Letters: Mar. 7, 2005

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SYBIL J. HINKLE - Napa, Calif.

KRAUTHAMMER'S ESSAY ECHOED THE thoughts of many Americans. Although war is never without pain and suffering, we realized after 9/11 that we had better start addressing the problems of the Middle East. In response to 9/11, the U.S. government went after individuals in Afghanistan and Iraq who were connected to terrorist activity. The result has been to bring insurgents to justice and to foster the emergence of two fledgling democracies. The free elections in those countries will perhaps inspire others to follow, thus spreading democracy.

LEN MURTHA - Glen Allen, Va.

IT ISN'T THAT THOSE OF US WHO WERE against the war aren't happy that the elections in Iraq came off so well. Who wouldn't share the joy of the Iraqis, with their inked fingers and elated smiles? But the real question is, Was it worth the lives of almost 1,500 Americans and the wounding of over 10,000 others? The answer is no.

CINDY BONNER - Yorktown, Texas