November 11, 2024
Dear editor;
Why have we allowed mindless politicians in Washington, D.C. to send thousands of our youth and innocent noncombatants to their death for senseless wars that we cannot win and are not a threat to our national security? Our so-called leaders should never have committed troops and resources to such wars unless they themselves are willing to get on the front lines.
While on active duty at the Pentagon during 9-11, I visited the Vietnam wall, Arlington Cemetery, and all the other war memorials. If those that were memorialized on those monuments could speak today, I am certain that they would echo my sentiments.
To protect those in uniform, we must demand from our elected leaders that they will never again commit us to senseless wars that are not winnable and not in our national interests.
Matt Drozd, Pittsburgh, Penn.