Trump would be dangerous leader
Those who supported President George W. Bush and his brother, Gov. Jeb Bush, should oppose the candidacy of Donald Trump. While he did not use the words "war criminal," that is how he described President Bush.
Trump: "They lied. They knew Iraq had no WMDs," so in his opinion this country was taken to war under false pretenses. Trump also said the attack of Sept. 11, 2001, happened on Bush's watch and should have been prevented. Further, in October 2015, he said the Afghanistan war was a "terrible mistake."
In 2006, Trump said Clinton's vote was understandable since the war was based on a lie. He once said Clinton did a "good job" as secretary of state, and in 2008 wrote she would make a "great president." Trump has flip-flopped on Libya and Gadhafi. He said "the economy does better under the Democrats." He also was pro-choice.
Trump has reversed himself on nearly every position, yet his followers support this demagogue who will say anything to get votes. Elected president, he would be one of the most dangerous leaders in the world. With no military experience, he claims to "know more than the generals."
John Bratton
Sewanee, Tenn.
Educate our sons on women's issues
Who really wants to protect women from rape and violence? If you do, then put your money where your mouth is! As seen in the Stanford case, nothing much has changed for victims of rape and violence in the six decades I've been alive!
Not only do we need to protect women from strangers who commit these violent crimes, but what about the one in four women who are victims of domestic violence? They also will be victims of rape and violence by the partners who are supposed to love and protect them. How many of these men paid for their crimes of unspeakable acts against their families?
And Stanford isn't an anomaly on college campuses; it has become the norm. What are we going to do about this? Hopefully, we will start educating our sons about women's issues and teach them to start looking at us as equals.
We have a very long way to go, people, if we really want to protect women in just this country. Then we can talk about protecting all women on this planet who suffer from inhumane treatment by men.
Debra Oliver
East Ridge
Canceling speaker lacks common sense
A prayer breakfast scheduled at Fort Riley, Kan., was recently canceled because members of the community objected to the guest speaker - a retired three-star general with a love of country and God.
The 131 complainants referred to George Boykin as being homophobic, Islamophobic and having extreme views (a description straight out of the leftist playbook). Is this how far we've dropped in this country that a small minority with, themselves, intolerant views can infringe upon the rights of a whole military community?
As author and master storyteller, Andy Andrews, says about this case, "And if we are not careful, we will tolerate the demise of most things we hold dear until common sense, too, becomes a rarity."
Ed Lowe
Harrison