The Hindu : U.S. & Iraq

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Monday, Mar 24, 2003

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U.S. & Iraq

Sir, — The choice is really between a true democracy which has got its checks and balances firmly in place(notwithstanding its powerful arms lobby) and an unstable power-hungry despot, who, if left unchecked, has the potential to ally with fundamentalist terrorist organisations/groups to hurtle the world to its doom.

You should publish in capsule form the 5-7 years' history and more importantly `quotes' from people who mattered preceding the commencement of the Second World War. Surely, there seems to be a parallel to be drawn in the present context.

P. Ranganathan,
Neyveli, T.N.

Sir, — Never before in the history of the world has such a small man led a disproportionately powerful nation into attacking a small country without rational justification. Progress of human civilisation has been about the strong being restrained by morality into not trampling on the weak.

Mr. Bush's action will erode the entire moral capital of the U.S., and perhaps convert the world into an inferno of terrorist actions. This arrogant violence could bring us to the brink of a dreadful world war. The weak of the world weep at this ascendancy of violent power.

Shailesh Gandhi,
Mumbai

Sir, — The U.S. missiles that rained on Iraq were seeking "targets of opportunity" — opportunity for whom? Obviously, the U.S. as this will benefit arms manufacturers, post-war rebuilding activities and, most of all, the oil cartel. Mr. Bush and his aides are the biggest human rights violators, whose vicious schemes need to be stopped before they engulf the other parts of the world. If we, the ordinary people, do not stop this monster now, it will be emboldened to target other countries which do not toe its line.

Chris Fernandes,
(Voice Of The Exploited),
Mumbai

Sir, — There appears some reasoning and logic in the statement of the U.S. President, George W. Bush, that some members of the U.N. Security Council share his assessment of the crisis (facing not only Iraq but the world at large) but not his resolve to meet it. Saddam Hussein should also climb down from his obdurate stand at least in order to save his own men, women and children from the perils of the war.

R. Ramasubramanian,
Vadavalli, T.N.

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