Dennis Kucinich possible presidential campaign, 2016/Foreign affairs

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Military preparedness and budget

  • Dennis Kucinich is a noted pacifist and non-interventionist, and he has continued to make his claims publicly since he left office in 2013. During a 2014 interview with Bill O'Reilly of Fox News, Kucinich said "that war is wrong but not all U.S. military action is so," according to Newsmax.[1]
  • Beginning in 2001, Kucinich sponsored HR 2459, a bill to establish a U.S. Department of Peace.[2]

National security

  • In 2013, Kucinich opposed HJRes 68, which authorized limited military force on the ground in Libya.[4]
  • During his 2008 presidential campaign, Kucinich campaigned on an immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq.[5]
  • Kucinich voted against H.R.3162 - the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001.[7]

International relations

  • During a 2014 interview with Bill O'Reilly of Fox News, Dennis Kucinich stated that action taken by the United States behind the scenes in the Ukraine allowed Russia to invade the country.[1]
  • In a 2014 article for the Huffington Post, Kucinich argued for what he believes the role of the United States in the world should be. He wrote, "Let 2015 be the year that we recreate at home an empire of democracy, a true citadel of freedom, and stop the plotting, the interventions, the wars, and the calamitous reach for world domination. This will require a concerted effort, to demand Congress and President Obama stop funding military build-ups, stop funding nuclear escalation, begin to disestablish the global US military empire and start taking care of things at home. Americans are ready."[8]
  • During his 2008 campaign for president, Kucinich opposed Israel using military force and called for Israel to recognize the Palestinian right to self-determination.[9]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Newsmax, "Dennis Kucinich Blames US Meddling for Russian Invasion," March 4, 2014
  2. ↑ U.S. Congress, "H.R.2459 - To establish a Department of Peace," accessed April 21, 2015
  3. ↑ Huffington Post, "The Real Reason We Are Bombing Syria," September 23, 2014
  4. ↑ GovTrack, "H.J.Res. 68 (112th): Authorizing the limited use of the United States Armed Forces in support of the NATO mission in Libya.," accessed April 21, 2015
  5. ↑ Dennis Kucinich for President, "Issues," April 23, 2008
  6. ↑ U.S. Congress, "H.R.5005 - Homeland Security Act of 2002," accessed April 21, 2015
  7. ↑ U.S. Congress, "H.R.3162 - Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001," accessed April 21, 2015
  8. ↑ Huffington Post, "New Year's Resolution for America," December 31, 2014
  9. ↑ Council on Foreign Relations, "Dennis Kucinich," accessed February 2, 2015
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