SYRIA: U.S. should stay out

Unbelievably, all indications are that the United States government is positioning itself to move militarily against yet another sovereign Mid-East nation — once again, unconstitutionally and without provocation. Shades of Iraq and Afghanistan continuing!

The pretext this time is that poisonous gases were used on innocent people, albeit a tragic fact apparently beyond question.

Glaring problem, however: While an ever-compliant U.S. media continuously confirms that such crime indeed was committed, it meticulously avoids exploring by whom it was committed. Except for us Americans, practically the whole world knows that the perpetrator was not the Syrian government, but was instead U.S. and Israeli-backed, anti-Assad, rebel forces. But, as with Iraq before, if regime change is the pre-decided objective, such mitigating truth is not allowed to matter.

Hence, this personal appeal to my countrymen: If government “of the (good) people, for the (good) people and by the (good) people” means anything at all, it means that we all should be screaming for justice here. Understand: A U.S. military assault on the nation of Syria is every bit as wrong at a national and global level as would be my like assault upon you, your home and family on a personal level. Which of us would ever stand by for that?!

Please call the White House at (202) 456-1414 and tell Mr. Obama that he has no justification. Contact also your “vacationing” congressmen and demand they turn and do right. U.S. imperialism must cease, or America itself will soon be finished.

CAROL ASHER

Kamiah