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Dennis Kucinich: “I'm maintaining that our government, the United States, has really not been for dialogue so as to try to bring all the…”

On the recordMay 20, 2008
I'm maintaining that our government, the United States, has really not been for dialogue so as to try to bring all the parties together. We have pursued a path that has been quite narrow and that, in effect, keeps the conflict going. So I have concerns about that. I would agree that Mr. Siniora is trying to do everything he can, but I also think that he's limited to what he can do because of the parameters that he has to work within in order to keep the confidence of the administration in Washington, DC. And that's my concern. So this resolution, I don't think, really addresses the much deeper need for dialogue within Lebanon by the Lebanese instead of the United States injecting its point of view and its mandate onto Lebanon.
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Dennis Kucinich
Independent · Ohio

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Discussing U.S. involvement and the need for dialogue in Lebanon.

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