Two wrongs don’t make a right

THE EDITOR: It is said that Saddam Hussein was a dictator and he took oppressive measures against his people in Iraq which was extremely wrong, but was it right to kill so many innocent people while looking for Saddam? Two wrongs don’t make a right, and certainly in this case it did not. I found that some serious dialogue should have been used rather than those drastic measures of that spine-chilling invasion where so many young children died, and some were left maimed in some instances losing both arms.

I do not call this attack a war, but an invasion. In spite of all the damage, where is Saddam Hussein? He is so elusive and finding him will not be an easy task. I am sure he made preparations for his great escape before the invasion, so the losing of innocent lives is a great tragedy that will last forever in the minds of those sad families who lost their loved ones. It is a pity that President Bush and Mr Blair had to resort to these means to get Saddam. They should have made a greater effort to settle this serious issue. The bombings of Iraq took many innocent lives, talks should have been held with Saddam instead.

A report in the “Newsday” Saturday April 19 tells of a family in Basra that was destroyed by the bombings. Mr Abid Hassan Hamood, 72, said his family was wiped out when an aircraft bombed his home in Basra. He said he lost ten of his family, his son, a doctor, his daughter, a mycologist and his three sons. This is really heart-breaking to see a family destroyed for no reason at all when they are not responsible for Saddam’s behaviour, and the destruction of such qualified people. It is really sad to see the lives lost innocently. Almighty God the Creator has always spoken of love, and peace while loving one another, and not living in hate and the destruction of one another, but the world has become Satan’s playground.

The coalition has liberated the country from Saddam without finding him, but has destroyed many families which would never be forgotten by these people who went through this trauma of one minute seeing and speaking to their families, and then disaster while not finding Saddam or the weapons of mass destruction. I hope this invasion would end soon, but the other battle is restoring law and order in Iraq. The responsibility lies with President Bush and Mr Blair to find a suitable caretaker government to put in place to lead the country democratically. I hope that peace would prevail for the people’s sake.

HORACE DESORMEAUX
Maraval