[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8145]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       WHY ARE WE STILL IN 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, with this House on the threshold of 
granting the President $183 billion to continue the war in Iraq long 
past his term, it's an appropriate time to ask why are we still in 
Iraq, especially since the Democratic leadership promised the American 
people, 2 years ago, that if they voted Democrat, we'd move to end the 
war. Why are we still in Iraq?
  Why are we still in Iraq? Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11, with al 
Qaeda's role in 9/11. Iraq didn't have weapons of mass destruction. Why 
have we lost 4,000 of our finest troops? Why have we seen tens of 
thousands of Americans injured? Why have we seen over a million 
innocent Iraqis killed?
  The war is based on lies. The Bible says, you shall know the truth 
and the truth shall set you free. We need to start telling the truth 
here on this floor about the war in Iraq. And we need to end the war, 
end the occupation, close the bases, bring our troops home. Why are we 
still in Iraq?
  This is a wake-up call for the American people. This is a wake-up 
call for the Congress. This is a wake-up call to stand for the truth.

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