Perspective on the Persian Gulf war

The interview with the presidential pastor in the article "Bush's Pastor Looks Back at Gulf," Nov. 27, helps to clear the air by placing the Persian Gulf war in correct perspective.

Too many Americans have remained insensitive to the huge Iraqi death toll. Any "new world order" must mean the lawful shared solution of the world's problems by its nations, and not a power ploy of American gamesmanship.

Bishop Edmond Browning states that part of the reason the US went to war was to test its weapons. It should be added that the testing laboratory was also a media showcase for prospective buyers of such weaponry. David Lawson, Xian, Shaanxi, China

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