Extremes of any nature are not of the common good. Logically, our Constitution separates church from state. Iran is a Muslim nation of willing martyrs. Israel is awaiting a miracle from God.These distinctions are, and have been, the impetus for incredible violence. Our Constitution provides for all religions with the distinction that one has nothing to do with the other. Yet we provide arms and millions in aid to Israel, thus we are complicit and in danger.

Odd, the media doesn’t mention North Korea and their nuclear program, nor the danger it poses. Oct 7th was monstrous, but every time Israel kills a Palestinian, they manufacture several more future terrorists bent on revenge. Complicit, we likely have done the same in Iran, having rendered our First Amendment null, void and hypocritical.

Extreme nations bent on martyrdom are illogical. To assist Netanyahu any further with his campaign of revenge and destruction will only provide justification and determination to ensure Iran’s programmatic completion at some point. Does anyone recall the “WMD” idiocy? Let’s observe our own constitutional logic to the middle east, thereby protecting our own assets there in an unwinnable proposition.

After all, to refer to ourselves as a “super power” is extreme in definition in comparison to nations bent on martyrdom. Logic supercedes revenge. Wars always end in diplomacy. Let’s exhibit diplomatic aplomb in advance of war that might imply mankind’s desperately needed forward evolution this time.

ROBERT J. HELMINIAK

Williamsport

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