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Classroom on the Quad
Welcome and Introductions
Bruce Knauft, Faculty Council

Jim Grimsley, Faculty Council

Purvi Patel, College Council

Donna Wong, Campus Life

Iraq: The Challenge of Responsibility
Rick Doner, Political Science

Weapons of Mass Destruction and U.S. Foreign Policy
Dan Reiter, Political Science

A Call to Words
Asanka Pathiraja, Foreign Policy Exchange

Hearing in Eqanimity: Deciding Your Path
Bobbi Patterson, Religion

The Necessity of War with Iraq
Bob Bartlett, Political Science

The Humanitarian Cost of War
Laurie Patton, Religion

A Man of Honor: The President's Noble Vision
Daniel Hauck, College Republicans

Women: War and Peace
Lili Baxter, Women's Studies

The Morality of War
James Tarter, Students for War Against Terrorism

Speak Up or Get Out
Erin Harte, Young Democrats

War Does Not Resolve Conflict, War Is Conflict
Mark Goodale, Anthropology

A War of Liberation
Frank Lechner, Sociology

A Call to Consciousness, A Litany of Questions
Juana Clem McGhee, Institute for Comparative and International Studies

Student Activism: Ways to Be Involved
Erik Fyfe and Rachael Spiewak, Emory Peace Coalition

Cross-Cultural Communication: U.S. and Iraq
Devin Stewart, Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies

The U.S. Has Never Been Alone in the World
William Chace, University President

My name is Daniel Hauck, and I am privileged to serve as the Chairman of the College Republicans of Emory, the largest conservative organization on campus. Last Friday, we placed a full-page ad in the Emory Wheel for three reasons: One, to show our unwavering support for the men and women in the military; second, to enumerate the seventeen U.N. Security Council resolutions that Iraq has violated since the first Gulf War; and finally, we wanted to reach out to those students on campus, Republicans or Democrats, who support the war; who have weighed the evidence fairly; who have seen the absolute noncompliance of Saddam Hussein and recognize the threat that his possession of weapons of mass destruction poses to the rest of the world. We wanted to show you that, despite the anti-war noise on campus, you are not alone. Your opinions are validated by the world’s most respected leaders: President Bush, Colin Powell, Tony Blair, Condoleeza Rice, and many others.

The President’s vision is profound and noble: to liberate the people of Iraq, and end Saddam Hussein’s regime of terror. To many who oppose the war, the responses to this statement are varied, but the intent—delay, diversion, and moral obfuscations—remains the same. What gives America the right to do this? Why didn’t we do it after the first Gulf War? What about Osama bin Laden? And perhaps most comical coming from the left, isn’t this too expensive? These are not responses. They do not address the problem, nor do they provide a solution. They are the gravelly sounds of dragging feet. Each of those questions has an answer—the mistake we make is accepting the sincerity of those questions and trying to answer them all when the time for action is pressing upon us.

The attack on September 11th changed the way we have to think, and accordingly must change the way we act. It taught us that terror and death, brought on by those who hate us, can strike America quickly, unexpectedly, and massively. It taught us that sometimes, there is no smoking gun. Sometimes, there are only glimpses of a secret plot or perhaps obscure memos that should have been read. Many said we should have “connected the dots.” In the case of Iraq, the evidence paints a clear picture. The dots need no connecting. Yet many refuse to see it. In an address to the U.N. Security Council on February 5th, Colin Powell outlined Iraq’s clear breeches of Resolution 1441. Phone intercepts revealed the Iraqi government’s attempts to conceal its ongoing weapons program. Satellite photos depicted the movement and sanitization of weapons sites. All of this while the inspections were, we were told, “working.” We cannot sit idle in the face of danger because others do not understand the lesson that we were forced to learn on September 11th.

The world will be a better place without Saddam Hussein. The Iraq people will live better lives without Saddam Hussein. Many countries understand this. They have joined our coalition. And, contrary to the cynics who dismiss our evidence as well as our allies, these countries do matter. They have seen the President’s noble vision of peace and security for all peoples.