Dennis Kucinich in 2007 Virtual Town Hall on Iraq, sponsored by MoveOn.org

On Homeland Security: Treaties on nuclear, bio & chem non-proliferation

As President, I'll have the US participate in the non-proliferation treaty. Our goal will be to get rid of all nuclear weapons. We'll fully participate in the biological weapons convention, the chemical weapons convention, the small arms treaty, the land mines treaty. We will join the international criminal court, and we'll sign the, as I mentioned, we'll sign the Kyoto climate change treaty, and in doing that, we'll help affirm international law and international cooperation.

We need to have a President in a position of embracing the world community. We're going to have to put away this approach of aggression. And I'm the only one in this race who not only opposed the war, but has consistently voted against funding the war which is the way the war keeps going, and I think because of that, I'll have the credibility in the international community to be able to build the bridges that will result in a new type of diplomacy.

Source: Virtual Town Hall on Iraq, sponsored by MoveOn.org Apr 10, 2007

On War & Peace: Insurgency in Iraq is being fueled by US occupation

Q: What is the best and fastest way to end the war in Iraq?

A: The best and fastest way to end the war in Iraq is to adopt my plan which is embodied in H.R. 1234. It's a plan to end the war in Iraq and it begins with an understanding that the insurgency in Iraq is being fueled by the United States occupation, and that once the US declares its intentions to withdraw US troops and close military bases, that's the point at which we can engage the world community.

Source: Virtual Town Hall on Iraq, sponsored by MoveOn.org Apr 10, 2007

On War & Peace: New direction in Iraq, and that direction is out

We need to take a new direction in Iraq, and that direction is out. If you would look back at the history of this engagement, you'll see that I was the one who stood up in Congress and warned not to go to Iraq. You'll see that I did an extensive analysis back in October 2002 which proved chapter and verse that the President had no right to take this country to war.

I've shown the wisdom and the judgment and the clarity right from the start about not going to war, about voting against each and every appropriation for the war, which as we know, keeps the war going, and having a plan for peace, not only having a plan for peace with Iraq, but having a plan for peace with Iran, of peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians. I'm not just the peace candidate, but I'm the person who's demonstrated the practical understanding of the necessity of working for peace at all times, and that's what my plan, H.R. 1234, accomplishes.

Source: Virtual Town Hall on Iraq, sponsored by MoveOn.org Apr 10, 2007

On War & Peace: Bring in UN troops, and pay reparations to Iraq

My Iraq plan in H.R. 1234 includes: stop the funding and the occupation, withdraw the troops as you close the bases, create a parallel process which involves the United Nations, move peace-keeping troops in, as our troops leave, and have the simultaneous return of all US contractors.

We should be providing funding for that UN mission, at least 50% of the troops should come from Muslim nations, and should remain there until the Iraq government is capable of having its own security. We have to have a program of reconciliation between the Shiites, the Sunnis and the Kurds. the US occupation prevents that from happening. We should not partition Iraq.

We need a program of reparations. The Iraqi people have had enormous destruction to their lives, to their property, and the US has a moral obligation to repair that bridge. We need to have a serious reparation program that addresses the fact that perhaps as many as a million innocent civilians have been killed.

Source: Virtual Town Hall on Iraq, sponsored by MoveOn.org Apr 10, 2007

The above quotations are from Virtual Town Hall on Iraq, sponsored by MoveOn.org, inviting top dozen Democratic and Republican presidential contenders, April 10, 2007. Click here for a profile of Dennis Kucinich. Click here for Dennis Kucinich on all issues.
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