Cook County Opinion
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President likely to stray from the factsSep 10, 2013 5:00 am - The editorial departments of newspapers, radio and TV have a responsibility to listen to the president’s speech tonight and correct the inaccuracies we will be told as h...
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River ‘bullies’ need to get the messageSep 10, 2013 4:40 am - River ‘bullies’ need to get the message “We support boating safety, but let’s do it in a smart way.” I read in a recent issue of the Daily Herald that a group call...
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Other countries should step up against AssadSep 09, 2013 5:00 am - The horror created by the Syrian leadership is unbelievable. In my opinion, it cannot be just shoved in a corner somewhere. I am really disappointed in our government’s ...
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We cannot afford to get involved with SyriaSep 09, 2013 5:00 am - Syria’s President Bashar Assad may be a murderous thug. But would he use chemical weapons when doing so would invite Western military intervention? The chemical attack w...
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World court should rule on Assad’s actionsSep 09, 2013 5:00 am - It seems to me that people working for the government, like President Obama, John Kerry and others, who have particular responsibility attached to their position have no...
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President wants any blame on someone elseSep 09, 2013 5:00 am - I see that President Obama has recently called for a military strike against Syria. It is predictable to note that he has asked for support from the international allies...
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We already had our own Civil WarSep 09, 2013 5:00 am - The U.S. has no business getting involved in Syria’s civil war. Syria using gas on its own people is terrible, and so was Saddam Hussein’s gassing of the Kurds. We and t...
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U.S. intervention would put Christians at riskSep 09, 2013 5:00 am - If we give the Syrian rebels arms they will be used against us some day. The president of Syria never attacked us on 9/11. Any action by the U.S. would be interpreted by...
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Let’s aid the poor, not spend money on bombsSep 09, 2013 5:00 am - I am so disappointed. We are actually thinking about bombing another country. Spending billions of dollars for bombs when we can’t finance our own country. Our schools a...
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Price must be paid for chemical weapons useSep 09, 2013 5:00 am - As a Vietnam veteran, I have seen the results of war up close and personal. The impact of war is indescribable to those who have not seen it. As a result I absolutely ab...