
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 there anything the average person can do to try to end the war in Iraq?
Yes, the average person can call and e-mail the offices of their senators and representatives every day to voice their dissatisfaction with the current course of the war in Iraq. Those senators and representatives who do not listen need to be voted out of office.
Kathy, Tucson, ArizonaNo way to stop this war. No draft, so no real anti-war demonstrations like we had during my tenure of the Vietnam War.
Larry, Kingsport, TennesseeMost Americans probably thought the election results in November, you remember, Jack, "the thumping" the current administration took, would have been a strong message that the majority of Americans want the war to end.
Debbie, Westmont, New JerseyWhat can the average person do to end the war in Iraq? Join the Marines!
GusWill Senator Hillary Clinton's husband be an asset or a liability in a run for the White House?Hillary's icy persona seems all the more frigid whenever her husband's charm comes to mind. He'll inadvertently, yet inevitably, hurt her by virtue of the comparison which will always be there.
Drew, Charleston, South CarolinaJack, After 8 years of the Bush/Cheney debacle it would be nice to have Bill back as a resident of the White House. At least there will never be a dull moment. You have to admit the guy has a sense of adventure, as well as a sense of humor! Not only that, but it would be thrilling to see what kind of mischief he could get into this time.
RJ, Sierra Vista, ArizonaJack, Bill Clinton would definitely be an asset to Hillary. He is a master politician, and we need someone with mega-mega experience after all of Pres. Bush's blunders. Fran, Greenville, South
CarolinaShould the U.S. cut off funding for Iraq reconstruction and instead pay for Hurricane Katrina recovery?Jack, it's the tip of the iceberg. This money could be spent for New Orleans, for safer mines, better education, better health care research, safer ports and borders and real national security. Let's face it, charity begins at home and as long as we are wasting our funds over there, we don't have the funds or the focus to do the right things here.
JosephI think it is way past time to consider the victims of Hurricane Katrina and to begin a serious reconstruction of New Orleans and repatriation of its dispersed citizenry. The Iraq reconstruction is not working after four years. America should start thinking of its own.
Edward, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaAt the beginning of the war the Bush administration told us Iraqi oil would be used to fund the war. So why are we still paying for it? It's about time Iraq starts funding its own reconstruction as the Bush administration promised.
Johnnie, Cumming, Georgia
Absolutely not! If our government did that, it might cause the American people to become confused and delusional and start expecting to be treated like it's our money they're spending. The last thing the U.S. government should ever do is take care of its own people inside of its own borders.
Daniel, N. Bonneville, Washington