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KUCINICH ON HOUSE FLOOR: CREDIBILITY GAP IS GROWING

Congressman Dennis Kucinich, leader of Congressional opposition to the Iraq  war, took to the House floor today to continue pressing for the truth about  the Administration's drive to war:

"The credibility gap is growing. First the Administration said the US had to  sweep aside the UN inspections and the UN Security Council because Iraq had  weapons of mass destruction that were an imminent threat. Now, Paul Wolfowitz  says: 'The truth is that for reasons that have a lot to do with the US  government bureaucracy, we settled on the one issue that everyone could agree  on, which was weapons of mass destruction as the core reason.'

"Now their story is changing: Iraq had a weapons 'program,' they say. No  longer weapons of mass destruction, but a program. If this Administration can  fabricate reasons for war after the fact, where will America be headed for  war next?

"Congress must demand accountability for the wanton exercise of war power,  for the loss of life, the destruction of property, the waste of tax dollars  and the damage to America's reputation. Thirty-three members of the House  have now signed the Resolution of Inquiry to demand the White House tell  the truth."

Kucinich's Resolution of Inquiry, demanding the Administration turn over  intelligence to back its pre-war claims about Iraq, was introduced Thursday  and has growing support. It is a privileged resolution and must be voted on  in Committee within 14 legislative days of being introduced.

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