Dear Editor:

This election offers some frightening prospects.

At all his rallies, Trump says he will send in troops to “take the oil.” He says he will not rule out using nuclear weapons in the Mideast and Europe. He will not honor our NATO treaty with Europe.

He is cozying up to the two worst aggressors in the Mideast, Putin and Assad. His first move after the nomination was meeting with Dick Cheney, the architect of the last Gulf wars.

Europe desperately needs Mideast oil. Much of World War II was fought over it. Our own allies would try stop us. Trump’s treat to use nuclear weapon against Europe is a very clear message: Oppose him and face nuclear annihilation

His talk of using nuclear bombs in the Mideast could mean 100 million dead. It would create hundreds of millions of new Jihadists. It could lead to a nuclear holocaust.

America is on the verge of electing someone who shows zero respect for our democratic values.

In 1934, the Germans thought they elected a democratic President. Within a month they had a dictator. Hitler faked a terrorist attack, suspended political activity and formed the Gestapo.

The Germans never saw it coming. The U.S. President is the most powerful person on earth. We can never say “It can’t happen here.”

John Pankowicz

Boothbay Harbor