Letter Of The Day

fter reading Philip Schneider's fearful screed about Iran's (non-existent, minimum-10-years-off) nuclear threat (Jan. 17 letter), I was left to sadly concede one fact: America has ceased to be the "home of the brave." We are now the "home of those who send others' children to die and kill anything that scares us a little." At least during the Cold War, we feared a nation that posed some semblance of a threat to us. Today we fear anyone who says "Boo" too loudly. I hope Schneider is going to send a good deal of his kin to Iran for the invasion so my son can stay home this time.

-Larry Wohlgemuth, Vietnam-era veteran, Ankeny.

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