This letter is in response to Darryl Frierson’s Jan. 24 commentary, “Government needs new resolve.”

First, allow me to refute a bit of your opening. Bush did not bring a possible war on two fronts. North Korea chose to violate an established treaty. In fact, we’ve learned that they never abided by it. Also, Iraq has always been in violation of the cease-fire treaty it signed a decade ago. Bush did not bring this.

Now, on to your resolutions …

Resolution 1: Maybe, just maybe, these schools don’t deserve to get better. Maybe they perform poorly because all the money goes into administration, none to teaching. So, shutting them down and expanding good school systems is a good idea.

Resolution 2: I suppose that you think Sept. 11 “just happened.” Wrong. It was the result of a well-executed plan — a plan that took time. Sorry, sir, but Iraq didn’t kick out the inspectors because they were bored. Iraq has a plan. They either want to dominate the Gulf oil (making us their servants), or hit us hard … or both.

I suppose you would have also opposed a pre-emptive strike on Osama bin Laden in 1999 or 2000?

As for North Korea “minding its own business” — what planet have you lived on? North Korea is shipping ballistic missiles to everyone including rogue states and terrorists. North Korea has been developing nuclear weapons for what reason, to make a new northern Hyundai parking lot in North Korea? No! They are starving their people to make money for weapons.

Resolution 3: I guess you are a clueless person. Only non-citizen Arabs had to go through any special processing at the INS. Citizens are citizens and were obviously exempt. The CIA is advertising for Arab-Americans. The military wants them left and right.

Can you name a single policy Bush has put into place that profiles Arab-Americans? I realize that research and facts are pesky things, but you could at least try it once.

Resolution 4: Bush did get into Yale because his father was an alumnus. No one has argued this. You’re not fooling anyone.

Next time, Mr. Frierson, actually do some research and provide facts in your writings, not just how you feel.

Sonya Pelter

Alumnus