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"What Saddam Was Really Thinking" [Oct. 18], on the disclosures made in Charles Duelfer's CIA report on Iraq's alleged weapons arsenal, posed a head scratcher. You reported that Iraqi military morale sank when Saddam informed his senior officers that they would have to fight the coalition without biological, chemical or nuclear weapons. But the story also said that "military officers lied about their preparedness," which led Saddam to miscalculate Iraq's ability to deter an invasion. Was Saddam the duper or the duped?
ERMES CULOS
Ashcroft, B.C.

I am thankful to President Bush because he had the courage to make the decision to fight in Afghanistan and Iraq. Saddam Hussein was a problem not only for Iraq but for other countries as well. The American and British invasion has broken the rule of this dictator. Although the situation in Iraq is very difficult and dangerous, the coalition has no choice but to remain until there is no further threat from the insurgents.
LUIGI GIANOLA
Como, Italy