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To the Editor: 

President Bush should be applauded for taking a courageous stand against Saddam Hussein's outlaw regime and its reckless pursuit of weapons of mass destruction. As the president noted in his recent address to the nation, the riskiest option for dealing with Iraq is to do nothing. Inaction would only give Hussein time to complete his malicious pursuit of nuclear weapons and would embolden tyrants and terrorists everywhere.  

Acting now to disarm Hussein, using military force if necessary, is the only way we will keep America safe from weapons of mass destruction that fall into the hands of freedom's enemies. President Bush is right – our nation cannot let world events be dictated by brutal and lawless dictators.  

Paul Schafer 

Concord