Miller takes the hawkish hardline on national security, having voted in favor of the most recent Ukraine supplemental bill (which allotted several billion for Taiwan and Israel too) and being among the minority of Republicans who voted against the Biggs-FISA amendment for that bill, which would have prevented “warrantless searches on Americans”. The amendment failed in a tie (212–212), meaning one member could have changed the outcome.
Miller also called for Gaza to be turned into a “parking lot” at the start of the Gaza conflict:
In his letter challenging Miller to debate, Kucinich made these issues a sticking point. He wrote: “The escalating wars in the Middle East and Europe threaten to plunge us into the abyss of World War 3. In this critical moment in our nation's history, it is our duty to engage in open and honest discourse about the path forward.”
Kucinich ran for president in 2004 as a staunch opponent of the Iraq War — introducing 35 articles of impeachment against former President George Bush — and later criticized former President Barack Obama following the 2011 military intervention in Libya.
