U.S. Policy on Iraq

* Re “Seriously Committed to the Unserious,” Column Right, Nov. 17: For President Clinton to find his legacy, says George F. Will, “removal of Saddam would suffice.” This, of course means that Will wants to go to war. He’s burning up inside. He has watched a Clint Eastwood/Dirty Harry marathon over the weekend and he’s convinced now more than ever that the U.S. military, commanded by his hero, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), can go in and take out Saddam with squints and a chorus of “Make my day.” When it’s over, Will can light up a victory cigarette and grimace at the imagination-constricted, liberal-minded Clinton.

Go get ‘em, George. Only go alone and don’t involve any of our servicewomen and servicemen in your irresponsible, ridicule-Clinton-at-any-cost warmongering.

HAL WOLKOWITZ

Tarzana

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Will must have the memory depth of a peanut. The debacle of U.S. policy on Iraq stems from George Bush’s failure to finish the job, period. Also, I do not consider giving away billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars in the form of canceled debt to several Arab nations to get them to act in their own defense as “brilliant.” It was especially egregious to do so while many Americans were suffering with unemployment and the Republican-led government was running up the national deficit.

Clinton inherited Saddam Hussein and, just as Fidel Castro has outlasted a parade of U.S. presidents who would have liked to get rid of him, one must now ask how many presidents will the cunning Saddam also outlast.

ROBERT PEREZ

Rancho Cucamonga