Trump’s truce with Tehran: Letters – Latest News
The Issue: Iran agreeing to a two-week cease-fire and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
President Donald Trump has as soon as again proven his compassion for an oppressed population by permitting Iran to comply with a cease-fire on this struggle (“Don’s halt on Doomsday,” April 8).
The cease-fire should be depending on the overall cooperation of the Iranian authorities and army, and any violation of it needs to be a inexperienced gentle for the “Great Satan” to destroy the Real Satan.
Bo Madden
Jupiter, Fla.
Iran can by no means be trusted with any deal. Let’s hope the president sees by way of this so-called cease-fire.
I wager bother begins again earlier than the 2 weeks are up.
Mo Colarusso
Manhattan
I’m so relieved that Trump lived up to his “TACO” moniker and didn’t commit mass homicide.
Like his final ultimatum, and those earlier than it, he talks robust, then fortunately he pulls back.
And so we anticipate the following ultimatum, presumably within two weeks.
That offers Congress, or the Cabinet, two weeks to depose this demented madman president.
This crazed narcissist mustn’t signify our nation or command our army forces.
Bruce Joffe
Piedmont, Calif.
Congratulations to the president for his unorthodox approach of bringing what’s left of the bludgeoned Iranian regime to the negotiating desk.
It’s clear that the severely depleted Iranian regime feels Trump isn’t enjoying video games with them.
Iran supposedly agreed to open the Strait of Hormuz, and the Dow Jones index soared.
And if the Iranians renege on the deal — which might be no shock to anybody — the US army is able to resume crippling airstrikes.
Eugene Dunn
Glen Burnie, Md.
I worry it’s a grave mistake to barter with Iran.
Even if an settlement is reached, what confidence do now we have that Iran would ever abide by it?
And if negotiations fail, Iran has been granted respiratory space to rebuild its depleted arsenal and purchase more drones to threaten the economically important Strait of Hormuz.
If the struggle resumes it should solely get tougher to struggle.
This struggle ought to have been pursued to the end.
Backing off now has solely saved up more bother for the long run.
Robert Frazer
Salford, United Kingdom
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The Issue: Investigations into an Air Canada jet’s collision with a firetruck at LaGuardia Airport.
Even if the air-traffic controller for LaGuardia “messed up” (although the system might have caught him with more simultaneous duties than any human might ever safely do), this collision nonetheless might — and may have — been prevented had the firetruck driver obeyed the rule I discovered once I was six: Before you begin to cross any road (or runway) look each methods (“Crash ‘call’ query,” April 4).
It’s not the firetruck driver’s fault that the “system” did not equip the emergency vehicle with a essential transponder.
But didn’t he not less than have his home windows open and listen to the sound of the touchdown airplane?
Richard Siegelman
Plainview
Chronic shortages of air-traffic controllers at New York City, DC and different busy airports have just lately triggered two air disasters and quite a few close to misses.
Yet Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and a clueless Federal Aviation Administration show no curiosity or urgency in well timed options.
They, usually with the controllers union, ignore or oppose all short-term measures, together with permitting match controllers to work previous obligatory retirement age with out penalty, issuing work visas to skilled overseas controllers and growing the utmost ages for coaching and retirement.
Paul Hudson
Washington DC
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