No proof of Hussein plotting to attack U.S.

This letter was written in response to Gerry Wach-ovsky's Nov. 30 article.

"Hussein had been complacent with and had supported (and funded) terrorism for years. Furthermore, Hussein and terrorists of al-Qaeda can agree on one thing: they both would like to see you and me dead, simply because we are Americans."

What kind of terrorism? It certainly had nothing to do with al-Qaeda or similar organizations, as Hussein would not allow al-Qaeda to build terrorist camps in Iraq. No soldiers (including myself) reported finding a terrorist camp in Iraq. There is nothing that proves Hussein had a motive to attack the United States. During the war over Kuwait, Hussein had the opportunity to use chemical and other deadly weapons on Americans but would not risk severe retaliation and regime change. Any use of weapons of mass destruction against the U.S. or any of Iraq's neighbors (that all have superior military power) would have meant the end of Iraq. He invaded Kuwait after diplomacy failed and U.S. officials claimed neutrality on the subject. You could say Hussein might have hated Americans for starving and killing 1.5 million Iraqis, 500,000 of them children (according to UNICEF) all because we had a grudge with one man. But what do you care for state-sponsored terrorism? I don't see any mention of U.S. sponsored terrorism in Afghanistan, Chechnya, Lebanon, Iraq or Iran.

"Hussein had also attacked Israel in the past, and because they are our ally and might as well have been an attack on us."

Your logic fails here too. Back when Hussein was buddies with Bush, Dole and Rumsfeld, Iraq was a vital American ally (remember the Iran-Iraq Gulf War?), and received an unprovoked attack from Israel over a mistaken power plant.

"The government tapping the phone of a suspected terrorist is not a violation of civil liberties. Detaining someone that the government believes may have terrorist bedfellows is not a violation of civil liberties."

The Fourth and Sixth Amendments to the constitution and other laws that apply to all U.S. citizens and people under control of the U.S. are clearly violated by the Patriot Act.

The Bush administration also publicly admits it will not adhere to the Geneva Conventions.

Michael A. Kuzmyak is a pre-nursing major and sociology minor at CSULB.