Give that kid an A

Twelve year old, Sidney Stringham, of South Jordan, Utah, explains it to William Raspberry:

Regarding the article by William Raspberry ("Why we went to war," June 1), I disagree with the premise. It's obvious we went to war to make Iraq a republic and kick out Saddam. Although we are making many sacrifices, it will pay off in the end.

We could have let this unjust dictator murder many more. Instead, we stood up and fought Saddam and removed him from power. Now he is going to get his just punishment and the people of Iraq are free.