As a lifelong (and oft-suffering) Democrat, I welcome that sandpaper the real Republicans provided. I certainly didn’t like Bob Taft, at this point I miss him. At least there was some focus on realities instead of ideologies. Please, you, and Colin Powell and Olympia Snow, and others pull something together. Give us Democrats something to work with.

Thanks for your work and honesty

I remember I was in the Sao Paulo, Brazil, airport the night Bush was going to announce whether we were going to war or not—I think it was March 20—and everyone there was glued to the airport television monitors. When Bush announced that we were going to invade there was a huge, “oh, no” resounding. I think much of the world was hugely disappointed that Bush was going to take that miliary and pre-emptive strike action.

However, the heavy war drums were beating by the neo-cons, the MSM, and even the Dems. (they didn’t want to look weak on national security). If anyone was against the war, they were “unpatriotic”—labeled by the Bush/Cheney administration and many (influences in Washington, especially) who could have stood up and protested, would be fired or they would be publicly attacked via the news.

Weird times—just as weird as having the Obama administration now! Our government and politics need overhauling and perhaps an “exorcism.”

I never believe there was enough evidence to say that Iraq had WMDs either. There were enough sources and many people saying otherwise.

It seemed from the beginning to me to be a cooked up excuse to go into Iraq.

I agree. Dubya’s and Cheney’s preoccupation with finishing a job that that they thought Daddy Bush didn’t finish and the subsequent ill-conceived planning and execution after the admittedly remarkable invasion has cost and will continue to cost us dearly.

I don’t think their actions came from a “good place” at all.

It only matters that Bush thought he was coming from a good place. After all, what more can we expect from a leader than to do what they feel is right?

I don’t like people who don’t try to see things outside their comfort zones.

I can honestly say Bush’s behavior always frightened me.

It seemed from the beginning to me to be a cooked up excuse to go into Iraq. I couldn’t believe Congress sat there and didn’t question W’s administration. It appeared to me that they were afraid to appear weak or something, when I thought they would appear stronger if they did more investigation. It’s just too big a decision to make–to drop a bomb like that and to begin something that would kill so many–not to do some real questioning. The urgency just seemed too made up to me. It was like watching a bad movie.

Perhaps people in Washington listen only to people in Washington.

See, when you look at his actions, they don’t add up…he is simply trying to re-invent himself and to cover his tracks. He had the stamina to stand up to one Commander and Chief (Bill Clinton), but went all GUSH O me, he couldn’t stand up to Bushie II? Why didn’t he threaten to QUIT? Why didn’t he go public?

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is going to give her staff that just happened to be gay, all the rights (Civil Rights), that her other staff have. Now, that is leadership and maybe Collin Powell should learn a thing or two of how to treat the men and women that serve this country honorably, especially in time of WAR (like the one he helped to get us into).