Kucinich Appeals to Bush to Rethink Escalation

[helderheid]

As 25 More US Troops Die in Iraq on Saturday, Kucinich Appeals to Bush to Rethink Escalation

Washington DC (Jan. 21) - US Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (Dem. OH) today called upon President Bush to rethink his policy of escalation in Iraq in the wake of the deaths of 25 more US servicemen in Iraq on Saturday, 12 in a helicopter crash and 5 in combat in Karbala. The deaths marked the third highest number of combat related US mortalities in Iraq on any given day since the start of the war. The President is preparing 21,500 more troops to send to the region to quell the rising insurgency.

"The President must see that emerging events argue strongly against an escalation. This is the time for an honest reappraisal, not a headlong surge over a cliff. The Administration is sending a procession of troops to their deaths on a mission impossible for a cause improbable. It is urgent that the President change his direction and begin to deescalate the war and bring our troops home alive," Kucinich said.

Last week Kucinich presented Congress with a 12-point plan which called for the United States to end the occupation, withdraw all troops and close all military bases in Iraq, simultaneous with reaching out to the world community for help in building an international security and peacekeeping force in Iraq.

"When the US indicates a new policy which renounces the occupation and unilateralism, the world will be ready to help." Kucinich said.

Dear Friends,

Congress must stop funding the war. The money is there right now to bring the troops home and to set the rest of my plan in motion, which would stabilize Iraq and set the stage for peace in the region.

My plan is the only plan that has been presented by a member of congress which can be implemented quickly and facilitate the rapid withdraw of our troops.

It is time for congress to step up with constitutional responsibility to bring an end to the war. Unfortunately, every other member of congress who is running for president, who now says he or she opposes the war, have actually voted to fund it 100% of the time. It is simply not credible for anyone to say that he or she opposes the war, yet votes to fund it. Join me on the 27th of January at the peace march in Washington DC.

Thank you,

Dennis J Kucinich

Please support Dennis's work by making a contribution at http://kucinich.us/contribute, and by forwarding this message widely.

[halobeam]

1. I LOVE this man's position.

I still have a lot to learn about him, but have been actively researching him more as of late, and I'm liking everything I see.

[helderheid]

2. Dennis is fantastic. I was honored to meet him a couple times. Check THIS out:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2269919

ANNOUNCEMENT: "Introduced, 20 co-sponsors HR 6200 -paper ballots, hand counted, results posted at precinct. This bill came from this movement.


When asked why he was one of the few Democrats to take the elections issue seriously, Kucinich shot back "The exception to the rule proves there's a new rule" and got a huge round of applause.

"One of the most important meetings going on in this state maybe the country." Referring to "We Count 2006"

Two issues I hear about constantly:

- denial of access to health care 50 million Americans without health care...
Conyers-Kucinich Bill
- equal interest - "people are deeply concerned about the election process."



"You're holding the light of democracy for the whole country."

"our ability to have control over our institutions" is at risk when the procedures of elections are
controlled...

Referring to Ohio's disastrous 2004 election he said "We understand why there is such great concern"

Without free and fair elections, "everything is at risk...a cause that's so important, it's a measure of the courage of the people" who call attention to the problem.

"We have a mission to make sure that elections are on the level."

"There are lingering questions about the 2004 election and there ought to be."

"Even verified voter paper trails are not an adequate solution to safeguarding our elections."

"Distrust is a form of disenfranchisement....electoin integrity ... voters have a right to know that the vote cast of for the candidate that they selected.

ANNOUNCEMENT: "Introduced, 20 co-sponsors HR 6200 -paper ballots, hand counted, results posted at precinct. This bill came from this movement.

[TahitiNut]

3. Kucinich is one of the very few voices of sanity in Congress.

He's also the only voice that's been consistently sane for the last six years. It's appalling proof of the depths of corruption and cynicism to which our nation has plunged that people, the majority of whom who claim to have the goals he aptly maps paths towards, deny the viability of his candidacy - the one person embracing the whole spectrum of policies that favor 98% of The People.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

4. A waste of breath, Dennis

GWB is not listening.

The note to Congress is good, keep it going.