by George Capaccio

Dear Mr. President,

Now that you have met your objectives in Afghanistan, I understand that you are wrestling with the question of which country to attack next. It appears that Iraq is somewhere near the top of your list of potential targets. Despite the U.S. ban on traveling to Iraq, I have gone there many times in the past five years, and have developed close and lasting friendships with families in Baghdad and Basra.

When you consider whether to bomb Iraq in your pursuit of “justice” for the events of September 11, I want you to understand something about the people who live there, ordinary individuals whose lives are not terribly different from those of their American counterparts.