Carl, you did a great job tonight! I am a huge fan and always happy to see you on the air!

Stay safe in the storms!

Hello Dear Carl,
The Iraqi people are dying and leaving their country, undesirable forms that can be called coping with these daily terrorist attacks. The Bush administration and some military generals including Mr. Zini have been trying to find a victory in Iraq that looks like this. They want a government elected by people and headed by a prime minister who can have Saddam-type power with a popular base that in turn can be used to establish security and democracy, where oil corporations can take the Iraqi oil and the government can impose taxes on the Iraqi people to finance its spending such as the purchase of weapons from our military complex. This Iraqi government would use its might to contain the Iranian mullahs and to recognize the State of Israel. Honestly, these goals will not be achieved. What the invasion and occupation of Iraq has generated is a powerful trend that is inconsistent with what the Bush administration had mind. Now, we have Mullah Muqtada who is 33 years old, a person that we will have to deal with for the next fifty years. His plan is a very simple one. Try to train about 6 million Hezbollah-type fighters over the next two years in Iraq, fighters that will fight for him to the end. If we think of using technology and Iraqis to counter Mullah Muqtada, it is extremely important for us to leave now, because both means are not workable. In fact, nothing will work and the best course of action is to deoccupy the country. Best Regards

Good Evening Mr.Quintanilla, It is nice to see you on the Nightly News this Sunday. I bring you greetings from the south which has been cold,misty and windy today. I hope this weather gets better the calendar says it is Spring,but it does not feel like it. Richard's report on the constant bombings in Baghdad shows how so far this increase in security has not been effective. It is so very sad for the innocent civilians who are really trying to work and support families are being bombed daily. The people seem to be losing faith in their government protecting them. Seeing Richard with that mother and her son and hearing that she has not taken him out for ice cream in two years is sad. Also that he tried to work at a bakery and had to leave because of the violence. It causes one to wonder how any of these people can live in that country. Richard said that Baghdad could be split up into smaller safer quadrants. I truly hope that there will be safer areas to live and work for the civilians because they have taken enough pounding of bombs from these groups. It must be difficult for them to leave and move to another country like Syria, where the son was going to move. Also, I enjoyed Anne Thompson's report about the orchestra. I thought that was truly inspirational and shows some very talented young people performing beautiful music. Bravo! Finally let us have a positive week ahead. Stay safe Richard! Peace needs to come soon! Peace to all!