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:

How much of a threat is Iran to Iraqi stability?

Mr. Bush's assertions that Iran is a threat are wearing thin, his credibility is zero at this point.
Roman, El Paso, Texas

Iran is obviously waiting for the U.S. to pull out of Iraq in order to annex it. They understand that Americans do not have the resolve to finish what they have begun. They are already fighting us indirectly through these "terrorists." They are using a Vietnam-style war of attrition in order to weaken America's resolve until we pull out. They are stirring the pot and feeding the fire.
Bill, Owings Mills, Maryland

What ever happened to dialogue? Why is there such a refusal from our politicians to sit down with countries we see as a threat and discuss the matter?
Would it actually hurt to lay our cards on the table, ask the opposing country to do the same, and try to actually "work it out"?
Anonymous

How big of a threat is Iran to the stability of Iraq? How big of a threat is a coyote to the stability of a hen house?
Mike, Arkansas

Should the government have to right to ask for Americans' bank and credit card statements?

If there is legal grounds for a warrant, then yes. If it is a spying mission on the general citizenry like this criminal data mining that we have seen from the Neo-Conservatives, absolutely not.
Tom, Wilton, Maine

Jack, remember after 9/11? When we all said we wouldn't let the terrorists change our way of life? Well, what is this, if not exactly that? This is political-governmental terrorism, intimidation by threat and by shredding of the U.S. Constitution. The only thing worse is people who think that this is ok, and who roll over instead of having the spine to resist.
N., New York

If the government has legitimate evidence that someone is involved in terrorism, yes, check everything about them. Otherwise, the government doesn't need to know that I bought more than I should have at the mall.
Kendall, Houston, Texas

Why in the world would the government want to see my bank statements or credit card statements? Is there no end to the rights we are seeing trampled by this administration?
Jo-Ann, Altoona, Pennsylvania

How would you characterize the progress of civil rights in this country over the last four decades?

For those willing to use the justice system to ensure their civil rights, the movement has been quite successful in the past four decades. For those who do nothing but moan about injustice, the civil rights movement has failed.
Diane, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

As an African-American who lived through and participated in the civil rights movement, I feel Dr. King would not be happy with race relations today. The real question is would race relations be as they are today, if Dr. King was alive.
Tanyah, Rio Vista, California

The U.S.A. has made great strides in the last four decades. However, it will be the future that brings Dr. King's dream to fruition. I can see in my adult children that the U.S.A. is becoming truly colorblind.
Miles, Allentown, Pennsylvania

"Civil rights" was a dream, and we let it slip away so we could play war games.
Ila, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho