Price Of Making Peace In Bosnia Too Much For Us Letter Of The Week: From Oct. 28

The Bosnian nightmare is about to become the American nightmare. We are on the threshold of a war far worse than Vietnam. American troops are put between two vicious warring parties to become a target for both.

Neither the Bosnians nor the Serbs have any honor. Their signatures on peace agreements are not worth the paper they are printed on. The American public is blindfolded by those who have something to gain (there is a lot of money in war equipment) and by a news media feeding on sensational stories - first goading us into a war for so-called humanitarian reasons, then turning on our soldiers the first time a civilian gets hurt.

For the past two years, TV has bombarded us with gory pictures each time a person is killed in Sarajevo. Never mind that people die that way in our inner cities every day.

Our government has no money for a health care system, no money for our kids. More is squeezed out of our elderly, many of whom already have to decide between food and medicine. Where is the money coming from to finance this foreign war? How many college students could those billions educate, instead of sending them to their death?

Speak up, America, or our politicians will betray us once more. Inge Mebes Kettle Falls, Wash.

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