Passing the Chemical Weapons Convention Is in America's Best Interest

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Once again, Frank Gaffney Jr.'s commentary paints a false portrait of the Chemical Weapons Convention now before the Senate while missing the big picture ("Clinton's chemical weapons power play," Jan. 14). This treaty is about other people's weapons, not our own. The United States decided unilaterally more than a decade ago to destroy its chemical weapons arsenal. So the only question today is whether to require other nations to do the same.

The treaty will give us tools to deal with at least 20 countries - many hostile to us - that have or seek chemical weapons. Tough new trade controls will make it harder for rogue states and terrorists to get their hands on the …