To the Editors,

The current regime in Saudi Arabia stands in opposition to democratic elections, equal opportunity for women, fair and open trials, human rights protections, and the freedoms of speech, assembly, and religion. The United States should withdraw our troops from Saudi Arabia to oppose that backward monarchy and to reduce the numbers of well-funded Saudi terrorists.

 Without hope of peacefully replacing their leadership, Saudi subjects attack the power that upholds that regime: the United States.  While allied to the government, the U.S. cannot confront Saudi Arabia, no matter how often Saudi Arabians attack us.

 Since there's an apparent military victory in Afghanistan, withdrawing from Saudi Arabia now would not be interpreted as weakness.

 Currently, we're on the same road we trod with the Shah of Iran and Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines. At some point those two dictatorships became so unpopular with their people that they could no longer do what some in the US government wanted. The House of Saud has reached that point.

 Begin the development of freedom and democracy in Saudi Arabia. Bring our troops home.  

Sincerely,

Alfred Molison