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...Donald Rumsfeld's Blueprint...
...find it comforting that we have in the Pentagon a man like Donald Rumsfeld [NATION, Jan. 27], who is involved in the details of planning the Iraq invasion, who meticulously reads the documents and demands answers to his questions. Accountability is disappearing from America's feel-good culture. Before young Americans are sent to war, I want someone to ask the tough questions. Rumsfeld is ensuring that the American constitutional concept of civilian control of the military forces is alive and well. DOUGLAS J. BELL Ormond Beach...
...Rumsfeld's blueprint for the invasion of Iraq is impressive. Here's a suggestion: Let's put him on the front line. JINNY LEE Melrose...
...process, he micromanaged the country's military affairs, including the war in Vietnam, which led to the deaths of 58,000 Americans and the wounding of thousands more. How many U.S. servicepeople will die or return home with mangled bodies, and how many Iraqis will be killed, because of Rumsfeld's micromanagement of the war on Iraq? JOHN J. CONNELL San Marino, Calif...
Anton Boerner, president of the BGA, Germany's federation of exporters and wholesalers, is jittery. "When you listen to Mr. Rumsfeld comparing Germany to Libya and Cuba, you don't need much imagination to see that we must be careful," he says. And he's not alone. There's a growing fear among German, French and Belgian businesspeople that their countries' dovish stance on Iraq could harm trade with America. In Belgium, where diamonds account for 25% of trade with the U.S., the industry has warned of "disturbing" signals from American buyers. In France, cheese dealers report falling sales...