It is important that those of us who oppose going into war with Iraq speak out. I feel so strongly about this, but yet I don’t feel I have all the facts. Probably no one has all the facts, and facts can be interpreted in so many ways to make a case for one’s cause that I know I can’t wait to gather them all before speaking my mind.

Invading Iraq is pure folly. Not only will many innocent lives be lost, property and antiquity destroyed, the environment profoundly assaulted, but, if we think millions of the world hate us now, think how many millions more will be added to those ranks. There is supposedly no proof that Iraqi weapons of mass destruction will be used on us first. There are other nations with weapons of mass destruction. Are we going to assault them first, too? When will this madness cease?

Susan G. Crane

Owls Head