Support for Iraq war
Mark Connolly
sophomore
I support the war in Iraq. These words are sparse among the public, but I see many as being in ignorance of this fact — 12 years ago we crossed this same bridge. Iraq must disarm their weapons of mass destruction. We still repeat those words and Saddam Hussein does not take us or the rest of the world seriously.
The United States have even de-classified information to give the rest of the world a taste of the intelligence that they have accumulated on Iraq. Just think about what else our country knows but simply cannot tell us.
With all that our country has accomplished in its history, it's difficult for me to believe that we would rush into a war with a rash sense of mind. We are not pursuing this war for our own self-interest, but rather that of the entire world.
The two Notre Dame graduate students that participated in the peace rally in South Bend, Brenna Cussen and Mica Barreto, made particularly interesting comments in Monday's article. Cussen stated that there are definitely not nuclear weapons in Iraq. How can she be so sure? People being so sure of something is what leads to events such as those of Sept. 11.
Mica Barreto stated that the innocent children of Iraq would be the ones hurt by the war. What would be better for those children, to live a full life under the eye of an oppressive and ruthless dictator or to have the chance to live in freedom under democracy? Those innocent people would die for freedom rather than vanity.
One could say that I'm just a college kid who supports a war that will in no way affect my life. That could not be any further from the truth. My brother is currently in Kuwait and eventually will go forth into Iraq. I've never looked up to someone more than him. He knows why he is being sent there and is ready to do his duty.
Americans need to believe in our government and allow them to do what is best for the world, especially the people of Iraq.
Mark Connolly
sophomore
Keenan Hall
Feb. 18
All Viewpoint Stories for Wednesday, February 19, 2003
