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To: LTK007 who wrote (5549)3/9/2003 3:39:55 AM
From: LTK007  Read Replies (2) of 11447
 
A Diplomat's Stand






State Department: U.S. Diplomat Resigns, Protesting 'Our Fervent Pursuit of War' (February 27, 2003)

















To the Editor:

Re "U.S. Diplomat Resigns, Protesting 'Our Fervent Pursuit of War' " (news article, Feb. 27):

John Brady Kiesling, the career diplomat who resigned, had it right in his letter of resignation: "Our fervent pursuit of war with Iraq is driving us to squander the international legitimacy that has been America's most potent weapon of both offense and defense since the days of Woodrow Wilson."

We have active involvement in United States foreign affairs worldwide over the last 40 years. Among our colleagues, the more they know about the cultures and politics of the Middle East, the more convinced they are that the administration's policy will not work.

The United States will surely win the war but cannot thereby gain the peace in the region or make Americans safer here at home.

Mr. Kiesling, in putting himself on the line, has demonstrated the ultimate loyalty of telling the truth to authority.
DANIEL SULLIVAN
MARGARET SULLIVAN
Alexandria, Va., Feb. 27, 2003
The writers are a retired Foreign Service couple. The letter was also signed by three other former Foreign Service couples.

nytimes.com
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