Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis John Kucinichis an American politician. A former U.S. Representative from Ohio, serving from 1997 to 2013, he was also a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2004 and 2008 Presidential elections...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth8 October 1946
CountryUnited States of America
skills iraq america
Dialogue is good, America used to talk to Iraq all the time. Members of Congress don't have any special skill in weapons inspection. However, if members could be accompanied by weapons inspection experts, that could be a step in the right direction.
war mass-destruction iraq
I said in October of 2008 that there was no proof that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction or had the intention or capability of attacking the United States. Here we are. Almost 4,700 troops died, tens of thousands injured, over a million Iraqis dead. It will cost $5 trillion in the end for the war.
wall oil iraq
Wake up America! The insurance companies took over health care! Wake up America! The pharmaceutical companies took over drug pricing! Wake up America! The speculators took over Wall Street! Wake up America! They want your Social Security! Wake up America! Multinational corporations took over our trade policies! Wake up America! We went into Iraq for oil! WAKE UP AMERICA!
iraq united-states doe
Iraq does not pose an imminent threat to the United States of any of its neighboring nations.
home iraq community
The United States must reach out to the world community with a new plan to stabilize Iraq, bring U.N. peacekeepers in, and bring U.S. troops home.
talking oil iraq
When you're talking about Iraq and oil, you're talking about a mess, no matter who's in charge.
attacking capacity degraded fact great intention iraq mass matter nation role states united weapons
The fact of the matter is we went after Iraq for oil. And the fact of the matter is that the United States has degraded our role as a great nation by attacking this nation that had no capacity to attack the United States and no intention of doing so, that didn't have anything to do with 9/11, didn't have weapons of mass destruction.
ability ensuring fact funds general ground handle honest iraq months priorities questions raises role serious six spending vital war
Inspectors general play a vital role in ensuring that taxpayers' funds are used properly, ... The fact that the DOD has not had an IG on the ground in Iraq for at least six months raises serious questions about the DOD's priorities and their ability to handle the war spending in an honest and transparent way.
belong protect reason tax
The WTO, as long as we belong to it, will not let us protect the jobs, ... This is the reason why we have outsourcing going on right now. We can't tax it. We can't put tariffs on it.
country dollars intelligence manipulate taxpayers whether
The taxpayers of this country have a right to know whether or not their tax dollars were, or are, being used to manipulate the news, falsify intelligence or mislead the public.
gives people staying whether
To me, it isn't just about whether I win. It's about whether the American people win. By staying in this campaign, it gives the people a voice.
america leader peace
If America is to live in peace, it must be the leader in peace by rejoining the world community,
happened privilege serving
I happened to have the privilege of serving in Congress. It will be 16 years at the end of this term. And I think I made a difference here on important issues.
casualties cost faced half thousands trillion
Today we're faced with over 500 casualties, a cost of over $200 billion. And it could rise - the casualties could go into thousands and the cost could go over half a trillion - if we stay there for years.