Letters

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The population of Iraq consists mainly of Shi'ites, Sunnis and Kurds three groups who detest one another. Perhaps the only unifying factor in Iraq is a hatred of the West. For 30 years, Iraqi citizens were suppressed by a brutal dictator who murdered them by the thousands and involved them in ruinous wars while plundering the country for his personal benefit. How can the coalition ever hope to "restore" democracy to Iraq, when it is doubtful that it ever existed there in the first place? The solution for the U.S. and its allies is to put a new dictator in charge and go home.
DAVID LENHOFF
Perth, Australia