From the mailbag.

• Author: Tegan, Phoebe
• Position: Letters - Letter to the Editor

Just wanted to send a note expressing my appreciation for Gen. Wesley Clark's article ("War didn't and doesn't bring democracy"). This man seems one of the most rational, intelligent, and credible commentators on U.S. foreign policy. His words help some of us non-Americans remember that there are people in U.S. politics who don't have a cowboy attitude regarding the rest of the world.

Phoebe Tegan

Sydney, Australia

Wesley Clark should remember that war did indeed bring democracy to America and helped preserve it through many conflicts since then. I do agree with some of his comments that America should not take too much public credit for the burgeoning...