The Persian Gulf War has occasioned an outpouring of views on the wisdom of U.S. involvement in the conflict. What follows is a sampling of editorial opinion from newspapers around the country.

Superior technology and military tactics should permit the U.S.-led coalition to overwhelm Saddam Hussein's army swiftly, but this war, like others, is being fought for political aims, and the Bush administration may find the battlefield easier to dominate than the postwar politics of the region.