Energy Policies and Gulf War

Now that we are at war against Iraq, we should be fully supportive of our military. However, it would appear that our involvement will be longer than initially anticipated, perhaps up to a year.

One must look at the reasons for our involvement. Initially it was to defend Saudi Arabia against an Iraqi invasion. Then it was to free Kuwait. Both of these countries are non-democratic monarchies, devoid of religious rights, women’s rights and human rights. They are both supportive of the terrorist PLO, have voted against the U.S. 90% of the time in the United Nations, are responsible for the oil boycotts of the ‘70s and are active participants in a boycott against Israel.

Perhaps if our government was as forceful in developing an energy policy as it is in organizing a coalition to wage war, we would not be in this oil-dependent situation requiring our military involvement.

NEIL MORCHOWER

Irvine