Dennis Kucinich: “the Book of Ecclesiastes says there is a time for war and a time for peace. This is the time for peace. Now is the time…”

“the Book of Ecclesiastes says there is a time for war and a time for peace. This is the time for peace. Now is the time to stop the disintegration into a worldwide conflict. Now is the time to show the world that the United States is strong enough to be a leader in peace, not war. Now is the time to call for an immediate cessation of violence in the Middle East. Now is the time to commit the United States diplomats to multiparty negotiations with no preconditions. Now is the time to reaffirm our support for Israel by showing leadership and diplomacy. Unilateralism breeds unilateralism. And then the awful dialectic of conflict moves as a force beyond our control and takes its deadly toll. One hundred civilians a day are being killed in Iraq. Things are spinning out of control. The war on terror has become a war of errors. We must bring a halt to this march of folly. Communication is the controlling factor. Diplomacy is the controlling factor. There is a time for war and a time for peace. This is the time for peace. ____________________”