Leadership as well as policy must change
Re “Panel to Seek Change on Iraq,” Oct. 16
Can we change course without changing leadership? Can the authors of this catastrophic blunder solve it? Can the sacrifice of our soldiers be honored? Can the horrors that the Iraqi citizens face every waking hour be stopped? I believe it is the responsibility of every American to face these questions and have a soldier’s courage to bring about the changes necessary to put us back on the path of honor that our history dictates. The world is watching and waiting and hoping.
ROBERT SCHWAN
Venice
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The admission that a panel has been in existence to seek alternatives to the current stay-and-fail plan advanced by President Bush is further proof that Iraq has become “just a comma” in the history of colossal Bush failures: Medicare reform, Katrina, record deficits, No Child Left Behind, North Korea, Iran....
DOUGLAS L. HALL
Los Angeles
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Former Secretary of State James A. Baker III, who heads the bipartisan committee, says the panel needs until next year to produce its report on Iraq. Sounds like Baker is more interested in saving face than lives. He and his committee have to know that a change of course was needed yesterday.
DON SANDERS
Cambria, Calif.
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