Kucinich: "... an attempt to deceive Americans into yet another war"

[G_j]

http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/08/16/3201/

Published on Thursday, August 16, 2007 by The Nation

“An Attempt to Deceive Americans Into Yet Another War”
by John Nichols

Dennis Kucinich may not be a front runner in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.

But the congressman from Cleveland has succeeded in distinguishing himself from the other contenders when it speaking those truths that are self-evident.

And in an era of mass delusion and denial on the party of leaders in both major political parties, stating the obvious can be a radical act.

Such is the case with Kucinich appropriate answer to the latest move by the Bush-Cheney administration to ramp up hostilities with Iran. That move — the unprecedented attempt to label Iran’s 125,000-strong Republican Guard as a “specially designated global terrorist” group — is, as the congressman says “nothing more than an attempt to deceive Americans into yet another war — this time with Iran.”

No one who has paid even the slightest attention to the Bush-Cheney administration’s approach to Middle East affairs can doubt that Kucinich is right. Yet, his is a lonely voice of clarity amid the din of Democratic obfuscation that aids and abets this White House’s worst instincts.


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[spindoctor]

1. If he wasn't stuck at 1% I might just vote for him

If somehow he could ... distinguish himself from the other candidates ... then maybe ...

Nahhhh, I want to be in the winning camp.

[MadHound]

2. Yep, once again Kucinich is the only Dem candidate coming out and offering Bushco real opposition

The rest of the field might make pious mouthings, but continue to aid and abet Bushco in their crimes. Kucinich has been right in his positions for years now, a record that is truly amazing. But instead, the corporations and party leaders continue to push the corporate candidates, the ones who are compromised, who are bought and paid for. Rather than being the party of the average person, these actions only confirm that the Democratic party is now the party of the rich and elite, though it still continues to mouth odes to the working man. But as we can see, it is the rare Democrat who is willing to speak the truth. The fact that Kucinich is the only one willing to do so in the election cycle automatically makes him the best candidate in the field. Sadly, he will be outspent, outshouted, and called crazy, all for speaking the truth. Amazing how that corporate money will erode peoples' ethics, values and common sense.

[kitty44]

3. Exactly!

Couldn't have said it better myself.

I was for Kucinich in 2004 and will be again in 2008.

Everyone else is an empty shirt.