We, the undersigned doctors and health care providers in Bangor, oppose a pre-emptive war with Iraq unless authorized by the United Nations.

A pre-emptive war without the concurrence and support of the United Nations is inconsistent with and subverts many fundamental American principles. Such a war represents failure – a failure of diplomacy, of vision and of humanity. It represents a failure to remember the reasons for Sept. 11, a failure to deal with its causes and consequences, and a harmful diversion from our current war on terrorism.

Such a war will divert attention and resources away from the urgent problems that confront our world: hunger, disease, poverty, misunderstanding and intolerance. Such a war will reduce our ability to respond to equally urgent problems here at home, including education, jobs and medical care. We urge our leaders to rethink the current course they have set for our nation.

Geoffrey Gratwick, M.D., Peter Millard, M.D., Janet Ordway, M.D., Clifford Rosen, M.D., Yeow Tan, M.D., David Warner, M.D., David Renedo, M.D., Kevin Gilgan, Merit Bouskin, FNP-C, C. Henry Larson, M.D., Claire J. Mooney, Doug Cowan, M.D., H.B. Garrold, C.N.M., Paula Ridcout, Rebecca Rosen, R.N., Cynthia A. McDonald, M.A., John Milliken, M.D.

Elizabeth Hanlon, Angela Brown, Kathleen Oyster, Susan Habeeb, Tracy Porter, Leslie Goss, D.O., Michelle Morgan, M.D., Nora Kirschner, M.D., Kevin A. Miller, M.D., Fadi Ajine, M.D., Marion Greenberg, M.D., Elizabeth Laverak, M.D., Alan Garber, M.D., Sidney Block, M.D., Leornard Giambalvo Esq, Jean Benson, M.D., Michael Solomon, M.D.

Bill Horner, M.D., Steven Nadeau, M.D., Kimberly S. Kauffman, M.D., Murray Lebowitz, M.D., Paola Rinaldi-Witham, M.D., Cylde Morrill, Kathie Clark-Woodman, Lynn MacGregor, Angela Gilladoga, M.D., Cathal Kavanagh, D.O., Karen Volckhausen, M.S.N., F.N.P., Andre Dixon, M.D., James Riley, D.O., Suzanne Humphries, M.D., Paul von Eigen, M.D., Lewis Phillips, M.D., Melissa Burch, M.D., Diana Lev, M.D., Lucy Quimby, PhD., Bob Gause, M.D., Emily Wesson, R.N.

William Wood Jr., M.D., RajishPuri, Donna Cotton, F.N.P., Don Maunz, M.D., Carolyn Maunz, L.P.N., Benjamin Banford, M.D., PhD., Laurie Melanson, Alan Wiseman, M.D., Ellen Bently, M.D., Irwin Gross, M.D., Linda Gifford, D.O., Allan Currie, M.D.