U.S. Response to Iran’s Nuclear Program

Re “U.S. Asserts Iran Seeks Nuclear Missiles,” Nov. 18: What’s more of a threat -- Iraq without weapons of mass destruction or Iran with nuclear weapons? I’m so glad President Bush was reelected to continue setting the right priorities and making sound decisions to protect us while fueling anti-American sentiment abroad. Such brilliant leadership is beyond my comprehension, but I take comfort knowing that I’m safe under the wing of a hawk.

Todd Cloaninger

San Diego

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Re “Iran’s Nuclear Freeze,” editorial, Nov. 16: You write that the deal might raise hope that Iran has abandoned its plans for a nuclear program. You then go on to recommend that, should the deal hold, the Bush administration should not block Iran’s application for entry into the World Trade Organization. There is virtually no chance that this deal, as others before it, will hold. When the deal does break apart -- and it inevitably will -- the European triumvirate must support the U.S. in its efforts to refer the matter to the U.N. Security Council for immediate and comprehensive international sanctions.

Currently, the weak U.S. sanctions, in conjunction with European and Asian trade, allow the ruling elite to line their pockets and maintain their hold on power. Full sanctions might be just the thing to expose the regime’s weakness and give the Iranian people the opportunity to take matters into their own capable hands.

Alix Julia Boucher

Public affairs director

Alliance for Democracy

in Iran, Washington