To the Editor,

I agree with many who say we need to stop the cycle of violence. However, I disagree about the means. The only way to stop this kind of violence is by war.

We have tried toleration for the past 50 years. We have negotiated with terrorists and terrorist governments. We have won them concessions from our friends. We have sent them billions of dollars in aid and food and we have turned the other cheek when they attacked us in Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Tanzania. We have compromised, appeased and tolerated.

Now is the time for war, and no more moral compromise.

Michael J. Gold
Houston, Texas