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No they have not lost interest in the Iraq war for a number of reasons. The money that is going there. Not only the deaths and the maimings. No, the war is
No. 2 after the economy.

Good morning Tavis. I don't think that people have lost interest in the Iraq war, but I think that many of us sees it as somewhat of a hopeless situation that we wish we could block out of our minds. Every day we hear about more of our solders being killed, yet we keep hearing Bush and his cronies tell us that progress is being made. I think that we are so tired of the lies and the sad stories, that we somehow manage to tune it out. Not to mention the fact that we are all dealing with our own issues of rising gas prices, food prices, and just about everything else, that it is easy for us to kind of push the war in the back of our minds at least for a little while.

I agree with the last responder that we can't afford to not be interested in it because it is a huge part of why our country is in such disarray, and why I appreciate both of the Democratic candidates for their wanting to start bringing the troops home should they get in office, but I doubt that it is going to be as easy as they make it sound. This is a huge mess the this current administration has created, and one that was not created over night, therefore I doubt that we will just be able to end it overnight.

The one positive for those of us who are people of faith is the comfort in knowing that God is in control no matter what happens and that all things work together for them who love Him. I am holding on to that; I will continually be in prayer for those troops who are over there, as well as for those families who have lost loved ones already.

Hi Tavis,
It's a pleasure to take a few minutes of my day to respond to one of your question.

You asked if interest in the Iraq war was diminishing because of other concerns. I don't think the American people are any less interested today than any other time. I think we see the situation in Iraq as hopeless and we are helpless to do anything about it. The war is causing so many problems here in America that it's virtually inconceivable for us to lose interest in it. I think America has been put in a terrible position by the current administration and we just don't know how to diplomatically get ourselves out of it. However I think the interest is still there.

Every time I engage in a conversation about the state of the economy the war in Iraq always become a part of the conversation. America can't afford to be uninterested in the war because this war is driving every aspect of our lives.

People are interested in the war and are concerned. Many citizens, especially those persons that live in states with heavy deployment, are paying attention and looking at a timetable of when their family member can come home. We talk about the war, not in public and definitely not in places where the media can pick up our words and misconstrue them into some kind of anti-war sentiment.

We knew that signing up for the military may include fighting in a war but amidst the technology and information capabilities we have as a country, this should have been finished a long time ago. President Bush told us he was going to rid us of the WMD and now he is trying to impose the concept of democracy on a group of people who did not grow up learning about democracy and freedom like we did.

If any of the Iraqis abandon their way of thinking, they are seen as traitors and ultimately their political beliefs are tied to their salvation in the afterlife. For those people who wanted out of the country, we should have let them get out. Terrorism is planted in the mind and the heart of a person. A bomb cannot kill the human spirit. A gun cannot kill the human spirit. They believe by opposing America they are defending their sacred land against our evil and terrible oppressive way of thinking. How can you ever defeat that? Little boys being trained to kill and my adult friend has to go over there and in the midst of a sandy, desert fog try to figure if this little boy will kill him or needs his help.

This needs to end. We tried democracy and it didn't work. Didn't they learn anything from the failed colonialization efforts of the British. The British brought Christianity to Africa so instead of just spitting on you after a rival tribesman kills you, he will stop and say a prayer for you. Yeah.... that is what you call progress.

One day we are going to learn. Hopefully before America drowns into debt and fades into obscurity because it tried too hard to be the global Savior. Please call Bush and tell him someone already died on the cross, stop sending our troops to do a repeat.