Dennis Kucinich said "the war in Iraq has proven to be counterproductive to our goals in winning the war on terror. It has produced an increase in anti-American sentiment all over the world, an increased presence of al Qaeda inside Iraq, and a greater instability in the region. Every day that we are inside Iraq, the situation gets progressively worse as evidenced by the frequent and more sophisticated attacks on our troops. As a result of the escalating terrorist attacks upon our troops, more Americans have died after the end of combat was announced on May 1. The U.S. occupation of Iraq is counterproductive as it is a contributing cause for instability. We simply cannot help the people of Iraq by continuing this occupation, nor can we tolerate talk of a draft to sustain an occupation. That is why we need to get the U.S. out and the United Nations in." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordNovember 19, 2003

the war in Iraq has proven to be counterproductive to our goals in winning the war on terror. It has produced an increase in anti-American sentiment all over the world, an increased presence of al Qaeda inside Iraq, and a greater instability in the region. Every day that we are inside Iraq, the situation gets progressively worse as evidenced by the frequent and more sophisticated attacks on our troops. As a result of the escalating terrorist attacks upon our troops, more Americans have died after the end of combat was announced on May 1. The U.S. occupation of Iraq is counterproductive as it is a contributing cause for instability. We simply cannot help the people of Iraq by continuing this occupation, nor can we tolerate talk of a draft to sustain an occupation. That is why we need to get the U.S. out and the United Nations in.

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Dennis Kucinich

Independent · Ohio

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Editor's note · Context

Addressing the consequences of the U.S. occupation of Iraq during a floor speech.

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