Letter from John T. Sturtz
Colorado Central – February 2007 – Colorado Central Magazine
Editors:
Regarding Martha Quillen’s “Letter from the Editors” in the January edition:
You mentioned wars you opposed: Viet Nam, Iraq, Gulf War I, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Afghanistan, Yugoslavia, and your ambivalence about Somalia and possible intervention in Darfur and Rwanda.
How did you feel about Grenada and the bombing of Libya? When American hostages were held in Iran for 444 days, did you think turning the other cheek and diplomacy were effective?
How many 9-11s will it take to convince you that we are not dealing with rational peace-loving people? There are fanatics who believe that you and me (and millions of Americans) should be murdered. How do you “negotiate” peace?
Finally, I might suggest, the American President and those in power in Washington, D.C., might be privy to a whole lot more regarding threats to the United States than a Borat-viewing average American. War is no fun. The loss of life is tragic. History is replete with failures of diplomacy and the resultant slaughter of millions. Perhaps the current non-military options we are taking with Iran and North Korea will prove to be a better option. Perhaps they won’t.
John T. Sturtz
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