I found Lucky Moliviatis’ letter (Student voices other side of Iraqi sanctions) Feb. 18 a collection of self-contradictory statements. Mr. Moliviatis:It is because we have learned from history that we will not allow Iraq to possess the weapons of mass destruction.

Like Aldolf Hitler, Saddam Hussein launched an unprovoked blitzkrieg attack against a peaceful neighbor for the sole purpose of greed. Like Hitler, Saddam Hussein has murdered his own people using chemical weapons. Like Hitler, Saddam Hussein has brought sanctions against his country and people. It is not the world victimizing Iraq, it is Saddam Hussein.

The United Nations Forces that defeated Hussein’s imperialistic armies did not destroy Iraq the way he did Kuwait’s oil fields. They simply denied him the ability to produce and own weapons of mass destruction. Hussein has the ability to solve this crisis and end the embargo. He must comply with the treaty and allow the United Nations forces unrestricted access to inspect for nuclear, chemical and biological weapons.

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Again history has shown us Hussein does not care enough about his own subjects to put their welfare first, so why should we trust him with the ability to harm others on a large scale?

graduate student, social work