Inappropriate Article on Iraqi Brothers
Re “In Brothers, Two Faces of the Iraq Insurgency,” May 19: This article completely overlooks the pain caused by the Iraqi insurgents to our American soldiers and their families. Buried within the story is the comment that one of the terrorist brothers had orchestrated the suicide attack on a U.S. base that killed 22 U.S. and Iraqi troops and civilian contractors.
The Times’ never-ending quest to report both sides of a story is misdirected when it comes to this war, in which America is fighting terrorism. Printing a story such as this one is the same as having The Times interviewing family members of SS soldiers or Kamikaze pilots -- for their side of the story -- during World War II. I don’t believe that would have happened.
Ray DiPietro
Rancho Palos Verdes
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President Bush, addressing the International Republican Institute (May 19), called for the creation of a civilian “active response corps” of first responders to be deployed during international crises. Such a corps would have avoided the postwar Iraq problems that have been plaguing him.
The British, during the heydays of their colonial empire, had such a corps. They called it the Office of Colonial Administration. Folks, welcome to the developing American empire!
Reno S. Zack
San Dimas
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