The Oregonian/OregonLive recent editorial notes that “there’s no disputing that the characterizations of widespread violence and riotous behavior are flat-out false,” and ends with “The question for the rest of the country is whose community is next?” (“ Editorial: Hello, world. An open letter from ‘war-ravaged’ Portland, ” Oct. 12).

For me, the more urgent question is why the president of the United States and others in his administration would lie about such an easily verifiable issue, and be so stubbornly determined to send troops into American cities?

Mark Evers, Lake Oswego

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