“See, people have got to understand..." Earth to George: we DO understand

i think the american people very clearly understand the situation in iraq, and, moreover, are also coming to understand the massive criminal undertaking that has characterized the bush administration's 6 1/2 years in office...

Americans now view the war in Iraq more negatively than at any time since the war began, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.

Six in 10 Americans surveyed say the United States should have stayed out of Iraq, and more than three in four say that things are going badly there — including nearly half who say things are going very badly, the poll found.

Still, the majority of Americans support continuing to finance the war, as long as the Iraqi government meets specific goals.

President Bush’s approval ratings remain near the lowest point of his more than six years in office. Thirty percent of poll respondents approve of the job he’s doing overall, while 63 percent disapprove. Majorities of those polled disapprove of Mr. Bush’s handling of the situation in Iraq, of foreign policy, of immigration, of the economy and of the campaign against terrorism.

but our president is not going to budge... no sirree...

At a news conference in the Rose Garden this morning, President Bush seemed to acknowledge the erosion of public support for his administration’s policy in Iraq, even as he defended the policy. “Failure in Iraq affects the security of this country,” he said. “And it’s hard for some Americans to see that. I fully understand it. I see it clearly.”

Mr. Bush said he saw a need for “more of a national discussion” on “the consequences of failure in Iraq.”

“See, people have got to understand that if that government were to fall, the people would tend to divide into kind of sectarian enclaves much more so than today,” he said. “That would invite Iranian influence and would invite Al Qaeda influence, much more so than in Iraq today.”Beyond the war issue, the poll found widespread concern over the nation’s overall direction. More Americans — 72 percent — now say that “generally, things in the country are seriously off on the wrong track” than at any time since the Times/CBS News poll began asking the question in 1983. The figure had been in the high 60’s earlier this year.

i believe that, more than any other time in our nation's history, american citizens - you, me and everyone else who truly cares about our country - must rise up and be heard... it's obviously not enough to express ourselves in polls, blogs, letters to the editor, faxes, phone calls, emails, or, as we are finding out to our horror, in the voting booth... the country is crying out for a leader to step forward, someone who can command a national platform, someone with credibility, someone untarnished, someone who can serve as a catalyst, someone willing to galvanize the nation into action... we can't wait... is anybody out there...? please...?

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