"This hearing insinuates that violence and the Muslim religion go hand in hand. Nothing could be further from the truth. Islam is a religion based upon peace, goodwill and the ethical treatment of all people on this planet."
"This hearing insinuates that violence and the Muslim religion go hand in hand. Nothing could be further from the truth. Islam is a religion based upon peace, goodwill and the ethical treatment of all people on this planet."
I live in his District. And while there are many things I disagree with him about...you always know where he stands on stuff. As kooky as he can be at times...he leaves you no doubts on most matters. I’ve written to him on numerous occasions and always get a response. Which more than can be said for GOPers. And I always work against him getting elected, but in some ways he does have my respect.
In this matter, even a stopped clock can be right twice a day. I happen to agree with him. I think if 0bama moves and orders action in Libya...0bama isn’t going to know how to extricate our troops later. Especially when the time comes for Congress to get involved under the WPA. 0bama is roping us into something that is Libya’s own civil war.
Is it any of our business the Gaddafi doesn’t concern himself with collateral damage? Most islamic countries don’t worry about collateral damage unless it is committed by an infidel. Are these rebels fighting for liberty or for an islamic caliphate?
Care and due diligence is needed...and 0bama should not be allowed to make this decision in the vacuum of the White House right now. If Kucinich can slow 0bama down on this it is a good thing.
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Why, Dennis? You guys don't usually have a problem with him doing whatever he wants to do.
I agree with Kucinich. The president doesn’t have the authority to declare war or to initiate lower level offensive military actions (marque and reprisal).
He needs congressional authorization for either. The truth remains that Libya has not attacked us in any form.
I did not support the humanitarian premise for Bosnia/Kosovo, in which Serbs were villified and then attacked. Nor do I support a humanitarian premise for intervening in a civil war.
A humanitarian premise for the Holocaust would have passed muster because the public evidence of murder of a race of people was evident by public pronouncements and by events such as Kristalnacht. However, there were military reasons to have confronted Germany which had violated every military restriction placed on them by Versailles.
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-PJ
Well Congress?
