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I was an interrogator in Vietnam and Cambodia during the Vietnam War. I believed my responsibilities were to save American lives. No one has ever been able to convince me that saving lives is not an achievable goal. Published April 30, 2013
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What really drives me crazy about the Obama administration not labeling the surviving Boston Marathon bomber an enemy combatant is that this administration always seems to bend over backwards to give these terrorists every advantage over us, even when they already have every advantage to kill innocent Americans. Published April 29, 2013
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I am amazed that the government survey of people in favor of firearms background checks (at a claimed 90 percent) is taken at face value. It was conducted by the "General Social Survey" at the University of Chicago. A key element of this survey is the number of people who own guns which, it claims, is going down. Published April 29, 2013
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After reading "Emotional Bush at presidential library dedication: 'Our nation's best days lie ahead'" (Web, April 25), I was glad to see that the article highlighted former President George W. Bush's emotion during the dedication of his library Thursday. It was a fitting end to an important ceremony that ultimately is a celebration of our great democracy. Published April 29, 2013
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We fought for freedom from European monarchs 200 years ago, but are coming perilously close to subjugating ourselves again to the authority of foreign powers. Recently, Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark R. Warner, Virginia Democrats, and Sens. Benjamin L. Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski, Maryland Democrats, were among 46 senators who voted in a nonbinding test vote to enter into the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty. Published April 26, 2013
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Deborah Simmons rightly indicts the state of Pennsylvania for letting the house of horrors operated by abortionist Kermit Gosnell in Philadelphia continue for decades ("A doctor with a perverted view of life and death," Web, April 17). Published April 26, 2013
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As I sit here tonight with my two children, I am heartbroken and angry. Our Congress has failed to act to protect American families. Although an enormous percentage of Americans support background checks, Congress has rejected our call for reform. Recently, 45 senators voted against a bipartisan, expanded background-check legislation dubbed "the Manchin-Toomey bill" ("Leaks hurt gun-control bill, Sen. Pat Toomey says," Web, April 24). Published April 26, 2013
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I agree with former FBI counterterrorism agent John Guandolo that the Boston Marathon bombings are a continuation of a Muslim jihad against the United States ("Former FBI agent predicts more attacks in Muslim jihad," Web, April 21). That's why I think the gun-control issue and immigration-reform issue are oxymorons. At a time when our country is at war, this is certainly not a time to take the guns away from law-abiding, registered Americans. It was a homemade pressure-cooker bomb that caused the deaths and injures, not guns. Published April 25, 2013
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In 2012, Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev made a trip to Russia. Then, Russia sent the United States an alert about him. Anything going on between the United States and Russia would have at least generated a memo to the State Department. Certainly, a note containing the word "terror" and coming from Russia should have passed through the hands of the secretary of state. What did Hillary Rodham Clinton know about this, in that case? What did she do? And why has no one asked her? Published April 25, 2013
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The Washington Times reports the Obama administration "has approved 99.5 percent of [illegal alien] applications" ("99.5% of illegal immigrants get approval for legal status; high number raises concerns about fraud," Web, April 22). Published April 25, 2013
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Recently, I listened to gun-rights advocate Tina Wilson-Cohen, chairman of She Can Shoot, say the gun-violence measures currently before the Senate were reasonable, that she was in favor of background checks and that most gun owners were in favor of them. She also said that the problem with more background checks is that they fuel the paranoia of gun owners and certain members of Congress about a federal registry of gun owners. The word paranoia struck me. Published April 24, 2013
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It appears that gun control has turned out to be a real whine-inducing issue for President Obama and the left. Despite the shameless use of the Newtown, Conn., parents as political props, the Manchin-Toomey gun-control bill was handily defeated, prompting a petulant Mr. Obama to lash out at his adversaries, flatly calling the Americans who opposed him liars. Ever the class act from this ever-shrinking presidency. Published April 24, 2013
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Gloria Steinem has a veil over her eyes. She is obviously quite blind to life in Saudi Arabia and several other Middle Eastern countries ("Gloria Steinem compares U.S. 'reproductive freedom' limits to Saudi Arabian subjugation of women," Web, April 22). Having spent considerable time in Saudi Arabia in several cities and with Saudis there and in the United States, I can say it is inconceivable that any person with a modicum of grounding in reality or common sense could make such a statement as Ms. Steinem did. Published April 24, 2013
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I agree with nearly everything in "What warriors know" (Comment & Analysis, April 18). However, meeting initial physical standards, reduced or not, is not a sufficient standard for allowing women to enter a combat field. A major point of the article in Marine Corps Gazette written by Capt. Katie Petronio, to whom the piece referred, was that Capt. Petronio did meet the standards and by all accounts was in great physical shape for a female Marine. The problem was that the extended exposure to the physical demands of being in a combat environment slowly beat down her body such that she has experienced numerous short- and long-term problems. Men's bodies are built differently and are stronger, yet even many of them have difficulties with the extended combat environment. Published April 23, 2013
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The land of the free and the home of the brave those are more than mere words, they embody the true spirit of America. We know a liberty that many can only dream about and the opportunity to pursue our own American dream. People decry our political system and the animosity it can foster among our leaders and even our citizens. Yet I ask you, how can a nation truly be great when its government does not allow for dissent? It is in voicing our differences that we affirm our belief in the government extolled by Abraham Lincoln: "Of the people, by the people and for the people." Published April 23, 2013
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While we celebrate ending the mayhem of two young Muslim terrorists, I suspect the Department of Homeland Security and law enforcement nationwide are not in much of a mood for popping champagne corks or throwing a party ("Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev awake, responding to police in writing," Web, April 22). The reason is the reality of what two dedicated jihadists accomplished relatively cheaply and a within a short period of time. Published April 23, 2013
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I appreciated the editorial about the slight demonstrated by the White House in the Obama administration's failure to attend former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's funeral ("Slighting the Iron Lady," April 19). The administration displayed poor form and decorum when they did not send a ranking, actively employed agent of the United States to the service. The leading dignitaries who did attend are retired. Published April 22, 2013
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Democrats wasted no time in blaming Republicans for the Boston Marathon bombings. House Minority Whip Steny H. Hoyer immediately faulted the Republicans, since, as he said, they were the cause of the sequestration cuts that allowed the bombings to be carried out. He conveniently forgets, evidently, that President Obama proposed the sequestration, which was only considered after he backed away from a deal made with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker John A. Boehner. Published April 22, 2013
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The Mexican government must be ecstatic with the Gang of Eight's amnesty proposals ("Steve King: 'Gang of Eight bill is aggressive and outrageous amnesty,'" Web, April 18). Mexico can now permanently shift the cost of social welfare, medical and educational benefits, as well as incarceration costs, from the Mexican taxpayer to the American taxpayer. Published April 22, 2013
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Thoughts and prayers go out to those affected by the chaos and cowardice in Boston this week. However, let's not let our lives be ruled by fear. When we allow fear to degrade essential liberties we take for granted, terrorism wins. We as Americans need to stay the course for freedom in our modern world. Published April 22, 2013
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