The Plight of the Kurds

I have been told that we didn’t fight the Gulf War because Kuwait had oil or because Saudi Arabia could afford to pay us. We did it to stop aggression and to prevent Hussein from committing acts of brutality.

But how I wish that the Kurds controlled oil wells and were rich and had lots of money. Then we could have come to their aid and then told the world anew that we didn’t do it for oil or money but for justice and righteousness and to prevent Hussein and future Husseins from thinking that they can get away with acts of brutality.

It’s just too bad that the Kurds are poor.

HECTOR SANTOS

Los Angeles