[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 11397]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      AMERICA NEEDS TO LEAVE IRAQ

  (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, we must get out of Iraq. But getting out 
of Iraq is not enough, because the same thinking that led us to Iraq, 
the addiction to war and fear, the misunderstanding of the nature of 
power, the belief that might makes right can lead us into Iran, into 
Syria, and put us at odds with Russia and China.
  The war on terror has become a war of error. We attacked a nation 
that did not attack us. By pursuing policies based on lies, we have 
separated ourselves from the world. We must reconnect with the world 
with our hearts as well as our heads, with the intention of preserving 
not only our security, but future of all humanity.
  Getting out of Iraq is not enough. This is a call for a new role for 
America in the world, a call for America to put aside unilateralism and 
interventionism, a call for an America which practices cooperation 
instead of confrontation.
  There is a place for American leadership. Leading the way in 
diplomacy instead of armaments, leading the way in nuclear abolition 
and climate protection. The world is waiting for an America which leads 
by example instead of reaction. The world is waiting for an America to 
rise up with a new commitment to truth and justice, to truth and 
reconciliation, to truth and compassion.

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