FOREIGN POLICY: How did you feel about going to war with Iraq?

John/Jane Q. Public: It's complicated. When President George W. Bush said that Saddam Hussein was making weapons of mass destruction and might give them to terrorists, I found that argument pretty convincing. So I was all for trying to get into Iraq to find out if Saddam had those weapons, and to take them away from him if he did. Survey Results

FP: So did you think immediate action was necessary?

JP: Not really. I thought we could take time to build support at the United Nations. Besides, we had plenty else to worry about, like al Qaeda. And once the U.N. inspectors were in Iraq, it seemed like we should give them a chance—not that I was all that optimistic that they were going to find the weapons. But Saddam was contained, so I thought we should keep trying to find some consensus at the United Nations. Survey Results

FP: Why was it so important to get U.N. support?

JP: I just didn't think we should suddenly go in there on our own. The United States already plays the role of the world's policeman more than it should. And I'm torn over whether we have the right to march in and overthrow a government, even if it is trying to build nuclear weapons. Survey Results

FP: Does the United Nations have the right to intervene like that?...