Letters: Oct. 16, 2006

A Chilling Preview of War

As Iran continues to disregard demands that it stop enriching uranium, the U.S. military has issued a "Prepare to Deploy" order and is reviewing plans for blockading Iranian oil ports. Does that mean war? Most readers said, No way, and blamed escalating tensions on a trigger-happy Administration at home

Thank you for producing an intelligent article about the follies of going to war with Iran [Sept. 25]. That is what the media are here for. Otherwise, we might be convinced that we would be greeted in the streets with flowers as liberators, that the war would...

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