I am sure you have received many letters concerning the invasion in Iraq.

I have watched the scenes unfold on TV and cannot believe a nation that prides itself on democracy and freedom is conducting such a barbaric exercise. It seems the pundits on television and the politicians are finding the military might of the US kind of enthralling. They seem to be impressed by the fire power so much it makes me sick.

I saw one scene where members of the US army were writing messages on the bombs with no idea where that bomb was going. How do we know civilian areas are not being targeted just because the military says so?

This is an invasion and an illegal war despite what Mr Bush and Mr Bush might say.

The very words used by the Iraqi government are repeated by the US and the British in English. The same language the same promises the same morale boosting garbage.

Anis Patel

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