Sir, – Michael Patrick Campbell calls for Ireland to join Nato because we "have a moral obligation not to let our planet slip back into the horrific wars and great power intrigues of the 20th century" (May 19th).
Nato is itself a product of “great power intrigues” and its exclusive aim is to foment “horrific wars” in order to ensure global “full spectrum dominance” by the US and its EU accomplices.
But perhaps Mr Campbell is just kidding. His letter certainly reads like a parody of the worst kind of neo-conservative rhetoric. – Yours, etc,
RAYMOND DEANE,
Lower Baggot Street,
Dublin2.
Sir, – We should be wary of letters from America and armchair generals at home telling us we have a moral duty to put our sons and daughters into the Nato military front line against those who do not share the American world view. On the eve of the centenary of the horrible slaughter of the imperialist first World War, we ought to think better of war-mongering and any rush to arms in other people’s countries, which events in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, etc, clearly show prolong conflicts and seem to solve very little.
Éamon de Valera may deserve some criticism for some of his actions but keeping Ireland neutral during the second World War was for many his finest hour. It is one Fianna Fáil legacy worth preserving. – Yours, etc,
MICHAEL ANDERSON,
Moyclare Close,
Baldoyle,
Dublin 13.