For President Bush, it shouldn't have mattered WHAT question is asked. He should have had in his head exactly what he wanted to say on that particular question, and then say it.
After all, when talking foreign policy, there are only a limited number of questions that will come up, even if the moderator tries to twist them.
Nuclear proliferation, War in Iraq, War on Terror, hunting down AlQaeda, dealing with Russia, Dealing with France, Dealing with the UN, AFrica starvation and Muslim warlords, etc.
If GWB was smart, he would have had his dozen or so set answers, and then just give them when that subject comes up.
GWB sometimes tries too much to dig for answers, and he freezes up. He should just give his set answers and to hell with the moderator.
I agree, it shouldn't have mattered. But in fact it did. Just my opinion but it had all the appearance of a set up. Maybe the President will take a lesson and be better prepared next time. It wasn't a debate. It was a "beat on Bush" session.