Several Boston University students said they are hesitant to jump into a war with Iraq as long as so much information remains unknown.
‘[Iraq is] definitely a threat,’ said College of Arts and Sciences freshman Theresa Martin, ‘but whether we should attack is a different thing. Americans want to attack because they want to crack down on terrorism.’
CAS freshman Paul Cullen said the United States would not be justified in entering a war against Iraq.
‘The U.S. did nothing when Saddam was using weapons of mass destruction that the U.S. had given him,’ Cullen said. ‘Now the U.S. has trumped him up as some sort of threat.’
CAS freshman Caitlin Masaric said war is not the right path in dealing with the threat Hussein poses.
‘I don’t really believe war is the answer here, and I don’t think Bush is going into it for the right reasons,’ Masaric said.
But College of Engineering sophomore Robert Vick said he disagrees.
‘We should, because it will help to prevent any future malicious acts Iraq may perform,’ Vick said.
Many students said they feel draft would not only be unnecessary, but also unfair to the average civilian who chooses not to enlist in the army.
ENG sophomore Adina Holt said she is ‘almost positive they are going to reinstate the draft. I think before we draft, we need to have governmental self-control.’
While many students said they would not be in favor of draft recruitment, some said they are skeptical as to whether or not it will actually happen.
‘It [the idea of a draft] will probably come up, but won’t be instituted,’ said CAS freshman Andrew Kilgore. ‘No one would support it.’
Many students said they also want to see Saddam Hussein tried in front of an international war crimes tribunal.
‘I think we should detain him and then take him out of power,’ said College of Communication freshman Mitchell Swartz. ‘I think Iraq would be a different country with a different leader.’