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Thanks Dennis for standing up and telling the truth.  Too bad more than 450 members of congress are spinless against AIPAC, afraid they won’t get their vote.  And to think I’ve been set to vote for Feingold.  Say bye bye to that notion.  I’m so sick and tired of our elected officials gutlessness.  Guess I’ll just have to write in my own candidate—Dennis, you’re the man.  We need more strong leaders like you.  Only 8 in the House of Representatives either voted no or present—not yes—in support of this insanity.  Shameful and disgusting behavior of our Congress who should be promoting peace, not these supporting and/or instigating continual wars of aggression in their quest for Middle East domination.

How pathetic that the loyal opposition can muster only 23 co-sponsors to support the mildest of resolutions seeking to stop a mad war from escalating.  Why is it that the Dems appear to be bought lock, stock & barrel by Aipac?  Where is their conscience?  Where is their spine?

Sure, their judgment is that there’s nothing to be gained by getting involved in this issue.  They can’t make any headway against Bush since they believe the vast majority of Jews support Israeli policy.  Well, I’ve got news for them.  It ain’t true.  If I did a poll today I bet I’d find that 60% (perhaps less) support Israeli policy.  And if you probed further you’d find that the support is extremely thin.  If you told the interviewee for example that there are 10 Lebanese civilians dead for every Israeli civilian dead, I’d bet the numbers would fall fast.

God how sickened I am by the party that is my party.

Yeah, I was moved enough by the meme to send a correcting email to the Rude Pundit, who bought into the “kidnapping” line.

Soldiers get taken POW, not “kidnapped.”

Indicative of our media’s bias towards all things Israeli.

Dennis, I still hear his words on Larry King live in 2004, responding to kerry’s assertion he would have invaded and occupied Iraq ” The Right Way.”

“And what would be the “right way”, Dennis asked to no reply from kerry the closet repuke.

And I remember larry the not-so-closeted fascist, almost yelling “that’s socialism, that’s socialism, that’s socialism” over and over at Dennis. Go back and watch the attack.

Brave man, that Kucinich. Big heart. Good presidential material.

Good to have you back Dennis.  A lonely voice of sanity in a criminally insane time.  I hope you run again.  You were the best man running last time, and still have your morals in place despite the horrible Congressional environment of today. I believe that a ticket with you and Ron Paul of Texas would be the ideal combination for 2008.  You both seem to always have your facts straight and your perception of reality unclouded by government propaganda.  You give us hope instead of fear.  I believe people are ready for a major shift regarding what constitutes the legitimate function of government.  It’s not LEFT VS RIGHT. It’s LEFT VS WRONG!  TRUTH IS NOT A LIBERAL BIAS. We have the facts while they only have the lies . We have the love while they only have the hate…......Peace to all

Can anyone report the exact sequences of events leading up to and following:
(1) The capture of the 2 Israeli soldiers near the Lebanonese border? Was it preceeded by any “cross-border” attacks?  Where were the Israelis and what were they doing at the time?  How many of either faction were involved? , and
(2) The capture of the Israeli soldier near the Gaza border?  How many Gazans and Israelis had been killed prior to that capture and subsequent to Hamas taking office?  How much shelling?

Also, why is the Lebanon border battle referred to as “cross-border” and not the Gaza border incident?
Thanks.

Dennis Kucinich, the most lovable politician I know.  How sad that your peaceful heart is surrounded by so many greedy, murderous demons.  Thank you for speaking truth and upholding the virtue our country and world so desperately need.

Though I like Kucinich, the US government is useless and worse. Bush told us his “thoughts” when the mike was left on. We need to convince the rest of the world they can act without the US. How do we do that? Two ideas:

1) A worldwide petition demanding that Israel pay reparations to the government of Lebanon and individual families for the disaster they’ve made.

2) Some sort of call that the EU or some union of countries go around the US to establish a multi-national force the Israelis would be insane to attack, and insist that this insanity ends.

Fritz makes a good point: “By the way, the two soldiers were abducted on Lebanese soil, not on Israel’s soil.”

Not only that, but most Americans don’t know that Israel NEVER DID withdraw entirely from Lebanon. It has retained and is slowly annexing choice chunks of Southern Lebanon, and sending its soldiers into Lebanon to harrass or “kidnap” the locals without regard for Lebanese sovereignty, ever since its phony “withdrawal”.

AND the soldiers were abducted BECAUSE Israel routinely, violently “kidnaps” (two can use that word, you know) Lebanese by the hundreds (and Palestinians by the thousands) completely on its own whims. Hezbollah has long been demanding redress of this greivance and warning that - as a piddlingly inadequate countermeasure, it may one of these days “kidnap” and Israeli soldier to get some leverage on the matter.

Unfortunatelly for the world we have un-convicted War Criminals representing us. How do the nations of the world can listen to War Criminal Condoleeza, or War Criminal Bush to solve this crisis. Let’s us ask recognized leaders in the world community to represent us in this terrible situation. My feeling is that this situation has be done by arrangement with the Bush administration in order to go after Syria and Iran. These people are nuts.
By the way, the two soldiers were abducted in Lebanese soil, not in Israel’s soil.

Thanks Dennis

When Rep. Kucinich was involved in the primary in 2004, I remember being very impressed with his views.  Since then, every single one of his main points has proven to be correct.  I also remember his being trashed by Chris Matthews on Hardball (I don’t remember the details, I’m 66) but I was appalled. I have a lot of admiration for this man, and hope he succeeds in bringing some sanity to this lunatic administration.

Thank you GTN. War in any form sucks, and if war is brought to your doorstep the way it has for Israel, then you get out your Louisville Slugger and do some swinging. I also think that it is time that they focused on those that have been provoking the violence. The promoters who lead the youthful idealists. I am not a MAD advocate, North Korea sure has us bamboozled that we think a madman is in charge there. Maybe Israel is right to let the world think that they too will not be bullied and whittled away into nothing.

Thanks Dennis
(H.Con.Res. 450
Calling upn the President to appeal to all sides in the current crisis in the Middle East for an immediate cessation of violence and to commit United States diplomats to multi-party negotiations with no preconditions).
You are one of too few Democrats who speak out in the name of what the Democratic Party should be.
Please keep on and let us hope that your voice and actions will result in your leadership of the Democratic Party and bring it back to be the true party of the people and not the echo of the Republicans.
  May World Peace and Plenty For All Be Soon
  William P. Weber

There goes Feingold.  He was there when the senate unamimously supported Israel’s exercise of its right to self-defense.  Hezbollah attacks began after the heavy Israeli attacks against Lebanon, an action has been in planning for years in order to disarm Hezbollah, but here innocent people are caught in the middle, at least 300 casualties, mostly civilians - severely disproportionate, if self-defense is their motive.  Now Israel and the US point their fingers at Iran for their support of Hezbollah and it looks like they have found their excuse for attacking Iran.

Thank you, Dennis.  Eloquently put and courageous of you to introduce this resolution.

Right on Dennis!

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Dear Dennis,

Your speech shows that you are one of the few on Capital hill, that has the guts; the gumption; the honor; and the courage; to speak for the American people with a compassionate heart, and unseen of as yet, consummate skill.  I will vote for you again, if you decide to run for president. You, are what America needs in these chaotic, and despondent times.

I know that There are powerfully greedy minds guiding the gullible to slaughter. They tell foolish young people to strap on a bomb to their body and go kill Jews, tourists, or brothers from a different sect and be assured of a place at the foot of Allah. How do you reach reasonable minds when they don’t want to be reached. There have been times in my life when I needed to be smacked by a two by four to see what I was missing. Isreal has shown an enormous amount of patience with the Palistinians, the Lebanese, and everyone else in the region. Diplomacy hasn’t worked, nor has appeasement, Teddy Roosevelt understood it though… “Walk softly and carry a big sick.”

Sometimes a disfunctional indvidual needs to “hit bottom” to learn what needs to change. Bravo to Isreal and their big stick. I mourn all the loss but realize that to survive in this world, you need to stand firm and use some tough love.

This is a glimmer folks. A glimmer of what could be a great turning that comes this autumn. We need more Kucinich, Feingold and a few others, and less of all the rest.

Does Bush have enough power to press Israel to follow his proposal ? That’s a big question. The voice of “plutocrats” is the most powerful force.

Well, that’s the nail in my progressive coffin.  Yeah to Israel for standing up.

I don’t think the Bush Admin feels this is a m"mutually assured destruction” situation.  They are staying in the background, allowing Isreal to clean house, and they they will come in to do what?  They seem to regard Hezbullah as a small pesky faction that can be brought to heel by either Syria’s say so or a thorough pounding by Israreli bombs.  Just another example of how the simple-mindedness of the admin and Bush himself gets people killed.

Thank you Congressman Kucinich for your efforts to speak out on the chaos in the Middle East which affects the entire world!  Kucinich is boldly taking a stand on cease-fire without the use of miitary force.  It is unfortunate we have a president that comes from a family who is embedded in the weapons business.  As long as Bush,Cheney, and Rumsfeld are in the “driver’s” seat, there will be NO peace in this world. The dialogue must continue and voices heard in order to stop this insanity!

This is the most reasonable response I have heard about or read. It makes so much sense I’m relatively certain the House of Representatives will vote it down. They’ll want to show solidarity for the president…..and his ‘duke it out diplomacy’.

We can depend on Rep Kucinich to always be the voice of reason, unafraid of political backlash, a Democrat who would have the support of Abraham Lincoln if he were alive. Now if the rest of our mamby pamby representatives would speak from their hearts and not from the perception of what their corporate contributors expect, we might have a country that could lead by example and not force. First of course, the president and his cabinet would actually need to represent the people too and learn to read history. So I suppose we watch more innocents lose their homes, limbs, family and lives.

At last there is a call for talking and resolving problems and disagreements while the bombs and rockets are still.  Who will be the last to stop if the ceasefire is not mutual and immediate?  Is it a game like chicken where whoever stops first loses?  Keep talking to your colleagues, DennisK!

War both provokes and exposes the very worst that humans are capable of producing. War is a breakdown of civilization.  Call it war, call it jihad, it is a corruption of the human soul and mind, and the proof is in the way people respond to it—not with hearts torn by grief and regret over the misery it produces, but with hearts bursting with pride in its conquests and joy in its destruction.  War only breeds more war.  To associate war with glory is a perversity. War has been used in an attempt to settle and eliminate disputes, but being the very opposite of peace, war is an illogical means by which to produce peace.  Being tragically and unpredictably self-perpetuating, war always produces more suffering than benefit—except for those who, because of their power and position, are able to profit financially or politically from it.
Immune to the horrifying impacts of combat, safely ensconced in temples of power, well-paid officials and administrators are enticed and fascinated by war.  Finding it all very exciting, the promoters of war gush with romantic praise for “our brave men and women in uniform.”  All the while they are lauding their heroism, they are maneuvering them toward possible ellimination like pawns on a chess board, their deaths regarded as the unavoidable side-effects of pursuing a face-saving victory.  How this is different from rousing radical pride and patriotism among potential “suicide bombers” isn’t at all clear. Neither is it clear how those who bumbled this nation into the horrors of war can be expected to extricate us from it with any better insight or wisdom.

Thanks Dennis.  I, as always, am hopeful your plea will shake the House from their lethargic slumber.  In comparison to war, one would think Peace would come easily and gracefully yet it always takes…..so…..damn…..long. Lets all hope the House will rally on this one before this new war spins and grows out of control like Iraq.  I am impressed by Dennis’ appeal to the House’s heart. Novel.
I look forward to seeing how they react.

i know sombody who’s befuddled and he’s in the white house

It is important that ‘the right thing to do’ is put into the record, in order to chronicle the ensuing process.  I will be delighted to be able to look up who said and/or did what, though I have a premonition that the results will be sickening - and very embarrassing.  I am grateful to Rep. Kucinich for introducing this resolution and I fervently pray for its success.