War with no plan

I am now sick to my stomach. Here we go again being at war with no plan. What is the mission? Why are we doing this? What is the desired outcome? How many soldiers are we willing to lose? How many civilians will be killed? How much damage will be inflicted? How much will be spent, now and to rebuild? Why was Congress not involved? Will this war end or go on for 20 years with no resolution?

The amount of money that America chooses to spend on destruction, here or targeted at other countries, is appalling. Yet we can’t seem to figure out a way to pay for health care for all of us. We can spend money on guns and bullets to destroy our own citizens and we can spend enormous amounts of money for missiles, bombs and military craft, but not for child care or eldercare. It seems that our priorities are confused.

It appears that this president wants to remake our country and now the world in his image of carnage that he has proclaimed so often. When will Congress finally take back and use their constitutional power to rein in these dangerous and costly actions. In this darkness, when will the Congress finally take the lead to stop these impetuous decisions and do what governments should do, which is to take care of their people.

Laura Davis

Inverness