[Jabba the Nutt]

"Asked about the mounting death toll in Iraq, Bush commented: "Nobody cares more about the deaths than I do"."

Here's where I wish Bush were faster on his feet.

Alternative response: "What do you mean 'mounting death toll? Every month Saddam is not in power, another 5000 Iraqis aren't murdered. Saddam's Baathist thugs and foreign terrorists are still murdering people today. Why aren't you angry at the murderers, rather than the people who are saving lives?"

[EvaClement]

good one, JTN, you said:

"What do you mean 'mounting death toll? Every month Saddam is not in power, another 5000 Iraqis aren't murdered. Saddam's Baathist thugs and foreign terrorists are still murdering people today. Why aren't you angry at the murderers, rather than the people who are saving lives?"

[luvbach1]

Your suggested alternative response for President Bush was excellent. His inability to riposte is hurting him greatly among those who do not believe in his policies and sincerity. Since most of us do we can overlook that shortcoming because it is irrelevant to his resoluteness and character.

[4integrity]

outstanding retort!! You should email the White House so they can use when low life media types ask our good President about the mounting death toll in Iraq.

[Savage Beast]

Yeah. I like your response better than mine, Jabba. Right on.

[1FreeAmerican]

That reminds me of a conversation I had with a good friend who at the start of the war was quite upset about the civilian casualties. All the hospitals were at capacity, filled with women and children. I quickly and calmly reminded him that the Baathist regime of Saddam was murdering 100,000 people a year. In perspective, that's 300 people a day, 1 every 5 minutes. I said that the Iraqi's lives will only get better from here. He did not have a reply.