Letter: Fighting back

Three random thoughts:

First: Kudos to letter writer S.A. Scheiner, M.D., on his opinion that it is a shame that an HBO documentary, “Baghdad Emergency Room,” is being hidden from the public by the Pentagon.

I agree this show — I’ll call it contemporary “M*A*S*H*” — should be required viewing for all adult Americans.

There has not been nearly enough public awareness of those American heroes who are suffering indescribable wounds as well as death in this Iraq debacle.

Second: I think that there has not been nearly enough emphasis by the media as to our failures in Afghanistan. The war there against al-Qaida should have been brought to completion before we committed our forces in another war unless there had been proof of an imminent attack on the U.S.

Third: Sen. Harry Reid should be ashamed of himself. Even though it was apparently legal for him to receive ringside (a $350 freebie) seats for a boxing match, as a senator he should have held himself to a higher standard. He would have not been given the look of impropriety if he’d shelled out the cash.

P.S.: It is good that the 6-year-old girl was arrested for kicking her teacher. Maybe we can make it a felony too when preschoolers in daycare spill their milk. That will keep them in line and improve their behavior.

Robert Friedman/Naples