In my view, the idea of sending more U.S.
troops into Iraq, under any conditions, is
completely unacceptable. We should not
have been there in the first place, we should-
n’t be there now, and we should not be there
in the future. We are wasting lives —
American and non-American — in pursuit of
a bogus war against terrorism (as William
Pfaff puts it, “as if terrorism were a country”)
in which there clearly will be no “winner.”
We have increased the world’s image of
the U.S. as an international bully. We have
spent vast amounts of money on this misad-
venture at the same time as we have seen
states, communities, and individuals suffer
worse economic conditions than many can re-
member. Lieberman’s willingness to commit
even more troops would make the situation
even worse. I urge him — and all of us — to
consider carefully the folly of committing fur-
ther troops to Iraq. If he — or anyone — would
lead this country, that person must be ready to
lead us toward peace, not prolonged war.
David Mandelblatt
Eugene
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