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Students on the
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| North Korea acts as if it feels left out, since
each time the world’s media gives more attention to the United
States’ pending war with Iraq or to the U.N.’s inspection teams,
this Asian Communist nation ups the ante for world peace with
more threats and more war rhetoric. Kalamalama was curious what
HPU’s diverse student body felt about all this, so it buttonholed
some students and asked the question: Do you think the United
States should continue to pursue its military aims in Iraq, or
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“Neither. It’s all about economics. Our interests
are all about the oil.”
Alossandro Auerta, San Francisco, MBA.
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“I think we should mind our own business, and
not be involved in anyplace. We didn’t learn a lesson from
Vietnam.”
Brian Bautista, Hawai‘i. senior, CIS
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“I’m against war. I think there should be some
other way to reconcile. Diversity brings adversity.”
Sonata (last name withheld by request), Lithuania,
MBA.
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“From what I understand, Iraq had a lot of chances
to be open and straight forward. Time is up; it is not fair
to everyone else who has opened up. Sometimes you need to
be bold about things if it’s going to be greater in the end.”
Mark Younge, Hawai‘i, junior, visual communication
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“That’s a hard one. I’d say Iraq. We have always
had problems with the Middle East and the whole terrorism
thing. I am hesitant, though, about messing with Saddam. The
only way to stop this is to interfere.”
Drew Gashi, New York, sophomore, international
business major
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“From the U.S. government’s point of view, the
U.S. should focus more on Iraq because that holds more global
power. From a personal point of view, I think it should focus
more on North Korea because they pose more of a threat to
where we are today.”
James Whippy, Guam, junior, engineering
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“Iraq. Iraq is where everything is right now.
Go for the bigger person.”
Shirley Faaola, America Samoa, sophomore, accounting
major
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“Neither. The U.S. administration should try to focus on the
economy instead.”
Harpal Sandhu, Malaysia senior, international business
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“I think they should find a way for peace instead of going
to war. Find another resolution. Try to negotiate. If Iraq makes
the first move, then go to war, but why does the U.S. have to
make the first move?”
Peter Ho, Malaysia, senior, TIM
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“I don’t think the U.S. should go to war, so where they send
their troops isn’t important to me cause I don’t think war is
a resolution.”
Ursula Hultqvist, Sweden, MBA marketing
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