Dear Editor:

In reference to your editorial of July 19 regarding the current Mid East Conflict.

I believe the best way to view this event is to focus on how it impacts on the security of our country; particularly the safety of our brave troops in Iraq. The possibility of an even bloodier future confrontation with Iran and another Mideast-related attack such as 9-11 which resulted in far more U.S. death than suffered by both sides combined in the present Mid East Conflict.

William O'Sullivan

Massapequa