Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich

  • The United States’ Foreign Policy Boomerang
    Oct 22, 2012  - Tonight’s presidential debate will focus on foreign policy. As we listen to Democratic and Republican presidential candidates it is worth saying that a thoughtful foreign policy isn’t about who can drop the most bombs. Consider the case of Libya. In the midst of a civil war, Gaddafi made terrible th... More
  • “Imagine: America Trillions Richer, Our Sons and Daughters Returned to Us, America at Peace in the Middle East with Moral Standing to Lead the World”
    Oct 3, 2012  - The official anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq War falls on the day the first bombs dropped: March 20, 2003. But for those of us who served in the United States Congress who cast a vote to decide life or death for millions of people, the tenth anniversary begins today. Ten years ago today, Co... More
  • Iraq: Ten Years, a Million Lives and Trillions of Dollars Later
    Oct 2, 2012  - Ten years ago today the debate over the Iraq War came to Congress in the form of a resolution promoted by the Bush Administration. The war in Iraq will cost the United States as much as $5 trillion. It played a role in spurring the global financial crisis. Four thousand, four hundred, eighty eight A... More
  • Drop the “Bomb Park”
    Sep 28, 2012  - A bipartisan coalition in Congress, at my urging, recently defeated legislation that would authorize up to $21,000,000 of taxpayer’s money to build a series of parks in honor of the Manhattan Project, the project that resulted in the development of the atomic bomb. Supporters of the “Bomb Park” have... More
  • Congressman Dennis Kucinich’s Address to Congress “International Policy: Its Relationship to the Domestic Economy”
    Sep 7, 2011  - Good evening. Tonight I wish to speak to this Congress and to my fellow Americans about international policy and its relation to the domestic economy. I will advocate a new direction America must take in the world so that we can meet the needs of our people here at home. For the past decade we have ... More
  • An Open Letter to Residents of Nagasaki, Japan
    Apr 18, 2007  - My Dear Friends:I write to you to offer my heartfelt condolences and prayers upon the death of Iccho Itoh, Mayor of Nagasaki, and I mourn with your country during this difficult time.I am proud to have called Mayor Itoh a colleague in the quest for a more peaceful world, and I have long been an admi... More