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Old Sep 12th, 2006, 10:27 AM        Last Nights Presidential Speech.
The President devoted the majorityy of his speech last night to the War in Iraq.

I'm interested in two things

1.) Do you think it was appropriatte? Should this have been the subject of his primetime speech on the 5'th anniversary of 9/11?

2.) Do you think it was wise? Surely there was some debate about framing the day this way. What do you think of the deciion on a purely political level.

My opinion on the first question is that it was not appropriatte. I think it should have been a time simply to honor our dead and allow each individual citizen whatever resonation that creates. I think that is the role of a leader in a moment like this. He has every right to make speeches about Iraq and to try to convince the country of his opinion, but he's made several in the last few days and he'll undoubtedly make many more.

I also find the Democratic political rush to make the same points I just made. It seems if not equally crass, cut from the same cloth. A counter speech or op ed that focused on the singuar events of that day would have been far more fitting.

As to the second question, I don't know, and I'm very interested to hear different opinions. I think it must have been a concious decision, and I'm curious to hear how you all think it will play out.
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