United States just beat Iraq to the punch
This is in response to the letter in the April 4 edition of the Southern Standard. I do not like war any more than anyone else in the United States, and yes war protests are a part of your freedom of speech.
The part I disagree with is the part they are not fighting for our freedom. For starters, they are fighting for our right to breathe fresh air. Saddam has had since the Persian Gulf War to come up with weapons and chemical warfare to use against other nations. They are almost positive they have chemical and biological weapons, otherwise why would they be finding all of these suits and counteractive shots when they take over a place where there have been Iraqi troops?
I know we may not know all the facts, but our president had to have more proof than just a hunch to get all the people on board to help us with this that he has gotten. Saddam had too much time to disarm and chose not to.
When you do not do what you are told, there are consequences. I know we are not fighting for our freedom to walk down the road but did we fight alone for the freedoms we have today? Our troops knew what they signed up for, and most all of them when they come home if you ask them would do it over again without thinking.
I think this will be a short war and it was not one that could be avoided from everything I have seen on the news. We just beat them to the punch.
United we stand, divided we fall.
Sincerely,
Jessica Knowles
West End Ave
McMinnville