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We need a new vision

Martin Luther King Jr. said: "If we assume that life is worth living and that man has a right to survival, then we must find an alternative to war. In a day when vehicles hurtle through outer space and guided ballistic missiles carve highways of death through the stratosphere, no nation can claim victory in war." This is especially important to remember as our government has taken us into war without the approval of the United Nations and most of the world, including many in our own country.

We are rightfully concerned about weapons of mass destruction. So far, the United States has been the only country to use them. The possibility of their being unleashed on our troops in this preemptive strike, by other nations in this war and by terrorists in the future, is indeed frightening. The danger to all people has been increased.

It seems to me that we should be considering real worldwide disarmament of all weaponry and the elimination of the use of military force. Unsuccessful efforts have been made in the past. But the urgency to find non-violent ways of resolving conflicts today is overwhelming. Precious resources should not be squandered when economies are collapsing and unmet human needs prevail worldwide. Democracy will be even more difficult to encourage following the destruction of war. Our own democratic rights are threatened. We need a new vision of what a peaceful world would look like.

PORTIA FOSTER

Eugene

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