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U.N. Should Take Over Peace Keeping in Iraq
Congressman Kucinich issued the following statement on Iraq
today:
"It is clear now that the United States is bogged down
in an ongoing guerrilla war with almost daily casualties.
The situation is one that the Administration did not plan
for and is not adequately prepared to handle.
"Assertions by the President, and his Administration,
that the war is over and that our mission was accomplished,
like their claims about Iraq's 'vast stockpiles' of WMD's,
are false and misleading. While this Administration was quick
to send troops into harm's way, it has no exit strategy for
removing US troops from the country.
"Negotiations for an exit must begin now. The UN must
take over management, accounting and distribution to the Iraqi
people of Iraq's oil profits. There must be no privatization
of the Iraqi oil industry. The UN must handle the awarding
of all contracts for the rebuilding of Iraq so that there
can be no more sweetheart contracts for companies like Halliburton.
Additionally, a transition from UN control to self-determined
governing structure by and for the Iraqi people must be planned.
"It was wrong to go into Iraq. It is wrong to stay in
Iraq. Let's support our troops by bringing them home."
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