What ONE issue is most important to you in this election year?

[GypsySorcerer]

Originally Posted by DeeGeMe

Sorry to burst your bubble about Shrubbie but wouldn't we be much safer if the money we're currently spending in Iraq was actually used within the United States to strengthen our borders? If it was used to beef up the numbers of police & agents who could investigate terrorists on our soil? In fact there are approximately 85 billion ways that money could have been used within the United States to make us stronger.


The truth is that we are not any safer than we were on 9/11/01--we've just been extraordinarily lucky. In fact, I venture to say we are at a far greater danger now than we were because Bush has breed fervent anti-American sentiments amongst Muslims worldwide with his invasion of Iraq. And look at it another way--our military and national guard units have been stretched almost to their breaking point by the war in Iraq--meaning that not only are we without adequate defenses here in the U.S.--we're also much more vulnerable elsewhere in the World as too many of our military have been deployed to shore up the sagging reserves in Iraq. How this makes you feel safer is beyond me.

Do you honestly believe there wasn't anti-American sentiment in the Middle East before Bush came into office? Come on. The 9/11 attacks were already being planned before the 2000 election.

As I stated to Johnny, I am not basing my vote on Bush's international reputation. I really feel that the terrorists groups want Kerry in office. I know you don't agree and that's fine, but please don't act like I haven't thought about this. I have -- very long and hard.