Show Freedom for Kuwait is our goal To the Editor I am writing this letter in response to an article Many will die before Hussein is silenced published in the Nov 7 issue of the Horizon I seemed somewhat confused at the direction of the article but more with its general opinion So I would like to take this time to address your opinions mingled with half- half truths and give you my opinion supported by fact and research First it is the ultimate goal l of the United States to seek a peaceful settlement of this crisis However it is obvious obvious obvious ob ob- ob- ob that US U.S. forces will vill not leave the Middle East until Hussein is out of power He is and those who support him are a threat to the economic security of the industrial world If you dont don't recognize that fact look back at the price of gasoline prior to August of this year Next the article treats us with a rare bit of trivia that America is going to towar Iwar war Going to war until thousands of men and women women are You make it appear with your ir irreverent irreverent irreverent ir- ir reverent terminology that the United States will go to towar towar towar war unprepared Then you ou say ay that some experts have speculated that we will have American casualties in inthe inthe inthe the first month concluding wit with hilt that hat w will ill b be e a holocaust Lets Let's get the f facts straight US yS U News S. S News reports if we enter an out all-out attack on on Iraq the casualties surmounted surmounted surmounted sur sur- mounted from the use of chemical weapons would would be to I believe that this figure could be lessened lessened lessened les les- les- les somewhat since before any US U.S. soldier entered the the disputed territories on foot Iraq would have experienced a period of carpet bombings that would greatly weaken its ground forces Through our ur superior air capabilities we could knock out nearly every every military target within bur our reach from the air As to the use of the word holocaust look it up in the dictionary The definition is great or wholesale destruction I would reserve the use of this word for someone like Hitler who systematically systematical systematical- ly murdered millions of innocent innocent innocent in in- Jews Of course you may be using the word I holocaust if we dont don't do t something soon about Sad Sad- dam Hussein If this man gets what he wants in nuclear capabilities he will make Hitler Hitler Hitler Hit Hit- ler look I like ke a yard school-yard bully In this event the destruction done by Hussein would be inconceivable The rest of the article seems to be consist consistent nt with its b beginning ginning which lc leads ds us us sr to your ending You stated hats off to the country that can take care of the madmen of the world alone It wont won't J stop though Were We're fooling ourselves if we think it will How many will die before we kill this madman Well glory be Lets Let's pull our troops out and say amen to this mess Lets Let's let someone else deal with this madman Lets Let's forget how this country was founded on freedom and how many men and women died to make and keep us free Lets Let's forget how Hussein took life and freedom from the people of Kuwait Lets Let's remove US U.S. presence from the Middle East just when the world looks to the United States as a pattern of democracy and inalienable inalienable inalienable in in- alienable rights Yes even at atthe atthe atthe the cost of American lives Do not take me wrong I believe any casualties will be bea 1 a loss not forgiven but who will do the fighting I am I proud to say that it will be br brave ve US U.S. soldiers who will I fight side-by-side side with our al allies allies allies al- al I lies to ensure freedom against I Ian an unwarranted enemy I would like to conclude with a I little reminder to those people claiming American citizenship Remember you are We the people Many people died to make those words ring true David Allen Hebert I I 3 |