Readers Write: America spent while its military fought; Obama shouldn't take sides in Syria's religious war

Letters to the Editor for the March 31, 2014 weekly magazine:  Budget deficits now threaten benefits for veterans. Nobody likes to pay higher taxes, but America has a responsibility to those it sends to war.  Syria's civil war is fundamentally a conflict between Sunni Muslims and Alawites, Christians, and Druze. By supporting the rebels, Mr. Obama has taken sides in a religious war