These are sum articles form the Miami Herald, or personal quotes.

Unnecessary War

 It looks as if the United States is going to war with Iraq

 whether or not the United Nations finds nuclear weapons.

President Bush is activating troops and positioning them for an attack.

                           Bush's actions appear knightly, but just like a king, he's sending people to die.

I would understand if nuclear weapons had been found, but inspectors

 haven't found any. People will die for no reason.

It's not that I have no national pride. But I am not willing to die

for a cause that I don't believe in.

                                       -STEPHANE BRIETTE

Strike First

      Recently I watched the film Tora, Tora, Tora, about how the

Japanese attacked pearl harbor in 1941. The situation before the attack-the

threats, the negotiations, the diplomacy- was the same as it is now with

North Korea.

The North Koreans aren't against only the United States, they are

against the world. Their leader is corrupted by absolute power, while the people starve.

What are we waiting for? Another Pearl Harbor? Another 9/11?

                                                        - SVEND VALDEMAR RAUN

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    Are we really safe? That's what many of many of us ask after

the September 11th attacks.

One thing is certain: If we don't try

to stop dictators and terrorist now while they are weaker, we

will not stop them later when they grow stronger. By that time we

might find our selves surrounded by Hitlers and Husseins,

Striking fear in our nation again.

     If that time comes, there will be nothing that

  can stop them, not even the strongest of nations.

                                             - DARYL GONZALEZ