http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060903/EDIT0202/609030 389/1022/EDIT Follow any terrorism on U.S. with strike on Iran Letters to the editor The United States must act like a superpower at war. The terrorists have been "calling the shots," and we are forced to react. It's time to tell them how we stand. We must tell the world that any attack on us will be followed by an immediate retaliatory strike on Iran, the hotbed of terrorism. Even the managed news of the Arab world can't prevent this highly publicized threat by the U.S. from being disseminated. Don't tell me we must find the exact people responsible. If Iran sponsors terrorism, their fingerprints are on any attack on this country. Alvin Schwenker, Fairfield LATEST TERROR NEWS MISUSED BY GOP When the latest terror threat hit the news last month my first thought was that the current administration had indeed dropped the ball on the war on terror when they decided that invading Iraq was more important to their agenda then using all of our resources to catch Osama bin Laden. Five years after 9/11, bin Laden and his followers are getting stronger and more aggressive. There is overwhelming evidence that they alone were responsible for the attack on 9/11 and Iraq had nothing to do with it. The fact that they are still over there planning more attacks is due to the fact that President Bush's Iraq plan has not stopped the terrorists. All he has managed to do is make things worse in the Middle East and helped the terrorists get stronger and recruit more people. It is outrageous that the Republicans are trying to use the latest news on terror to their political advantage. The American people are finally realizing that their agenda has made us less safe and it is time for a change in Washington. Sharon Mills, Felicity TODAY'S WAR ACTIONS HISTORICAL MOLEHILLS I was dismayed by the letter "It's power to the people, not power to the peephole" (Aug. 27). The writer states: "In the entire history of this nation, we have never been in as much danger of losing our freedoms as we are at this moment." Such a claim usually comes from those who either don't believe that we are currently really at war or those who didn't pay close attention in history class. Actions by previous war presidents included: Lincoln, who totally suspended habeus corpus for three years; Wilson, who imprisoned journalists who opposed World War I; Roosevelt; who interned 30,000 innocent Japanese U.S. citizens and routinely opened and read domestic mail; and Lyndon Johnson, who wiretapped the phones of civil rights activists (including the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.) under the guise of national security. Let's get real. Today's actions are, in comparison, just molehills that some politicians are attempting to make into mountains solely for political gain. Gary Taylor, Hyde Park GO AFTER CROOKS, NOT BULLETS Regarding Jim Borgman's Aug. 30 cartoon: I'm glad to see someone has brought these thugs to the public's attention. Because of Jim printing their likeness, the "bullet that killed the cop" has since been found, arrested and is now awaiting trial. I hope that the "bullet that killed a guy that everybody liked" is also found soon and brought to justice. If you've seen that bullet, please call Crime Stoppers. Maybe some time in the state prison will teach some of these bullets a good lesson. After all, it is the bullet that committed the crime, and they should do their time. But seriously, real criminals are not buying guns or ammunition in the local hardware stores. Removing/banning them will only make you feel good about yourself and will have zero impact on the criminal. It's not a solution. Timothy McMahon, Fairfield SUPPORT SMOKE LESS, NOT SMOKE FREE OHIO I'm not happy with the attempts of Smoke Free Ohio to ban smoking inside all businesses in the state. Like many Ohioans, I recognize that some restrictions are necessary, but I don't believe smoking should be banned everywhere. Smoke Free Ohio argues that even in places frequented only by adults, like bars, smoking should be criminalized. It seems as though Smoke Free Ohio refuses to recognize the right of individuals to make their own choices. The owners of the bars, and not the government, should set their smoking policies. Smoke Less Ohio, which is a group composed of Ohio's hospitality industry, understands Ohio needs a common sense smoking policy. I support Smoke Less Ohio's policy because it would ban smoking in 90 percent of Ohio businesses, but still respect the rights of owners of places like bars to set their own smoking policy. Unlike the extreme measures proposed by Smoke Free Ohio, Smoke Less Ohio is offering Ohio a policy that balances a concern for the public health with a concern for the protection of individual rights. In November, I will be supporting Smoke Less Ohio. Betsey Kelly, Fairfield
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