R. Gerard McGeary ’04, president of the College Democrats, said he felt that Bush should have allowed more time for Iraqi weapons inspections and worked harder on building an international coalition.
“We still stand by our position opposed to war…but it’s very important that we stand by our soldiers as well,” he said.
An anti-war walkout of classes is scheduled to occur on Thursday—the day the bombing may begin—according to Amy Chew ’04, a member of the Harvard Initiative for Peace and Justice (HIPJ).
Chew said she felt that HIPJ’s anti-war efforts and others like it will have made a difference, despite Bush’s decision.
“The fact that there was and is tremendous opposition gives me hope that [the war] will be fought under heavy scrutiny,” Chew said.
The Eliot House Committee will sponsor an open mike discussion on Iraq on Wednesday Night at 10 p.m. in the dining hall.
—Staff writer Mike Mohammed can be reached at mohammed@fas.harvard.edu.