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Some straight talk
Re “Clinton gets blunt with Pakistanis,” Oct. 30, and “It’s not just our war,” Editorial, Oct. 30
I'm no fan of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, but she deserves praise for speaking what U.S. spokesmen have not said publicly: If Osama bin Laden is in Pakistan, the government there is not doing enough to help find him and bring him to justice.
Brava, Madam Secretary.
Tracy Leverton
Vienna, Va.
While I agree with much of the editorial, the statement "the United States is aiding the Pakistan military with hundreds of millions of dollars worth of weapons" is so sad. If we are aiding them, who are we hurting?
Imagine if we had used this money years ago to help Pakistan and other nations develop, as opposed to allowing them to languish and turning into what we glibly call Third World countries.
There is only one world. Fortunately, President Obama appears to realize that.
William Brady
Reseda
A bridge to the West
Re “ Turkey flirts with Tehran,” Editorial, Oct. 31
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to Tehran could be seen as undermining Western efforts to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. It could be seen as Turkey "turning its back on the West to embrace Islamist regimes." It could also be viewed more positively -- as an effort to open a door to the West for Tehran.
Isn't being a bridge builder between the West and the Islamic world Turkey's assigned position?
The Bush administration's sanctions and threats did not prevent Tehran from developing nuclear technology. Erdogan's effort to start a dialogue probably will be more effective.
Ergun Kunter
Irvine
State's hand in our wallets
Re “State to take a bigger bite of paychecks,” Oct. 31
Re “Clinton gets blunt with Pakistanis,” Oct. 30, and “It’s not just our war,” Editorial, Oct. 30
I'm no fan of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, but she deserves praise for speaking what U.S. spokesmen have not said publicly: If Osama bin Laden is in Pakistan, the government there is not doing enough to help find him and bring him to justice.
Brava, Madam Secretary.
Tracy Leverton
Vienna, Va.
While I agree with much of the editorial, the statement "the United States is aiding the Pakistan military with hundreds of millions of dollars worth of weapons" is so sad. If we are aiding them, who are we hurting?
Imagine if we had used this money years ago to help Pakistan and other nations develop, as opposed to allowing them to languish and turning into what we glibly call Third World countries.
There is only one world. Fortunately, President Obama appears to realize that.
William Brady
Reseda
A bridge to the West
Re “ Turkey flirts with Tehran,” Editorial, Oct. 31
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to Tehran could be seen as undermining Western efforts to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. It could be seen as Turkey "turning its back on the West to embrace Islamist regimes." It could also be viewed more positively -- as an effort to open a door to the West for Tehran.
Isn't being a bridge builder between the West and the Islamic world Turkey's assigned position?
The Bush administration's sanctions and threats did not prevent Tehran from developing nuclear technology. Erdogan's effort to start a dialogue probably will be more effective.
Ergun Kunter
Irvine
State's hand in our wallets
Re “State to take a bigger bite of paychecks,” Oct. 31
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