Posted on 11/15/2006 1:12:13 PM PST by edpc
Congressman Kucinich called Wednesday for cutting off funding of the Iraq war, as the surest way out of Iraq. His statements were made in an interview by Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman.
"I want to say that there's one solution here, and it's not to engage in a debate with the President, who has taken us down a path of disaster in Iraq, but it's for Congress to assume the full power that it has under the Constitution to cut off funds. We don't need to keep indulging in this debate about what to do, because as long as we keep temporizing, the situation gets worse in Iraq.
"We have to determine that the time has come to cut off funds. Theres enough money in the pipeline to achieve the orderly withdrawal that Senator McGovern is talking about. But cut off funds, we must. That's the ultimate power of the Congress, the power of the purse. That's how we'll end this war, and thats the only way were going to end this war.
"We need to shift our direction."
"We have to take a whole new approach. Were spending over $400 billion a year, money that's also needed for healthcare, for education, for job creation, for seniors. We have to take a new look at this. We need to be a strong country, but strength isn't only military. Strength is also the economic strength of the people, their chance to have good neighborhoods. We spend more money than all the countries of the world put together for the military.
"It's time for us to start to shift our vision about who we are as a nation, because if we don't do that -- were borrowing money right now to wage the war in Iraq. Were borrowing money from China. Were not looking at our trade deficit. Were not looking at conditions, where people are going bankrupt trying to pay their hospital bills. We need to shift our direction, and the direction has to be away from the continued militarization of the United States society."
I argue "Let's cut off Dennis Kucinich"! He is from another planet.
This knothead along with the stupid voters in this country obviously did not learn their lesson on 9/11!If we keep this up America will get another one and then the liberals are gonna have some explaining to do.
Still got time to call another vote...
"continued militarization of the United States", with idiots like him in Congress, we'll be lucky if ALL we're left with are our BB guns. How the hell does he think this country will protect itself?!?! I guess I'll start putting money aside for my son's body armor, weapon, ammunition, etc., just in case his unit gets called back to Iraq.
This is the man that wants to change the name of the Dept. of Defense to the Dept. of Peace. What a maroon!
The Dems will vote for this at their peril. This isn't the 70's. Disagreeing with the President's policy is one thing, but cutting off funds and leaving the troops twisting in the wind would be political suicide. I would invite that, but it would hurt the troops in the process. I can't pull a Dem tactic and hope failure to gain political points.
Go Dems go!!! Be all that you are.
"Congressman Kucinich called Wednesday for cutting off funding of the Iraq war, as the surest way out of Iraq."
They only real surprise here is that he waited all of 8 days after the election to put it out there.
I figured that was the Dems strategy all along.
Except in MA. They're going after them in that state, as well. Really.
Kucinich, your not just a dork your a very ignorant one as well.
47 countries' have reestablished their embassies in Iraq.
The Iraqi government currently employs 1.2 million Iraqi people.
3100 schools have been renovated, 364 schools are under rehabilitation, 263 new schools are now under construction and 38 new schools have been completed in Iraq.
Iraq 's higher educational structure consists of 20 Universities, 46 Institutes or colleges and 4 research centers, all are currently operating.
25 Iraq students departed for the United States in January 2005 for the re-established Fulbright program.
The Iraqi Navy is operational. They have 5- 100-foot patrol craft, 34 smaller vessels and a naval infantry regiment.
Iraq 's Air Force consists of three operational squadrons, which includes 9 reconnaissance and 3 US C-130 transport aircraft (under Iraqi operational control) which operate day and night, and will soon add 16 UH-1 helicopters and 4 Bell Jet Rangers
Iraq has a counter-terrorist unit and a Commando Battalion.
The Iraqi Police Service has over 55,000 fully trained and equipped police officers.
Tthere are 5 Police Academies in Iraq that produce over 3500 new officers each 8 weeks.
There are more than 1100 building projects going on in Iraq. They include 364 schools, 67 public clinics, 15 hospitals, 83 railroad stations, 22 oil facilities, 93 water facilities and 69 electrical facilities.
96% of Iraqi children under the age of 5 have received the first 2 series of polio vaccinations.
4.3 million Iraqi children were enrolled in primary school by mid October?
There are 1,192,000 cell phone subscribers in Iraq and phone use has gone up 158%?
Iraq has an independent media that consists of 75 radio stations, 180 newspapers and 10 television stations.
The Baghdad Stock Exchange opened in June of 2004.
2 candidates in the Iraqi presidential election had a televised debate recently?
Kucinich wouldn't comment upon these facts even if he was aware of them. Seditious bast**rd.
Cyclotic calls for cutting off Kucinich's paycheck
Then sell War Bonds
Sun Tzu:
"When the enemy advances, we retreat
When the enemy rests, we harass
When the enemy tires, we attack
When the enemy withdraws, we pursue."
This is the enemies mindset in Iraq. Do people really believe that they are going to forget the last line and leave us alone? I'd rather not find out. Stay on the attack!
No, he's no longer pathetic.
Now he's one of the guys in power.
He is now stopped being pathetic, and started being dangerous.
That's the ultimate power of the Congress, the power of the purse.
If Sun Tzu were still around today, I doubt he would fear an enemy who wielded a purse as a weapon.
I wonder if this disgraceful man heard what General Abizaid ssid about the terrorists LISTENING AND WATCHING our media and our politics...and learning from what they see...how to wage the war.
He makes me sick- he's a cowardly bastard.
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