When we begin with the premise that we must choose between hostility and diplomacy, it doesn’t take much of a stretch to arrive at: The United States must return to the Iran deal.

I’m a senior citizen and a woman; what does my opinion matter? Probably it does not matter all that much, but then again I have grown up believing in free speech and in the idea (or at least the ideal) that my elected representatives care what I, as a constituent, think about an issue our nation faces.

And so I write this letter to the editor of a newspaper in the fond hope that a responsible member of the legislature — someone for whom I voted and who represents me, at least in theory — will read and consider my opinion, and may, God willing, move toward our country’s return to the table and negotiate a deal with Iran that will move us safely out of a hostile confrontation that may escalate to a nuclear war.

Is that not a goal worth seeking?