[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 65 (Tuesday, May 23, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H3024]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      WAR WITH IRAN NOT INEVITABLE

  (Mr. KUCINICH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, war with Iran is not inevitable if the 
U.S. is ready to lead the way with honest, patient negotiations. 
However, this administration seems intent on war with Iran. The 
administration is ignoring any diplomatic initiatives which could set 
the stage for talks to end the confrontation and the escalation.
  The administration is seeking to isolate Iran from the international 
community and threatens to punish nations which try to intervene to end 
the crisis. The administration is ratcheting up fears in Europe over a 
first strike nuclear capability, which Iran does not have.
  Dozens of Members of Congress have now signed a letter to the 
President urging the United States to open up talks with Iran. Foreign 
policy experts such as Henry Kissinger, Zbigniew Brzezinski and 
Madeleine Albright are urging negotiations.
  President Kennedy once said in his inaugural, ``We should not 
negotiate out of fear, but we should never fear to negotiate.'' We must 
make a new beginning and begin talks with Iran. War is not inevitable. 
Peace is inevitable, if we are ready to work for it.

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