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Thursday, March 20, 2003 Page: 9A
When I read Al Danoff’s letter to the editor on March 17, 2003, I was quite
surprised and concerned about his position in regard to President Bush’s
desire to have Saddam Hussein removed from power in Iraq.
Mr. Danoff and I grew up in the same little town in Wyoming Valley. His
parents and mine were involved in the same type of business. Al is a little
older than I am, but I attended the local school system with one of his
siblings.
My ancestors emigrated to the U.S. to get away from tyrannical rulers of
Europe. I presume Mr. Danoff’s ancestors did the same. That is the reason I am
surprised about the position he has taken.
Mr. Danoff says “Saddam Hussein is the least important of the world’s
problems.” He asks if we are going to get involved with all of the other
problems of the world, i.e., North Korea, Libya, Iran, Syria, etc.
My response is, yes, Mr. Danoff, we have to get involved in all of the
world’s problems. With all of the advances in communications and
transportation, the world has become a very small place.
The U.N. should be the world organization taking care of all of the world’s
problems. However, certain member countries of the U.N. are unwilling to
accept and take on these responsibilities. It has become a bureaucracy and has
it’s share of corruption. Since the U.S. is the “Big Brother” of the worldwide
family, it is up to this “Big Brother” to take hold of squabbling world family
members and get them in line with the God-given right to freedom for all
people.
If the leaders of the world’s strongest countries, during the 1930s, had
taken George Bush’s position, many would not have suffered the effects of the
Holocaust. Instead, the leaders of France and Great Britain attempted to
appease the German tyrant until they were attacked by him.
If nothing is done about Saddam Hussein, many of the people of Israel and
others could suffer a similar fate.
Mr. Danoff, all normal people want to live in peace. However, if you live
in a neighborhood where there are troublemakers, sooner or later you will be
drawn into their troublemaking.
We should have learned from the past. Let us not continue to make the same
mistakes over and over again.
Mr. Danoff, I think our generation has seen enough discord in the world
since WWII. We should know by now what has to be done!
Al Babetski
Wanamie