From Noel Hamel SIR. There must be a better way to manage foreign policy. Michael Moore's accomplished film, Fahrenheit 9/11, an expose of the Bush administration and war, now showing at local cinemas, leaves many angry and dismayed.

This is especially so, as Tony Blair insisted we were closely involved without allowing other sensible options. The awesome threat came from non-existent weapons.

Constructive alternatives confer trust, security, liberty, and prosperity. There are numerous positive examples, from post-war Europe, South Africa, parts of India, and between Hutus and Tutsis in Rwanda and Burundi.

When ordinary people are revealed as such to each other, conflict can be tackled and ideas of slaughter evaporated.

To declare war on the flimsiest excuse, but with a concerted public relations initiative, could set us back generations.

KINGSTON PEACE COUNCIL Vice chairman Noel Hamel Northcote Road New Malden