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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRep. Dennis Kucinich discusses his letter to Congress: War Machine Beats the Drums for War with Iran
http://dissentradio.com/radio/12_02_23_kucinich.mp3 (right click, save as)Rep. Dennis Kucinich discusses his letter to Congress, War Machine Beats the Drums for War with Iran, Uses Iraq Play Book; the propaganda efforts that convinced a majority of Americans war with Iran is a good idea; why we need to stand strong for peace and spend tax dollars to rebuild America, not squander them in another foreign war; and Kucinichs Democratic challenger for Congress in Ohios new 9th District.
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http://kucinich.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=281471
Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), who has consistently http://kucinich.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=51243 highlighted the similarities between the march to war in Iraq and the current coverage of Iran, today urged fellow Members of Congress to recognize the parallels.
Kucinich wrote to colleagues to share a recent article in the Huffington Post which documents the similarities. Kucinich wrote, As the U.S. only now begins to extricate itself from devastating military confrontations in Iraq and Afghanistan, we must not allow the United States to be plunged into yet another disastrous war.
The full text of Kucinichs letter follows.
Read the Huffington Post article by Michael Calderone and Joshua Hersh here. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/17/iran-nuclear-iraq-media-coverage_n_1280772.html?view=print&comm_ref=false
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Wait. Havent We Seen This Movie Before?
Stop the Drum Beat for War with Iran
Dear Colleague:
I write to commend your attention to a recent article published in the Huffington Post regarding the parallels between the media coverage on Iran and the lead up to the disastrous U.S. war in Iraq. Almost a decade after a U.S. war in Iraq based on lies, we are treading down a similar and dangerous path with Iran.
As the U.S. only now begins to extricate itself from devastating military confrontations in Iraq and Afghanistan, we must not allow the United States to be plunged into yet another disastrous war. Top members of the U.S. military, including Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and former Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen have warned against a strike on Iran and a lack of dialogue with the country.
Congress and the United Kingdom have passed crippling sanctions on Iran, with many touting them as a last best effort to prevent war with Iran. Yet history does not support that claim. Tensions with Iran are escalating rapidly and it is critical that we do everything necessary to prevent war, not take further steps that would undermine future negotiations. Yet such negotiations will take time. As Trita Parsi, founder and president of the National Iranian American Council recently stated:
Ultimately, the failure of diplomacy between the U.S. and Iran came down to insufficient political will and the atmosphere of mistrust that granted neither side any margin for error. The proposals put on the table may have been flawed; at different points either side may have played for time or sought to delay talks and goodwill measures may not have been reciprocated. But these phenomena do not make U.S.-Iran talks unique; they are common features in almost all negotiations. Talks that succeed do not do so because the proposals are flawless and because both sides play fair. Rather, they succeed because the many flaws associated with the talks are overcome by the political will to reach a solution.
Congress and the media have a responsibility to create the political space needed for sustained diplomatic engagement with Iran. The United States cannot afford to repeat the mistakes it made with the war in Iraq.
Sincerely,
Dennis J. Kucinich
Member of Congress
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Rep. Dennis Kucinich discusses his letter to Congress: War Machine Beats the Drums for War with Iran (Original Post)
stockholmer
Feb 2012
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Oasis_
(254 posts)1. I can't wait for Marcy Kaptur
to be my new Representative. Dennis is nothing but an empty suit who's more concerned with his "image". He's accomplished next to NOTHING for Cleveland and our congressional district.
Good riddance to Kucinich. Marcy Kaptur, on the other hand, is out in the field fighting like hell for her constituents.
Douglas Carpenter
(20,226 posts)2. God Bless Dennis...always a voice for reason and sanity
sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)3. In a sane Congress, they would be turning to the guy who got it all right last time. But that would
mean they were sincere and not owned by Corporate America and the MIC.
They KNOW he is right. How members of Congress speak out either for or against this insanity will help to decide who to support and whose challengers to support in the primary.
K&R for Dennis!
think
(11,641 posts)4. K&R