Common Dreams / Daily Texan -- U of Texas Student Government Adopts Resolution Opposing War

Student Government passed a resolution Tuesday condemning any attack on Iraq by the Bush administration after a heated debate and a narrow vote.

The assembly of hundreds roared as the 20-17 vote was read by Vice President Stacey Kounelias.

"This makes the statement that the student body of the nation's largest university and in Bush's hometown feels that an unprovoked war is wrong," said SG two-year at-large Representative Jordan Buckley, author of the resolution and a key mediator in the evening's debate.

Student Government member Jerome Posatleo votes on the controversial proposal calling for President Bush not to start war with Iraq at the SG meeting Tuesday night.

The anti-war resolution, thought by most representatives to stand little chance of passing, condemns Saddam Hussein but opposes any pre-emptive attack against Iraq.