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Mass uprising

Sir, — The editorial "A mass uprising" (April 14) presented a detailed analysis of the chaotic situation Iraq is in. The mess that the present American leadership has created will worsen if it does not acknowledge the pathetic state of affairs in Iraq. America is increasingly becoming isolated in its quest for superpower status.

Sudhir Kumar,
Ohio, U.S.

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Sir, — The Americans grossly under-estimated the Iraqis. Their expectation that they would be welcomed with flowers has been belied. Dormant resistance has developed into full-scale defiance. The absence of weapons of mass destruction has thoroughly exposed Washington's dubious intention. The wanton killing of civilians will create more enemies among the locals and the situation will only become more difficult to handle.

K.R.S. Krishnan,
Mumbai

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Sir, — Iraq has been turned into a battlefield. For establishing a puppet government and getting indirect control over rich oilfields, the U.S. is crushing the Iraqis.

The time has come for the international community to make an arrangement in which a nation-state can realise its dream of democracy and freedom without the threat of being invaded.

Avanish Jaiswal,
Allahabad, U.P.

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Sir, — The Iraq war has become a war of terror instead of a war on terror. No WMD could be found. No link between Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden could be established. Instead of democracy, mobocracy has gained roots. No doubt, Iraq is an American policy failure.

S. Sundara Srinivasan,
Missouri, U.S.

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