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Vengeance with no vision

Sat., Jan. 18, 2020

A presidential decree to possibly bomb Iranian cultural sites, is right up there with the Taliban blowing up the Buddhas of Bamyan. A new low; I am ashamed.

What purpose does such a decree serve and to whom does it serve? It is not in our best interest to have a leader who has vengeance and not vision on his mind. This is not the time for short-sightedness. Hopefully, 2020 will provide an electoral corrective lens.

Darren Balch

Spokane

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