Democrats start wars

A writer to the Skagit Valley Herald on May 6 claimed to know that Republicans start wars.

I wrote the following rebuttal to update him and the Herald readers, which that paper would not print.

1. War of 1812 – Madison, Democrat

2. Mexican War 1846-1848 – Polk (D)

3. Spanish American War 1898 – Cleveland (D)

4. World War I 1917-1918 – Wilson (D)

5. World War II 1941-1946 – Roosevelt (D)

6. Korean War 1950-1953 – Truman (D)

7. Vietnam 1961-1975 – Kennedy (D)

8. Bosnian War – Clinton (D)

Civil War 1861-1865 - In this time period, the Civil War was started with Republican Abe Lincoln in charge (to end slavery, which it did).

The reason given to me by the Skagit Valley Herald for not printing my rebuttal was the Bosnian War was not a war but a conflict. The same might be said about Korea, until you ask the survivors.

Denny Sather

Mount Vernon