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Treating U.S. allies like losers is not good strategy

DEAR EDITOR: Back when presidents had advisers who were expected to give them advice rather than massage their egos by telling them what they wanted to hear, Gen. Colin Powell warned George W. Bush about the dangers of invading Middle Eastern countries by quoting the Pottery Barn rule. “You break it, you own it.” Twenty-four years later, no one around President Trump would have had the temerity to remind him of the rule. But it wouldn’t have mattered, because Trump has rewritten it to suit himself: I break it, you own it. Unlike other presidents, Trump did not consult with ou ...

Trump’s policies have us headed to the poor house

DEAR EDITOR: On the March 19 opinion page, Star Parker warns against complaining about the price of gas. On the opposite page is the headline “US national debt surges past $39 trillion just weeks into war.” On the front page, school workers need more money and Page 3 laments Trumbull County seeking funds to replace a bridge! Trump’s leadership is putting us all in the poor house! Did I mention the cost of groceries or housing? STEVE SOLAK Youngstow

Donald Trump has made America unrecognizable

DEAR EDITOR: Star Parker doesn’t get it. She thinks everything is political. It is not that Democrats don’t love the United States, we just don’t recognize it any more. Can you imagine Eisenhower or Kennedy hawking gold shoes or Bibles for sale on TV or selling them in the White House? None of the other presidents destroyed part of “the People’s House” to make it look like a gaudy casino. Don’t let him destroy the Kennedy Center! Did you have to hustle your kids out of the room when other presidents were on TV because they were making crude remarks about disabled people ...

The real cost of Trump’s war for Americans

DEAR EDITOR: Trump attacks Iran, you pay. A $100,000 retirement fund invested to mirror the S&P 500 has lost $5,000 since Trump’s attack. If you had $200,000 invested you’ve lost $10,000 ... in 3 weeks. But wait, there’s more. The Pentagon wants a fresh $200 BILLION to keep fighting Trump’s war. That’s money you’ll be paying. Hold on, we’re not finished. Gas is up 30+%. So if you drive 1,000 miles a month and buy 30 gallons of gas, that’s about $30 more a month or $360 a year — more if you drive more or get under 33 miles a gallon. BILL ADAMS Austintown

Trump suffers from a failure to execute

DEAR EDITOR: Donald Trump has great bumper sticker ideas. Secure our borders, election integrity, lower taxes, transparency. The problem is he is incapable of properly executing any of them as policy. It’s difficult to have a sovereign nation without secure borders. However, sending under-trained, incompetent, unidentifiable, armed thugs to cities governed by Democrats to arrest, and invade without legitimate reason or warrant using unnecessary roughness is not helpful and possibly illegal. If half of ICE funding were spent on enough immigration courts to handle immigrants seeking ...

Stuck with a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde presidency

DEAR EDITOR: Mr. Donald Trump ran as Dr. Jekyll and morphed into a Mr. Hyde. We’ve been forewarned. In 2016, Hillary Clinton gave us a clue of what might come. Again in 2024, Kamala Harris predicted the outcome if Mr. Trump became president. Nevertheless, our testosterone-fueled nation disagreed. “What the heck do they know? They’re only women; their jobs are in the kitchen.” Today’s battle cry from our president is “Macho, Macho, Macho,” as well as the echoes of the Republican Party on the brink of insanity. Our president, Mr. Fabulous, introduced the so-called ...