LoBiondo ignored real war issues

The Sept. 23 article on Rep. Frank LoBiondo’s visit to Ocean City High School’s Advanced Placement American History class noted that the 2nd District Republican told students to “never forget 9-11 and watch out for radical Muslims who will kill us or take us over.” LoBiondo did not go into detail about his support for the Bush administration’s pre-emptive Iraq invasion and the death and devastation that followed, even though it has been proven that the country had no connection to Sept. 11, 2001, and was in no position to harm us. Nor did LoBiondo say that the cost of the war has put our country in debt that the students will inherit. LoBiondo has said no to bringing our troops home and replacing them with an international peacekeeping force, no to opposing a doctrine of pre-emptive war; no to reducing the Pentagon budget 10 percent per year for three years in order to fund investments for urgent domestic needs, and no to reinstating the federal assault-weapons ban.Since LoBiondo is running for Congress for the seventh time, it would behoove the OCHS Advanced Placement class to invite his opponent, Viola Thomas-Hughes. We know that our bright and intelligent students would wish to hear the other side of the coin. John Canderan, Betty Canderan, Cape May Court House - Published in the Atlantic City Press, October 4, 2006