Rep. Kucinich (D-OH) On Cutting The War Funds

   This following tidbit was posted on Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH)  website back on December 21,2006.

    As we all await word on what 'The Decider' will do as far as adding more troops to the Iraq fiasco, I thought that this should be read. This article deals with the funding of this war and the fact that we should not give Bush any more funding for this joke.

The Original

Washington, Dec 21, 2006 - WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 21) — Congress Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH) issued the following statement today in response to calls by the Pentagon for an additional $99.7 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan:

“Congress needs to reject the military’s request for an additional $99.7 billion and use the money that is in the pipeline to bring our troops home now. Not one more dime should be given to the Administration’s failed and misguided war.

“On October 1, Congress appropriated $70 billion for the Iraq war. The war in Iraq has already cost $350 billion. Appropriating additional Iraq war funds will perpetuate the war, not bring it to an end.

“We are not winning in Iraq, even the President now concedes this. And we will not win by military force.

“Gen. Abizaid has repeatedly opposed a troop surge in Iraq on the basis that the surge would only increase Iraq’s dependence on Americans. It seems that the Commander-in-Chief, who has repeatedly claimed that he will listen to the American generals, is turning a deaf ear to his top commanders’ advice.

“Top military commanders have expressed apprehension that a short-term troop surge would only bring a brief break to the violence -- or none at all. They worry that rushing thousands more American troops to the battlefield could prompt Iraqis to slow their efforts to take control of their own country.

“Congress must reject requests by the Administration for an additional $99.7 billion and listen to what top military commanders have been saying. They have opposed sending more forces without a concise mission. The Administration’s ambiguous aims and slogans do not amount to a defined purpose.

“The winning strategy will be diplomacy. Diplomacy can only be achieved through conversation. That conversation is with the leaders of the nations of the region, including Iran and Syria. That conversation needs to begin now.

“The only course in Iraq is out. The Administration needs to heed the advice of the Iraq Study Group, the American people and its own military commanders. Use the money that is in the pipeline to bring our troops home now."

    Here is an interview that Rep. Kucinich  had with Truthdig  which was posted on Nov.18,2006.

    It seems that we do have at least one Democrat in office who has some common sense! This is the only way for us to get out of Iraq.

 

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The Spoils Of War-OIL

   From The Independent

"By 2010 we will need [a further] 50 million barrels a day. The Middle East, with two-thirds of the oil and the lowest cost, is still where the prize lies"

Dick Cheney; US Vice-President, 1999

"The oil of the Iraqi people... is their wealth. We did not [invade Iraq] for oil "

Colin Powell; Press briefing, 10 July 2003

     Read Here

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    It is reported that our esteemed Western oil companies are set to get a very big chunk of the Iraqi oil profits for at least the next 30 years. They would be allowed to take 75% of the profit for this 30 year period to cover their drilling cost and so forth.   BULLSHIT!

      I simply do not have to much to say about this as most of us have known what this war is really about anyway.

   I will say this though. We have lost 3,011 troops to Iraq thus far. Bush is going to send more of our people to die for this oil which he and Exxon, Shell and the rest all want.

    It is time for Nancy Pelosi and the rest of the Democrats to cut the funding for all of this bullshit! NOW!

 

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