The U.K. Telegraph has one of their snippets with requests for feedback. There are some interesting responses to the article
Your view: Is Bush al-Qa'eda's recruiting sergeant?:
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Sir Ivor Roberts, Britain's ambassador to Italy, has caused controversy by saying that President George W Bush is "al-Qa'eda's best recruiting sergeant".
Sir Ivor, who made the claims at a private dinner, has sought to play down the comments while the Foreign Office has pointedly said that they do not reflect the views of the Government.
Do you believe that there is any truth in Sir Ivor's comments, or was he just guilty of an unfortunate gaffe?
Has the war in Iraq made the world a safer place, or will the West struggle to dowse the flames of extremism apparently unleashed by the conflict?
Check out this response:
How many American office towers, navy ships, embassies, troop barracks or airliners have been blown up since the Iraq invasion compared to before the war? How many missles have been shot at allied aircraft over Iraq since we invaded? How many Israeli cities are handing out gas masks for Scud attacks? How many Palestinian families are receiving $25,000 rewards for murdering Israelis? How many Iraqi families are finding their loved ones' body parts deposited on their doorstep? For all the anti-democracy/Bush-bash guff out there, Middle East people only respect force and we are safer for having used force in Iraq. Christopher J Hollins, Charlotte, North Carolina
If you do a Google search on Hollins with terms like Charlotte, or NC, you find that he's a common letter contributor on a variety of very conservative topics. In 1998, he wrote about Dr. Spock to PBS NewsHour:
I was not raised by Spock's ideas. His name was not used with respect in our household and people who followed him were considered weak minded.