Dennis Kucinich: “The American people made clear on November 7 that they demand a new direction in Iraq: Out. Bring the troops home. Just…”

“The American people made clear on November 7 that they demand a new direction in Iraq: Out. Bring the troops home. Just 1 month later, they have their answer. President Bush will not bring the troops home. The Iraq Study Group report does not recommend bringing the troops home and ending the occupation. Read the fine print of the report. Only Congress can bring the troops home and keep faith with the American people. The money is there. Just 2 months ago, we appropriated $70 billion for the war. That money should be used to start bringing the troops home now. If Congress gives the President another $130 billion in the spring to keep the war going, we will then be directly responsible for the casualties. Why won't we take responsibility for bringing the troops home? The money is there now to bring the troops home. The American people voted for a new Congress to bring the troops home. We cannot say we are against the war and vote to fund it. We cannot say we are for the troops and vote to keep them in Iraq when the money is there to bring them home now.”