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...instability. But so would a continued American presence there. And sending yet more troops to Iraq - if there were more troops to send - would only make things worse. We are seeing in retrospect that Saddam Hussein's brutal regime, crippled and contained in the aftermath of the first Gulf War, was the best of many bad scenarios. As for the future, we can pull out U.S. troops and watch things disintegrate, or we can stay in Iraq and watch things disintegrate. The only benefit to the first scenario is that Americans won't be the ones getting killed. Allen...
Bush and Clinton soon realized they were becoming a brand--a nonpartisan, let's-do-it-together brand that people hadn't seen for a while. So after Katrina struck the Gulf Coast and Bush 43 called on them to set forth once more, the two men said yes but told the President they wanted to do it differently this time. Instead of directing others to charities, they would create their own nonprofit fund so donations could be sent directly to their offices in Houston and New York City or through the government website usafreedomcorps.gov They called it the Bush...
...Orleans Blues "New Orleans Today: It's Worse than You Think" [Nov. 28] served as a much-needed wake-up call to Washington officials and the American people. The hurricane disasters on the Gulf Coast had a huge impact on the collective conscience of the nation when they occurred, but as we have become involved once again in our day-to-day tasks, the cleanup and sheer loss faced in Louisiana and elsewhere are old news. This busy holiday season, let's try to keep in our hearts all those who lost everything. Lindsey Fahey Frankfort, Illinois...
...Little Red Schoolhouse, I looked in the window of my classroom and could see my students' unfinished work still hanging inside. That is how I feel about our lives in New Orleans: so much is left unfinished. Let us all hope that America steps up to help the Gulf Coast area in its days, months and years of need. Diane M. Black Tucson, Arizona...
...instability. But so would a continued American presence there. And sending yet more troops to Iraq-if there were more troops to send-would only make things worse. We are seeing in retrospect that Saddam Hussein's brutal regime, crippled and contained in the aftermath of the first Gulf War, was the best of many bad scenarios. As for the future, we can pull out U.S. troops and watch things disintegrate, or we can stay in Iraq and watch things disintegrate. The only benefit to the first scenario is that Americans won't be the ones getting killed. Allen...