Rep. Dellums on Iraq Crisis

I agree with Dellums; Congress needs to rein in the dogs of war, because this Administration has manipulated the public and the media. Just look where we are: American soldiers on the front line defending a monarchy that represents political, religious and social intolerance--everything that we as a democracy denounce.

Furthermore, war will not change the pricing of oil. If anything, the price will be higher after a war. What the American public doesn’t realize is that either way it loses. OPEC will still be in place. Therefore, the best solution is to get our young people out of there before the body bags come home. This is no cause to die for.

MARTIN OSTRYE, Arcadia