U.S. Policy in the Persian Gulf
The tragic accidental shooting down of the Iranian airliner with the loss of 290 lives is a sobering reminder of the limitations of technology.
I wonder if this fact will in any way influence those people in Washington who have voted billions for a “Star Wars” shield, which undoubtedly will also have imperfections and hence will fail.
WALTER S. McCLEERY
Pomona
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