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On the recordJuly 27, 2010
Wake up, America. WikiLeaks' release of secret war documents gave us 92,000 reasons to end the wars. Pick one. Wake up, America. Main Street is falling apart, businesses have closed, bankruptcies abound, people are losing their jobs, their homes, losing their retirement security, the middle class is falling apart, workers' rights are not being protected, the government's out of money. There's not even money for childhood nutrition. Wake up, America. There's unlimited money for war, money for a corrupt government in Afghanistan. When U.S. money is not going to the Karzai mob's personal use, it goes to help the Taliban kill our troops. There's money for a corrupt government in Pakistan, which helps the Taliban in Afghanistan kill our troops. Meanwhile, our troops are committing suicide in record numbers. Wake up, America. How can we solve the world's problems if we can't solve our own problems here at home?
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Dennis Kucinich
Independent · Ohio
Source
govinfo.gov
Jul 27, 2010

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Kucinich addresses the impact of war spending on domestic issues and calls for an end to the wars.

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