interest above all others.
Ray, Vonore, Tennessee
Posted By Jack Cafferty, CNN Commentator: 11/14/2006 06:02:00 PM ET | Permalink
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