In Support of House Resolution 505 (on WHIG)
Kucinich gave the following speech in Congress on November 8, 2005:
"Mr. Speaker, tomorrow, the House International Relations Committee will hear a resolution of inquiry into the White House Iraq Group.
"A White House task force was organized in August of 2002, 7 months before the invasion of Iraq, with the objective of marketing a war in Iraq to the Congress and the American people. The group consisted of advisers to the President and Vice President, including Rove, Libby, and Rice.
"According to the Washington Post, the White House Iraq Group produced white papers that provided 'gripping images and stories,' and used 'literary license' with intelligence; I might add, intelligence that was later proved false. These memos served as the basis for talking points for the President and his advisers.
"The intelligence used in the White House Iraq Group's white papers included the false claim that Iraq had sought uranium from Niger, as well as the claim that the high-strength aluminum tubes Iraq purchased from China were to be used for the sole purpose of building centrifuges to enrich uranium.
"This White House Iraq Group was putting out lies to the American people. The Congress needs to find out what happened. Tomorrow, we can find out in International Relations.
"Support House Resolution 505."
[Ed. note: H. Res. 505 had 103 cosponsors as of November 8. However, on November 9 the House International Relations Committee, made up of 27 Republicans and 23 Democrats, narrowly defeated H. Res. 505 in a 25-23 vote.]
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