Letter: US not learning from past mistakes

We are supposed to learn from past mistakes.

In 1994, President Bill Clinton negotiated an agreement with North Korea to give up their ambitions to develop a nuclear bomb. Not only did they develop a bomb, they developed a missile capable of reaching the United States.

Instead of learning from our past history, President Barack Obama signed a similar agreement with Iran, the biggest terrorist nation in the Middle East.

One of the terrorists involved in the Paris massacre was a Syrian refugee. Based on this, Obama should stop 10,000 Syrians from entering our country. Instead, he's insisting they be allowed entry even though it's impossible to vet them.

He compared them to the Pilgrims fleeing England because of religious persecution. He failed to mention that the early settlers stayed and fought the English and won their independence, while the Syrians are fleeing their country when they should be fighting for their freedom.

Can you imagine if 1 percent are ISIS terrorists mingling in with these refugees? Recently, a California husband and wife radical Muslim terrorist team killed 14 Americans, wounding 17. How much havoc would 100 be able to accomplish? His wife was allowed into our country with a visa and was vetted. The brothers who bombed the Boston Marathon were also vetted. If we couldn't keep track of these three who were properly vetted, how can we keep track of 10,000 Syrians?

I wonder about Obama's priorities.

Vince Sgroi

Bluffton

This story was originally published December 15, 2015 at 4:21 PM with the headline "Letter: US not learning from past mistakes."