Thanks for starting the thread DougR....

I watched the speech. I thought he did a great job. His writers did a wonderful job to help him articulate what he wanted to get across and he did a damn good delivery. Did the speech get me nervous... hell yeah. I don't think anyone in their right mind wouldn't be nervous. We have drawn a line in the sand. Our Mililtary is mobilized, our demands made clearly with no room for interpritation. I was always wondering though, how would we keep groups from Ireland and England from falling under these catagories. I don't think Great Britain would be overlyjoyed to see our ships surrounding them. I liked the term "global reach" it did let people get an idea of what sort of groups we were going for. Bush touched on many topics that people have asked questions to on Mudcat... I hope that those that despise the republicans, hate bush, think he cheated his way into the whitehouse, Whatever negative feelings you have, can at least comb through the speech and pull from it a little more enlightenment about the situation we are in. Bush is not approaching this in a Ronold Rayguns kinda way. He acknowledges that the people are frightened, but asks that we be resolute. Asks that we stand and back our military.

I think a good point that was made, Where I have seen so many say that Bin ladin wants this war. I tend to agree that he does not. In Bush's speech, the comment made that we do not need to isolate ourselves, to close ourselves off. When we do that then we have turned our backs on others, that do want our help, and then we would leave them in the mercy of groups like the Talbin and Bin Ladin. My question is, What would you prefer?