Posted on 01/10/2007 8:59:45 PM PST by Valin
HH: It's a pleasure to have now Dennis Kucinich. Congressman Kucinich is running for president. His website is www.kucinich.us. You will find there posted a comprehensive exit plan to bring toops home, to stabilize Iraq as well. Congressman Kucinich, welcome to the Hugh Hewitt Show.
DK: Thanks, Hugh. It's a pleasure to be on your show. I appreciate it.
HH: Well, Congressman, what happens if the troops withdrew quickly? Wouldn't Iraq descend into just chaos and violence even far beyond what we see there now?
DK: Well, I'm not talking about that scenario. What I'm offering is a process, and the Kucinich plan involves the United States, first of all, of letting the international community know that we are going to end the occupation, close our bases, withdraw our troops, let the Iraqi people have control over their own oil assets, and then we get the international community engaged, so we can put together a peacekeeping and security force as we transit out. At that point, a process of reconciliation, reconstruction, reparations, and other things I set in motion. I mean, we can't stay there. Occupation is fueling the insurgency. More troops are only going to mean more troop casualties and more civilian deaths.
HH: So you wouldn't pull them out until there was an international force there to replace them?
DK: Yeah, you have to have a process. But you know what? You can't start the process as long as we're occupying it. No one's going to help the United States if we just say we're going to stay there, and we're going to stay there until we understand that the American people are ready for a new direction, and for that matter, the world's ready for a new direction. And I think Iraq is, too.
HH: If after we left, a Rwandan-style genocide, of which Robert Kaplan in the Atlantic Monthly has warned, began, would you support the return of American troops to stop that genocide?
DK: Well, but wait. Before I entertain that scenario, 650,000 innocent Iraqi civilians, according to the Lancet Report, 650,000 excess deaths during the period of the war. I mean, we already have huge casualties taking place. The United States presence hasn't stopped it. As a matter of fact, our occupation fueled the insurgency.
HH: Do you believe the Lancet Report, Congressman?
DK: I'm sorry?
HH: Do you believe the Lancet Report?
DK: Absolutely. I mean, a survey...you know, I held a briefing on it, at which we questioned people about their methodology, and their methodology was solid. And for that matter, the administration has deliberately underreported civilian casualties. That was one of the criticisms of the Baker-Hamilton Report. So you know, we don't...I don't think the American people really know the extent to which the Iraqi people have incurred enormous casualties.
HH: So if an even greater amount of violence began, though, after we exited, a Rwandan-style...
DK: Well, you know, you can raise the specter of Rwanda, but the fact of the matter is, you know, the U.S. is an occupying army here. That's why the insurgency has fuel.
(snip) It's all I could stand to read. Click on Source for the rest if you're a masochist.
Thursday on Washington Journal:
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Johnny Isakson , R, Georgia (State)
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Loretta Sanchez , D-CA
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Duncan Hunter , R-CA
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Jim Marshall , D, Georgia (State)
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Robert Menendez , D, New Jersey
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Dennis Kucinich , D-OH
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Heather Wilson , R-NM
Why does Hugh bother with the minister of the"Department of Peace"?
It would be good for a chuckle if it wasn't so sad that Kookcinich actually has followers that believe him and the Lancet report.
I know, I know. It's good to expose these idiots for what they are. It still makes me want to bang my head against the wall.
Until his funds run dry, at which point the new web site will be:
http://www.geocities.com/images/kucinich/2008/antiwar/littleguy/taxevery1todeath/presidency.htm
I like it when he has these loonys on. It's a real pleasure to listen to him chop them up into little pieces.
One from last week
http://www.townhall.com/MediaPlayer/AudioPlayer.aspx?ContentGuid=d7875f4c-826c-4bdc-bef0-2cecbe98fd12
Hewitt: Hour 2 - Belmont Club blogger Wretchard, plus an enlightening interview with a member of the fever swamp, World Can't Wait's Sunsara Taylor
Warning: you might want to have a large heafty bag handy..just in case before listening Sunsara Taylor. you're gonna need it! :-)
Hey! He almost got to double digits in votes last time.
But did DK bring out any pie charts? Inquiring minds want to know.
Being a fair open minded kind of guy, I looked at the website. This stood out:
He (Kucinich) pointed out that the U.N. peacekeeping force in the Congo, which is four times larger in area than Iraq, required about 20,000 troops.
Hmmm, four times? Seems kind of high.
According to Wikipedia in five minutes I found:
Total Square Miles of:
The Congo = 257,000
Iraq = 167,400
Seems someone should have checked you on this one Denny.
You...You nit picker you. Oh sure, bring up actual facts! That's not being fair.
Well it's a radio show, so he probably did. Held them real close to the mike so every one could see them.
Help the Republicans in 2008 - contribute to the Kucinich campaign!!!!
HH: Do you think that Iranian fanatics applaud every time you come on television and talk this way?…Do you think that you represent to them the soft underbelly of America?
Kucinich proves he's an idiot.
Dennis should STFU, climb under his BIG new wife and get done...
He clearly isn't on this planet any longer....
The spooky thing is -- he's a freaking CONGRESS CRITTER!
Semper Fi
ku ku always bringing an entertaining twist to the rat primary process. He says the funniest shiite!
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