Days after the unprovoked bombings of Iran, I’m confused and conflicted about why 145 innocent school girls and six U.S. soldiers died. We were told that Operation Epstein Fury — sorry, Epic Fury — was needed to bring democracy to Iran and prevent an attack on us. I wonder if it was to distract us from the fact that the rule of law and democracy in this country appears to be fading.
When the secretary of defense uses phrases like “death and destruction from the sky” and “vaporized,” he sounds as if he’s playing a video game with no concern for loss of life.
I have questions about the attack. What is the goal? Why, just days before this military operation against Iran, did the FBI director fire dozens of agents in counterintelligence and international terrorism units? Won’t that leave us open to attack? What happened to peace through diplomacy and strength?
— Rosemary Blumberg, Plantation
Chilling and reckless
The Sun Sentinel’s hysterical editorial (“Trump’s impulsive act of warmongering,” March 3) advances spurious and conflicting theories about his motivation in waging war, among them that “Israel and Saudi Arabia put him up to it” or that the war is a “distraction” from the Epstein files or his poor poll numbers.
Especially chilling and reckless is the accusation that Trump “confides more in the Israeli government than in our own.” The editorial alleges that the president’s goal is “regime change,” yet he clearly laid out a series of goals, including destroying Iran’s ability to employ ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons, and to fund its terrorist operations.
Challenging the administration’s decision to undertake war is legitimate. But employing scatter-shot and dubious allegations against the president is not.
— Jonathan Rubin, Deerfield Beach
Had enough yet?
The Department of Defense, organized to defend the U.S. and our allies’ safety, went through a name change by the present administration to the Department of War. As that baby grew, we initiated more aggressive and threatening actions, not only to countries that don’t wish us well, but toward our nearest and dearest allies.
In the past week, the Department of War bombed an elementary school for young girls. The last body count was at least 114 children.
Had enough? What are you going to do about it?
— Randy Lifshotz, Fort Lauderdale
America had to act
While the U.S. and Israel didn’t technically start the war in Iran, their goal is to end Iran’s shadow warfare against us, once and for all.
Iran was in an unconventional nuclear shadow war with us for years. We knew they wouldn’t hesitate to eliminate us when they were ready. We had to destroy their military capabilities and eliminate their threat of nuclear weapons, to protect our ourselves and our allies.
No one likes war. I hate it. A war begets war, retaliation, violence, trauma, destruction and loss of life. Most of us didn’t want this attack, but we must cling to the hope of a just and speedy outcome.
Our prayers are with the safety of our servicemen and any innocent lives that are taken.
— Roberta Chaleff, Tamarac
Sincere condolences
I extend my condolences as we grieve the elimination of the Iran terror regime’s leadership cadre and sinking of virtually the entire Iranian Navy (“Trump’s impulsive act of warmongering,” March 3).
As you channel the right wing’s most formidable anti-semite Tucker Carlson, why don’t you give him a byline on your editorial page?
When you write that Trump “confides more in the Israeli government, his war partner, than in our own,” you confirm that the Sun Sentinel is the absolute top choice for anyone who wants to know what Jews are up to. What’s next at your assignment desk? Speculation that Jews are poisoning the Biscayne Aquifer?
— Russel Pergament, Boynton Beach
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