Letter to the Editor

Twofer one

Wednesday, March 16, 2005

Dear Editor,

I will try to be concise in this twofer, Mr. McPhillips ["Shares grief" (http://www.mccookgazette.com/story/1091217.html)]; being a combat veteran of a similar military misadventure I am under no illusion that our withdrawal would rectify a situation we created or greatly exacerbated.

Mr. Anderson; imagine my surprise to learn that a marine corps manual quotes the Greek historian Thucydides, and allow me to respond with a quote from two-time medal of honor winner former Marine general Smedley Darlington Butler: "war is a racket."

Respectfully submitted,

Patrick L. Tolle

via e-mail

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