Comments on: Dennis Kucinich Providing Talking Points For Republicans

By: Davina Anne Gabriel

Davina Anne Gabriel — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:45:02 +0000

In reply to Rebecca Gavin. This is true. Sometimes revolutions only replace one dictator with another. Sometimes even with someone worse, as was the case with Khomeni in Iran.

By: Rebecca Gavin

Rebecca Gavin — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 20:05:25 +0000

I'm glad Gaddafi is gone, but it does trouble me that there is no alternative government – the rebels there, as in the other Middle Eastern countries were right to rebel, but I wish they made plans first as to what to replace the dictators with. Otherwise, the door remains open for new dictators.

By: Ezra Grant

Ezra Grant — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:49:39 +0000

In reply to Scott Tucker. Do you think their "freedom" under Gaddafi would be better?

By: Scott Tucker

Scott Tucker — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:54:41 +0000

In reply to Scott Tucker. I see the thousands killed because of NATO and the outright stealing of natural resources once he's gone. I don't defend Gaddafi, but what comes next isn't the "freedom" NATO promises.

By: Ezra Grant

Ezra Grant — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:05:36 +0000

In reply to Scott Tucker. LOL. Don't tell me, you prefer to look at the "oil" aspect of Libya, instead of the thousands of lives saved by NATO's intervention, right?

By: Scott Tucker

Scott Tucker — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 10:35:52 +0000

bull shit. It's all a power land grab for oil and domination in the Middle East and North Africa by America, England and France under the guise of NATO pretending to be angels for freedom. It's zionist/corporate domination. Gaddafi just makes it easy.

By: rescuetruth.com

rescuetruth.com — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 22:44:21 +0000

Presidents should not be allowed to ignore the law and must be held accountable whether the engagement was moral or immoral. There is a very good reason presidents are not allowed to unilaterally engage in war. We all recall what happened under Bush and the effects it has had on the economy and morale, not to mention the numerous civilian deaths in the Middle East and troop casualties.

After Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt obtained a declaration of war from Congress to enter WWII. In Vietnam, no such declaration was ever obtained and the results were horrifying. There is no reason why a modern president cannot follow that protocol when it involves killing other human beings. People need to stop treating war as if it were an everyday event. The amount of desensitization in this country when it comes to war is phenomenal…it's horrifying.

I think that we must be cautious to dismiss the morality of unilaterally engaging in war just because the arguments are regarded as "talking points for Republicans." Quite honestly, I would be happy to provide all the "Republican talking points" in the world if I felt like it was the right thing to do. Obviously what I am saying here is a bit different than the Kucinich quote above, but we should not dismiss ideas just because there is a Democrat in office. Executive power is greater than it has ever been, and Obama has continued much of the Bush Doctrine, something we thought would be relegated to the past after the 2008 election.

By: Jack Boardman

Jack Boardman — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:46:41 +0000

In reply to Jack Boardman. I suspect, Carole, you know Mr. Kucinich much better than I. :)

By: Carole Cohen

Carole Cohen — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:43:17 +0000

In reply to Jack Boardman. I'm hoping he moves to Seattle

By: Jack Boardman

Jack Boardman — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:10:58 +0000

I grow very weary of Mr. Kucinich and his tenuous grip on reality.