posted on June 10, 2003 01:41:41 PM new
I thought this was interesting and wanted to share:
Kucinich on House Floor: Credibility Gap is Growing
Congressman Dennis Kucinich, leader of Congressional opposition to the Iraq
war, took to the House floor today to continue pressing for the truth about
the Administration's drive to war:
"The credibility gap is growing. First the Administration said the US had to
sweep aside the UN inspections and the UN Security Council because Iraq had
weapons of mass destruction that were an imminent threat. Now, Paul Wolfowitz
says: 'The truth is that for reasons that have a lot to do with the US
government bureaucracy, we settled on the one issue that everyone could agree
on, which was weapons of mass destruction as the core reason.'
"Now their story is changing: Iraq had a weapons 'program,' they say. No
longer weapons of mass destruction, but a program. If this Administration can
fabricate reasons for war after the fact, where will America be headed for
war next?
"Congress must demand accountability for the wanton exercise of war power,
for the loss of life, the destruction of property, the waste of tax dollars
and the damage to America's reputation. Thirty-three members of the House
have now signed the Resolution of Inquiry to demand the White House tell
the truth."
Kucinich's Resolution of Inquiry, demanding the Administration turn over
intelligence to back its pre-war claims about Iraq, was introduced Thursday
and has growing support. It is a privileged resolution and must be voted on
in Committee within 14 legislative days of being introduced.
Cheryl
My religion is simple, my religion is kindness.
--Dalai Llama
posted on June 10, 2003 01:47:57 PM new
As much as I'd like to see it pass, I betcha it never gets out of committee.
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What luck for the leaders that men do not think. - Adolph Hitler
posted on June 10, 2003 01:55:27 PM new
Well, if Kucinich cannot get it to pass, no one can. If he's nothing else, he's tenacious. I've yet to see him back down from a fight and he may have one on his hands now. He's our congressman and we're quite lucky to have him. That's the reason he's always re-elected; he fights for the little guy (and gal, like me)
Cheryl
My religion is simple, my religion is kindness.
--Dalai Llama
