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Congress should decide on war

To the editor:
In his Sept. 7 televised speech, Mr. Bush asked Congress to supply an additional $87 billion to implement his three-pronged strategy for Iraq. He said the funds were needed to fight terrorism, enlist the support of other nations as Iraq creates a new government and help Iraqis to rebuild their own nation.
But earlier this year, he told the nation that America had to go to war to remove Saddam Hussein from power because the Hussein regime possessed weapons of mass destruction, planned to use them against our nation, intended to share them with other rogue nations and had cooperated with the Al Qaeda terrorists who attacked our nation.
After months of searching throughout conquered Iraq, American forces have turned up no evidence of weapons of mass destruction, no Iraqi plans to use such weapons against anyone and no links to Al-Qaeda.
America was indeed attacked by terrorists on Sept. 11, 2001. But Mr. Bush now seems anxious to equate his war against Iraq with Americaís response to terrorism.
Our nationís founders wisely wrote the Constitution so that no one many could drag us into war.
Congress must reassert its authority to decide when to go to war.
Arne Schmidt
Harris

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