Letter: Enact tax before re-entering war

A Kurdish peshmerga fighter stands guard as new equipment arrives at Kalak refinery on the outskirts of Irbil, Iraq, on Monday, July 14, 2014. Credit: AP
Our national debt of more than $17 trillion precludes military involvement in the Middle East without a special tax to support it [" 'We're going to defeat them,' " News, Sept. 8].
We also should not go it alone, no matter what.
Margaret McCollom, Oceanside