Kucinich Calls for Cutting Off Iraq War Funds
It was only a matter of time before one of the anti-war liberals made this suggestion. They are convinced they were elected to end the war in Iraq, and despite warnings from experts including the US Commander in the Middle East that a timetable withdrawal would be devestating they have their mind set and control of the purse strings. It seems a bi-partisan effort towards a solution is not of interest to many of the Dems. Only complete surrender will satisfy. And so enters Kucinich.
Congressman Kucinich called Wednesday for cutting off funding of the Iraq war, as the surest way out of Iraq. His statements were made in an interview by Democracy Now!’s Amy Goodman.
“I want to say that there’s one solution here, and it’s not to engage in a debate with the President, who has taken us down a path of disaster in Iraq, but it’s for Congress to assume the full power that it has under the Constitution to cut off funds. We don’t need to keep indulging in this debate about what to do, because as long as we keep temporizing, the situation gets worse in Iraq.
“We have to determine that the time has come to cut off funds. There’s enough money in the pipeline to achieve the orderly withdrawal that Senator McGovern is talking about. But cut off funds, we must. That’s the ultimate power of the Congress, the power of the purse. That’s how we’ll end this war, and that’s the only way we’re going to end this war.
“We need to shift our direction.”
“We have to take a whole new approach. We’re spending over $400 billion a year, money that’s also needed for healthcare, for education, for job creation, for seniors. We have to take a new look at this. We need to be a strong country, but strength isn’t only military. Strength is also the economic strength of the people, their chance to have good neighborhoods. We spend more money than all the countries of the world put together for the military.
This “new” approach is all a part of America’s “new direction.” The direction of cut, run, and surrender as quickly as possible.
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