Dennis Kucinich - 2008 Dem Debate Flashback

[What Would Jesus Do?]

As the only one on this stage who actually voted against the war, and voted 100 percent of the time against funding the war, I have a rather unique perspective.

I've introduced legislation, H.R. 1234, which is the plan to end the Iraq war. To me, it is fairly astonishing to have Democrats who took back the power of the House and the Senate in 2006 to stand on this stage and tell the American people that this war will continue to 2013 and perhaps past that.

I want everyone to know -- I want the American people to know -- that I've been on this from the beginning and I know that we can get out of there three months after I take office or after the new president takes office if one is determined to do that.

And I want to make it clear that the plan includes ending the occupation; closing the bases; bringing the troops home; setting in motion a program of reconciliation, not partition, between the Sunnis, the Shiites and the Kurds; having an honest reconstruction program; having a program of reparations; and giving the people of Iraq full control over their oil, which currently most of the people on this stage have said should be privatized in one way, shape or form.

 

[cigaretteman]

Sounds good, but much easier said than done, unfortunately.

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

Sounds good, but much easier said than done, unfortunately.

You have to actually want to do it.

This is my main problem with some of Hillary's attacks on Bernie. She says he won't be able to do what he says, whereas she will.

The problem with that is that Hillary does not believably want to do the same things Bernie wants to do.

So while it's perfectly reasonable to ask whether Bernie can accomplish all his goals, if you like those goals, why would you vote someone who won't even be trying to do those things?