THE EDITOR, Sir:
IN A war there is no such thing as a good victory, but there does exist a bad loss.
The Iraqi/American encounter can at best be considered a nasty display of extreme force via competitive advantage. The Iraqi war may well be regarded as one of the true atrocities of the modern era by America (other than the Vietnam wars). America wanted victory for the fulfilment of their earnest insatiable thirst for oil, not necessarily blood, but also a subsequent desire for power.
Saddam is a cruel man, but what right does America have in attacking them at such a point in history. Could America have benefited from the immense unjust trauma they have caused on innocent men, women and children? No!
Is it true that America is celebrating what they termed as victory over evil? They might be right, if they claim they are celebrating victory over Saddam and his evil dynasty and clansmen. But, what about the law-abiding true sons of such a soil that died in clubs, hospitals and on the streets by missiles sent by instructed soldiers.
The war ended in shame on the Americans' behalf; no weapon of mass destruction was found. America is a wonderful place, but when another country with their independence and sovereign rights is being told to 'shut your mouth', and 'beware of what you say', that is intimidation. We got our independence from Britain in 1962; they got theirs from Britain in 1776. They must still respect us, despite the fact that they are more than 200 years ahead of us in development, and billions of dollars in wealth more than us.
Americans are nice people, but this regime is inciting evil on a global scale slighting and stifling the good judgement and conscience of the United Nations, because they seem to have absolute power.
I pray for all the men, women and children who suffered directly or indirectly on both sides of the line of fire, and may the good Lord preserve the souls of those who died.
I am, etc.,
PARIS TAYLOR
Greater Portmore
