Three presidents did wrong by the country in Afghanistan
Trump wrong, but don’t impeach him
I am an Franklin Delano Roosevelt progressive, but I find nothing about the articles of impeachment that meet the constitutional standards.
Sure, President Donald Trump’s actions were self-serving and immoral, but there’s a chasm of difference between immoral and illegal under U.S. law. The head of state must be able to act unilaterally, quickly and decisively in dealing with foreign nations.
So, while his acts were self-serving, Trump nonetheless acted within the confines of the law. This impeachment is pure political theater.
Yes, progressives have legitimate grievances with this president. But impeaching a duly elected president is wrong.
- Michael Evangelista-Ysasaga, Fort Worth
He must go for the good of the GOP
Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz must do one good thing in their lives: Vote to remove President Donald Trump from office.
He is a disgrace to this country, the American people and, yes, even their beloved Republican Party.
There is power in many, and the Senate has many who know what must be done. No one is above the laws and the Constitution.
- Kathleen Dickenson, Fort Worth
Way too far to the left here
Your newspaper has become severely left-leaning in its reporting as well as its opinion pages. The Sunday column “How Trump really could make America great again” was the worst collection of half-truths, historical inaccuracies and outright lies I’ve ever read. (4B)
I thought the author would be Rep. Adam Schiff, but he seems to have competition in syndicated columnist Ann McFeatters.
- Jap Jones, Alvarado
Presidential misdeeds over years
Lost in the clamor of the impeachment hearings was the devastating report of the lies Americans were knowingly told by the presidential administrations of George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump.
According to The Washington Post’s reporting collected in its extensive “Afghanistan Papers” project, three American presidents — leaders of both political parties — and the Pentagon were fully aware the War in Afghanistan had been lost years ago but continued to delude the American public by claiming victory was at hand. (Dec. 10, 6A, “Documents reveal misleading public statements on war in Afghanistan”)
The impeachment hearings have drowned out any possibility of a sober discussion of a war that has killed more than 2,300 American soldiers and tens of thousands of Afghans, and has cost taxpayers more than $1 trillion.
Tragically, the three presidents who committed real high crimes and misdemeanors, along with military and other political leaders, will never face justice.
- Hadi Jawad, Dallas
Think of what’s best for the kids
Cynthia M. Allen’s latest column about the woes of traveling with her young children is self-serving. (Dec. 20, 11A, “Life lessons learned from flying with kids at Christmas”)
She is not putting her children first when she drags them through security lines, crowded airports and long flights that set them up for ear pain, discomfort and crankiness. She is only pleasing herself or some selfish relative who insists on these children traveling while so small.
Why not try staying home with your children and giving them the attention, comfort and love they deserve?
- Linda Hubbell, Mansfield