Pandering or Leadership
Since the very beginning, Democratic Congressman Dennis Kucinich from Ohio has opposed the war in Iraq. In 2002, he asked: “The American people want to know what will the use of force in Iraq cost and how will it be paid for?”
Everything Kucinich predicted turned out to be accurate. Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11 and had no weapons of mass destruction. Iraq had no intention or capability of attacking us, but we preemptively attacked them.
Rep. Kucinich is calling upon members of the House of Representatives to cut off future funding for the war and force Bush to bring our troops home. He insists voters put Democrats in power for that purpose. Kucinich wants his Democratic colleagues, who are now the majority, to vote against the next appropriations bill, which would allow the war to continue through the end of Bush’s term. In October, $70 billion was appropriated for the war, which should be used to bring our troops home.
Kucinich finds it illogical to appropriate even more money to keep them in Iraq for another two years, when everyone agrees the war cannot be won militarily. Democrats have to realize it’s not credible to simultaneously say that you oppose the war in Iraq and continue to fund it. Kucinich is trying to save the Democratic Party from making a tremendous mistake, because appropriating more funds to continue the war would be buying into Bush’s unwinnable war.
American needs a leader with foresight, because that's what leadership is all about. It’s time for Democratic candidates for president to stand up and begin showing leadership.
Kucinich voted for Nancy Pelosi to be Speaker of the House and expects her to build support in Congress to bring our troops home. He insists that those politicians, who continue to vote to fund the war, shouldn’t be telling the American people they're opposed to the war, while bemoaning the plight of the troops.
Everything Kucinich predicted turned out to be accurate. Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11 and had no weapons of mass destruction. Iraq had no intention or capability of attacking us, but we preemptively attacked them.
Rep. Kucinich is calling upon members of the House of Representatives to cut off future funding for the war and force Bush to bring our troops home. He insists voters put Democrats in power for that purpose. Kucinich wants his Democratic colleagues, who are now the majority, to vote against the next appropriations bill, which would allow the war to continue through the end of Bush’s term. In October, $70 billion was appropriated for the war, which should be used to bring our troops home.
Kucinich finds it illogical to appropriate even more money to keep them in Iraq for another two years, when everyone agrees the war cannot be won militarily. Democrats have to realize it’s not credible to simultaneously say that you oppose the war in Iraq and continue to fund it. Kucinich is trying to save the Democratic Party from making a tremendous mistake, because appropriating more funds to continue the war would be buying into Bush’s unwinnable war.
American needs a leader with foresight, because that's what leadership is all about. It’s time for Democratic candidates for president to stand up and begin showing leadership.
Kucinich voted for Nancy Pelosi to be Speaker of the House and expects her to build support in Congress to bring our troops home. He insists that those politicians, who continue to vote to fund the war, shouldn’t be telling the American people they're opposed to the war, while bemoaning the plight of the troops.
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