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Stories from 2002-09-08

Afghan Attacks Stark Reminder

John Daniszewski and Chris Kraul | Los Angeles Times | September 8, 2002

"Hamid Karzai's government may require the support of the U.S. and its allies for some time to come." [more]

Bush Officials Say the Time Has Come for Action on Iraq

Todd S. Purdum | New York Times | September 8, 2002

"Mr. Cheney and Ms. Rice both said the administration would prefer a Congressional vote on Iraq before Congress adjourned for the midterm elections this fall. The vice president sharply disputed any suggestion that the White House's timing was driven by politics." [more]

Plans For Iraq Attack Began On 9/11

STAFF | CBS News | September 8, 2002

"Go massive," the notes quote him [Rumsfeld] as saying. "Sweep it all up. Things related and not." [more]

Analysis: The Long and Short of It

Robert Kaiser | Washington Post | September 8, 2002

"What is the purpose of poking an American finger in the eye of just about every country in the world? What does the administration hope to gain by emphasizing unilateral options, from declaring war without Congress to telling other nations to sign up or get out of the way? Does such bullying ever pay off in politics, domestic or international? In a democracy, voters want to participate. In a community of nations, governments want to participate. The issue isn't whether or not to fight terrorism -- a new poll of Europeans and American released last week showed strong support for military action against terrorists. But the same poll showed equally strong sentiment that any such action should be taken in concert with allies, and with the support of the United Nations." [more]

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This website is a tribute to Why War?, one of the nation's first and most innovative post-9/11 student antiwar organizations. Born on October 22, 2001 at Swarthmore College, we were a handful of freshmen and sophmores who vocally opposed the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere. And now, seven years later, we are retiring this website as we focus our efforts on new directions. We hope that it continues to serve future activists and we remain confident that humanity is on the verge birthing a better world.