WAR

U.S. Must Refocus Efforts To Fight The Real Evil

It has been said that you cannot fight a war on two fronts. You must devote
resources to one area. Yet our government is trying to fight a war not just
on two fronts, but on several dozen.

The administration claims it is fighting a war against terrorism, yet it
continues to spend billions fighting other wars unrelated to stopping
terrorists, such as the war on drugs. Every dollar spent fighting drugs is
one less dollar for fighting terrorism. Every dog trained to sniff out
drugs is one less dog that could be trained to sniff out explosives or poisons.

Also, we as a nation really need to re-educate ourselves and get over our
indoctrinated gun phobia. What could be so horrible about a gun that rather
than permit pilots to defend their planes, we prefer simply to shoot down
that plane and kill everyone aboard? People need to ask: Why is the
government so willing to sacrifice all these innocent lives rather than to
abolish the illusion that guns are inherently evil?

I believe we could be a great nation again and could win this war against
evil, but not if we waste resources and allow irrational fears to render us
helpless.

Ann Morgan

Oconomowoc