U.S. can't play 'Wild West' role in today's world

U.S. can't play 'Wild West' role in today's world
EDITOR:
I am shocked and frightened by President Bush's rhetoric over the last few weeks. When did we become an outlaw nation threatening to forcibly remove a country's leaders whom we unilaterally decide to be an imminent threat to the world?
Initially, the president told us that Iraq must be attacked because it has failed to comply with United Nations Security Council resolutions. Iraq has since agreed to let U.N. arms inspectors back and grant them unfettered access to inspect for biological, chemical and nuclear weapons. Granted, the probability of Iraq complying is small, but we must take every possible step to peacefully resolve whatever threat is posed by the Iraqis.
The Wild West is dead. No longer is the fastest gun or the most ruthless gang the ultimate law. We are members of a world community and must behave like it. If Iraqi compliance is not forthcoming, we must use our powers of persuasion to convince the U.N. to take appropriate political, economic and/or military action against Iraq.
Our 200-year history has shown democracy, undisputedly the best political system the world has seen, to be an inefficient, sometimes unwieldy political system. Can we expect the United Nations to be different?
I am appalled by the & quot;might makes right & quot; attitude of this administration. Like spoiled children they will go to any length to get their way, including sacrificing the lives of our young men.
This morning I read that this administration has declared that it will not tolerate another country's development of weapons which rival ours. Will we also attack any country whom we believe to be a capable threat? What are we doing?
Congress must refrain from giving the president carte blanche approval to deal with Iraq. By doing so it would be abrogating its responsibility to act as a check and balance to the executive branch.
Our elected representatives in Congress must accept their proper responsibilities and work to keep our country within the bounds of membership in the world community.
ROBERT F. MOLLIC
Girard
Ex-coach made Ursuline fund-raiser a success
EDITOR:
On Sept. 15, the Ursuline High School girls volleyball team held a craft show at the school. Last year's coach, Cris Pinter, came up with the idea and basically organized the whole thing. She and her husband spent money and a considerable amount of time planning, replanning, charting and designing flyers and applications for vendors. I passed out flyers at all of the craft shows that I displayed at for the past year and was involved by giving advice on what vendors need to put on a successful show, so I know how much time she and her husband put into the show.
She arrived at 6 a.m. Sunday to set up and prepare for the day's events. The team showed up a little while later to help the vendors unload and set up. Since Cris is no longer the coach she really did not have to do any of this.
She and her former team members unloaded all the vendors' vehicles for them and helped load them back up. At the end of the show when the M.C. was making announcements and thanking those involved, Cris was not even recognized. I believe that is a wrong that needs to be righted.
She really liked the girls on the team and wanted very much for the event to be successful for them, so she unselfishly spent what little free time she had to do what she could and wasn't even thanked or recognized. So this letter is to try to right that wrong and let her know that I believe she did a wonderful job planning, organizing and executing the event.
The help unloading and loading was really appreciated by all the vendors. The food was excellent. The girls were very pleasant and polite and fun to talk with. Thank you, Ursuline High School girls volleyball team and Cris Pinter.
DEBBIE A. LOVAS
Warren