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:
Should the U.S. government keep terrorist profiles on travelers for 40 years?
With millions of illegals jumping across the Mexican border with hardly a yawn from the government, why do we have this super sophisticated system to track all the legitimate travelers?
Al, Merrick, New YorkWhy not? The Pentagon still has the files on Vietnam era protesters after 40 years.
Paul, Eads, Texas
Keep terrorist records for 40 years? Could anyone still find the data 40 years later? Not likely. Little chance of being still valid, unless someone did a huge job of monitoring & cross-checking them.
Ben, Frankfort, KentuckyAre you willing to pass through an X-ray machine at airports that will leave virtually nothing to the imagination?Absolutely not. I have worked on TSA security projects before and "backscatter" is a complete and utter invasion of privacy. You notice they don't show examples of a man don't you? I bet the FCC wouldn't allow it on television!
RonNo, I wouldn't fly if it required my exposing myself on an x-ray machine. In fact I would hope to see any airline or other business go bankrupt if they required such a violation.
Jimmy, San Pedro, California
I don't care about the scanner. Anyone who gets his or her jollies by looking at my body needs their heads examined. If I flew weekly I might be worried about too much radiation; but I haven't looked into this technology.
Ira, Lowell, MassachusettsI'd walk through the airport totally naked if it means bringing our troops back home.
Tom, Camden, South Carolina
Do you believe that nearly all U.S. combat units will be out of Iraq by early 2008?
I hope and pray our troops will be out of Iraq even sooner. The most morally-bankrupt thing that we can do is to keep sending more of our troops to die in Iraq just because others have already died there. Sacrificing more of our young people to a botched war is no way to honor those who have already made the ultimate sacrifice.
Joe, Atlanta, Georgia
Yes. The only way a Republican has a shot at the White House is to get our troops out of harm's way. It's sad that the only way this administration will do the smart and the right thing is for political gains. They should have as much respect and concern for our troops as this administration does for stem cells.
Mike, Wethersfield, Connecticut
The only thing for certain is this president and his inept administration will be out in '08.
Roger, St. Louis, Missouri
