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# Q Line asks readers if they feel safe as Iraq war begins
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/032603-story/
- Published: 2003-03-26T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T01:55:26.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Community, Santa Monica, #archive-import

Now that the United States is engaged in a full-blown war with Iraq, tensions at home are running high.

State and local governments around the country are taking extra precautions in case more terrorist attacks hit U.S. soil as a response to what some see as acts of aggression by us.

So this week, Q Line wants to know: “Do you feel safe? Are you confident that Santa Monica is prepared to deal with a possible attack?”

Call (310) 285-8106 with your response before Thursday at 5 p.m. We’ll print them in Friday’s paper. Please limit your comments to a minute or less; it might help to think first about the wording of your response.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 26, 2003.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/032603.pdf?ref=smdp.com)