Letters

Tuesday, February 10, 1998

Letters

LETTERS

Avoid war with Iraq

The United States is ready for a massive military attack on the
country of Iraq. Men will die, women will die, and children will
die. Bombs will explode, setting neighborhoods on fire, tearing off
the limbs of people, decapitating them, killing them. People will
burn to death. Hospitals and schools will crumble and collapse.
With little medicine available – thanks to the sanctions – injured
people will suffer unimaginable pain, and then they will die. More
will die of starvation and disease. What the Iraqi president is
suspected of having the capability to do, the United States will
actually do. But maybe not, if the American public snaps out of
this madness and speaks up.

A terrible loss of life is about to occur at the will of our
government. The major networks and newspapers in this country have
fought hard against any real public debate on this impending
massacre and have done their best to suppress dissenting views,
thus successfully fueling a war frenzy of nightmarish proportions.
Shame on the media and shame on the United States.

Justin Beck

Davis, Calif.

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Role model tarnished

In reading Alex Balekian’s article "Don’t forget First
Daughter’s plight" (Feb. 3), I was relieved to see that somebody
finally decided to ask how Chelsea Clinton feels about the latest
White House scandal. Unfortunately, I feel that Balekian focused on
the wrong issues. Of course the media hype about Bill Clinton’s
alleged affairs would add to the stress of Chelsea’s freshman year
– what kind of question is that? More importantly, I think the
American people should ask if Chelsea cares as little about her
father’s immorality as the rest of the nation.

Citizens are crying out for an end to this "trashy" journalism.
Who cares about the president’s sex life? Chelsea? Maybe we should
too.

The polls prove that voters do not care about the president’s
affairs, they care about the economy. Interesting. What if the
question hit a little closer to home? Many citizens look to their
father, not only for financial support, but as a role model and
leader as well. If your father immersed himself in such activities,
would you ignore his corruption? I doubt it. Well, maybe if he got
a raise around the same time. At least then you would be doing well
financially. That’s all that really matters. Right? No way!

As president of the United States, Clinton should symbolize the
ideals of our country. He stands as a "father figure" if you will.
Should we ignore the immorality of our representative? No matter
how well the economy is doing, the answer is no. We live in a
respectable nation and we deserve a leader who exudes virtue. I
would ask for no less from my father in representing my family. We
must ask if Clinton is cheating more than Hillary and Chelsea. I
believe he is cheating our nation.

Amy Sneed

Fourth-year

Communication studies