Rep. Dennis Kucinich

Kucinich Forces Congress to Debate Afghanistan

Robert Naiman
March 8, 2010

Take Action: Tell Congress – Support debate of the Afghan War

Published by Common Dreams.

On Thursday, Ohio Representative Dennis Kucinich introduced H. Con Res. 248, a privileged resolution with 16 original cosponsors that will require the House of Representatives to debate whether to continue the war in Afghanistan. Debate on the resolution is expected early next week.

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Kucinich Announces Introduction of Privileged Resolution to End Afghan War

March 3, 2010, Washington, DC

Take Action: Tell Congress Support the Kucinich privileged resolution to debate the Afghan War

Millions of Americans have no healthcare, and the economy continues to bleed jobs and generate foreclosures—yet there’s still money for war. The Afghan War is now the second longest war in US history—it’s time for an open debate on ending US involvement. On the eve of introduction, by Rep. Dennis Kucinich, of a privileged resolution to debate the Afghan War, Congressman Kucinich recorded this message (select the second recording) to PDA members. Please contact your member of Congress to co-sponsor the Kucinich privileged resolution.

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Rep. Kucinich Rebukes Obama: "Once We Believe In The Inevitability Of War, War Becomes A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy."

Following a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives, Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today released the following statement:

“Yesterday, our president mused about the inevitability of war, war’s instrumentality in the pursuit of peace and just wars. It is important for us to reflect on his words, because once we believe in the inevitability of war, war becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Once we are committed to war’s instrumentality in pursuit of peace, we begin the Orwellian journey to the semantic netherworld where War IS Peace, where the momentum of war overwhelms hopes for peace. And once we wrap doctrines perpetuating war in the arms of justice, we can easily legitimate the wholesale slaughter of innocents. The war against Iraq was based on lies. Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan are based on flawed doctrines of counter-insurgency. War is often not just; sometimes it is just war. And our ability to rethink the terms of our existence, to explore the possibility of peace without war, may well determine whether we end war, or war ends us.”

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