[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7398]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           PREPARE FOR PEACE

  (Mr. KUCINICH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, if you want peace, you prepare for peace. 
If you want war, you prepare for war.
  The NDAA prepares for war against Iran. It calls for pre-positioning 
planes, bombs, ships, munitions, and for naval maneuvers in the Strait 
of Hormuz. This is not about defense; this is about offense.
  I was a third-string quarterback on a not-very-good varsity football 
team, and I knew the difference and know the difference between defense 
and offense.
  We're preparing to go on offense against Iran, which does not have 
nuclear weapons and has no intention or real capability to attack the 
United States. We're about to make the same disastrous mistake we made 
against Iraq.
  This bill does not explicitly authorize war, perhaps, but that's 
beside the point. It's licensing it. It sets the stage for it in an 
election year.
  Wake up, Congress.

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