It was standing room only at the Peace Coalition's discussion Tuesday as over 100 people filled the Reckers Hospitality Room to discuss the idea of the United States going to war against Iraq.

A panel composed of 10 students from various organizations on campus, including College Republicans and Pax Christi, presented multiple viewpoints for those gathered. Of the ten, one member supported war with Iraq, six were against it and three were undecided.

The audience mirrored the panel, with over half against any form of war in Iraq, about 40 percent undecided and 10 percent supporting the war only with U.N. support. Less than 10 people supported a war without backing from the United Nations.

The first panel member to speak, Mark Hayes of the College Republicans, believed that the United States should go to war with Iraq.

"Giving more time to the weapons inspectors will only delay the inevitable," said Hayes.

Hayes also said that President Bush does not want to go to war with Iraq but it is necessary to enforce the UN resolutions.

Another panel member, Denise Creed, a former member of the Marine Corps and law student, did not take a side. Creed said he believes that the United States is, "trying to clean up our Cold War mess," by going to war with Iraq. He encouraged students to actively lobby their elected representatives.

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