TO THE EDITOR
ON VICTORY
Now we have the heralding of victory in the
air. The real question, of course, is not could the
U.S., the strongest military might in the world,
win a military victory over a country whose
might is decades old. The real question is what is
victory?
I didn’t oppose this war because I thought we
couldn’t win militarily; I opposed it because I
don’t believe in the victory of war; I believe in
the victory of food, clothing, health and security.
Have we, in spite of our “Liberation of Iraq,”
succeeded in any of the above? I think not. Will
we ever, and if so, how? All of these issues must
be faced before we can begin the process of
“bringing democracy to Iraq.” I know there are
organizations working to bring food, clothing
and health to Iraqis and hopefully they will suc-
ceed in delivering relief soon.
But what of security? The region is more un-
stable than it was before, the Muslim fundamen-
talists have much more to fan their flames with
and the U.S. has brought more derision to the
world, even amongst its “friends.”
Over and over again we see the tearing down
of a statue of Hussein in Baghdad’s center. How
many Iraqis were really there rejoicing? Clearly,
most of the Iraqi population is still watching and
waiting to see “what now.” What will victory re-
ally look like?
Susan Onaclea
Leaburg
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ease. But now more troubling questions: Does
support for the troops require support for a
swelling military budget that deprives the coun-
try– including the families of these troops – of
health care, education, transportation and safety?
Does support require that we give up the freedom
to protest the rationale and conduct of this war, a
freedom that they are risking their lives presum-
ably to preserve?
You, Nancy Pelosi, have said, “Despite our
differences on policy, when we go into battle it
will be one team, one fight.” Does that mean if
President Bush, flush say with “victory” in Iraq
decides that Iran is next, once he sends the troops
in we will again be “one team.” Isn’t that like
giving him license for any next war he’s up for?
I can’t stress enough how important it is to
get answers to these questions. If you cannot give
them to me, I will have to look to leaders who
can.
Hannah Wilson
Eugene
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D e s t i n a t i o n
EXPECTATIONS AND BIAS
In a perfect world news sources would be ob-
jective and unbiased. But I do not live under this
illusion. There will always be opinion mixed
with news and one-sided views. Every time I
pick up EW, I know what to expect, the same
way that I know what will be on when I turn the
channel to Fox News.
Now I am not really a Fox News fan, but I
just find it funny that your publication would
print something like, “Fox is so blatantly one-
sided, it’s appalling.” Is EW any less one-sided?
Feel free to dispose of this letter and instead pub-
lish another “Impeach Bush” letter.
Aaron Canaday
Eugene
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