Dear Mr. Trump,

What an outstanding display of power, Sir, sending National Guard troops to protect our borders from, what, a caravan of mostly women and children who are trying to flee a crime-ridden country and work hard to have a decent life here! Hurrah! Hurrah!

How brave you are, Sir! Your toughness now certainly makes up for your hiding from the Vietnam War with bone spurs that magically disappeared when the draft ended.

You’ve got it right! Stop those mothers and their children with guns. Your supporters wouldn’t mind if you used bayonets and phosgene as well. If these people seeking a better life nonetheless make it across the border with Mexico by the grace of God, have ICE keep separating families, taking the children away from their parents and locking them in cells. That’s what a tough president does, Mr. Trump. That’s why your supporters voted you into office, and you have to pander to them.

What’s next? Canada? Don’t we need the military up there too because Canada poses a grave danger, just like Mexico?

We watch in disgust as you work to destroy our relationships with our friends in this hemisphere.

Very truly yours,

Bruce J. Berger