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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-03 04:13 PM
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Kucinich: U.S. troops should leave Iraq
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Now that Saddam Hussein has been captured, it's the perfect time for U.S. troops to leave Iraq, presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich said Sunday.

Ohio Congressman Kucinich, who has voiced opposition to the war from the beginning, called for the United States to pull out of Iraq and leave the oil, reconstruction contracts and the future of Iraq's government to the United Nations.
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Kucinich also spoke briefly concerning the ABC television network's decision to pull its "embedded" reporter from Kucinich's campaign. Kucinich was told of the decision Wednesday, the day after a televised debate in New Hampshire at which the candidate took issue with moderator Ted Koppel for avoiding campaign topics and instead questioning the candidates about "endorsements, money and polls."

"What right does major corporate media have to tell you these are your candidates?" Kucinich asked. "The American people are looking for candidates who stand up to corporate America. It is not appropriate for the media to tell the people of the United States that these are your candidates and these are not."
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no name no slogan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-03 04:15 PM
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1. No better time than the present
Get the UN in, get the US out. The sooner the better!

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surfermaw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-04 11:13 AM
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12. Im with you Dennis ..UN in Troops Out
Yes.
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corporatewhore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-03 04:25 PM
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2. Support our Troops
vote kucinich (or sharpton)
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goodhue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-03 04:33 PM
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3. yes
Lets bring our troops home now.
http://www.bringthemhomenow.org/
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OrAnarch Donating Member (433 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-03 04:44 PM
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4. kucinich is clueless
Edited on Mon Dec-15-03 04:44 PM by OrAnarch
Our oil is still under their sand! Duh! :)
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-03 04:54 PM
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5. LOL!
You're so right. All the 'we can't cut and run' BS is predicated on kneeling at the altar of corporate cashola. We would never offend those who lobby us so generously, could we? (that's the royal 'we')

I heard a congressman call Diane Rehm's show on Friday ... he said that Bu$hCo had gone to a LOT of trouble to ensure that the money the taxpayers forked over for Iraq's reconstruction (and we know where that's going) would be a gift and not a loan. He then pointed out that we are now going around and imploring everyone to forgive Iraq's debts. Well... not everyone.

It seems that Saudi Arabia is not being asked to forgive any loans. And if I remember what he said correctly, they own Iraq's largest loans. So if he was right, that means that we taxpayers funded Iraq's ability to repay Saudi Arabia.

WTF?!
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OrAnarch Donating Member (433 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-03 05:05 PM
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6. yes
"All the 'we can't cut and run' BS is predicated on kneeling at the altar of corporate cashola."


And get ready to hear that and "running will only embolden the terrorist" crap for the next 5 years or so, till our copters frantically lift out of Bahgdad.


Other than stealing resources, the only thing left to do is stablize the country, which isn't going to be done by any white english speaking organizations (US, UN, NATO). People are dreaming to think that. Its time to pull out not cause "we" are running, but to pursue a solution which is actually going to produce the most good for the most people (if only we were altruistic, but such isn't so).
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-03 07:22 PM
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7. Most certainly
"Its time to pull out not cause "we" are running, but to pursue a solution which is actually going to produce the most good for the most people (if only we were altruistic, but such isn't so)."

It's time to give Iraq a chance to become what it wants. After all, England and the US have been bossing them since... what... 1918? Before?
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LWolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-03 08:42 PM
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8. Hey! This is good news!
:think:

Finding Saddam means we can just come home and save that $87 billion. No need to spend it all over there. Mission accomplished!

Right? Mr. President? Right?
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dpbrown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-02-04 02:59 PM
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9. A kick for world peace!
https://www.kucinich.us/contribute.php

The BFEE is the problem - Kucinich is the answer.

Dan Brown
Saint Paul, Minnesota
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Zomby Woof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-09-04 12:48 AM
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10. ZombyKick
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goodhue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-04 03:37 AM
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11. no doubt
5 more killed today
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Poseidon Donating Member (87 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-26-04 12:26 PM
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13. Thank god
THANK GOD SOMEONE IS SAYING THIS!
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