Kucinich On The New UN Resolution
The following is a press release from October 15, 2003, by Kucinich's office in Congress
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Kucinich On The New UN Resolution
Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich, Co-Chair of the Progressive Caucus, issued the following statement on the proposed new UN resolution:
"The new resolution that the United States is seeking approval from the United Nations Security Council today on Iraq is a step in the wrong direction and does not serve the interests of the American public. This resolution endorses the U.S. occupation of Iraq and sets no set time for the withdrawal of U.S. troops.
"The United States cannot possibly secure the peace in Iraq if we continue to occupy the country. Our continued presence will only escalate the hatred and violence by allowing Al Qaeda, and other fundamentalist militants, to use U.S. soldiers as targets. By supporting this resolution, France, Germany, Russia and China are enabling the United States to continue to cause great harm to the people of Iraq and the United States. It will only allow for a prolonged occupation that will cost billions of dollars to American taxpayers, further escalate anti-American sentiment, and will lead to increased deaths of American soldiers.
"What a new UN resolution should provide for is the deployment of a multinational force under UN mandate to keep the peace in Iraq while the interim Iraqi government receives UN support and a new Iraqi government is elected. The United States should then phase out U.S. troops as UN peacekeepers are installed."
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