Land letter

• Chuck Colson, founder of Prison Fellowship Ministries
• Bill Bright, chairman of the Christian organization Cru
• James Kennedy, president of Coral Ridge Ministries, and
• Carl D. Herbster, president of the American Association of Christian Schools

• such an action would be defensive
• the intent is found to be just and noble. The United States does not intend to 'destroy, conquer, or exploit Iraq'
• it is a last resort because Saddam Hussein had a record of attacking his neighbors, of the 'headlong pursuit and development of biochemical and nuclear weapons of mass destruction' and their use against his own people, and harboring al-Qaeda terrorists
• it is authorized by a legitimate authority, namely the United States
• it has limited goals
• it has reasonable expectation of success
• non-combatant immunity would be observed
• it meets the criteria of proportionality—the human cost on both sides would be justified by the intended outcome