 | Dennis Kucinich Democratic Candidate
Ohio |
Click here to read Dennis Kucinich's response to ASIL's survey.
Counter-Terrorism/Detention - "Preemption, by virtue of international law, is illegal. Our president has already violated international law. The war in Iraq is illegal. Even planning for the war against Iran is illegal." MSNBC Democratic debate in Philadelphia, 10/30/07
- "...we achieve strength through peace. That's the new doctrine that I'm going to promote throughout this campaign; that we'll use the science of human relations and diplomacy; that we pursue an approach which says that you can use international agreements and treaties; and that you can work to settle your differences without committing the young men and women to war, unless it's absolutely necessary." CNN/YouTube debate, 7/24/07
Trade Agreements - "...immigration acceleration occurred after the passage of NAFTA. I've said one of my first acts in office will be to cancel NAFTA and the WTO and go back to trade based on workers' rights. And then we have a new trade agreement with Mexico, a trade agreement that strengthens America and Mexico and strengthens the rights of workers to organize and collectively bargain." Univision Network Democratic Presidential Debate, 9/9/07
International Security and Non-Proliferation - "It is time that the United States government enforced and -- and participated in fully the Non-Proliferation Treaty, which calls for the abolition of all nuclear weapons. We must lead the way and we must have a president who understands the danger of these nuclear weapons, and have America lead the way among all nations towards nuclear abolition. When we do that, we will have the credibility to go to an Iran, and any other nation that may have desire for a nuclear power, to say, look, we want to take it in a different direction; we are not going to stand by and watch our country lost because we are ratcheting up the rhetoric towards war against Iran." MSNBC Democratic debate in Philadelphia, 10/30/07
- "The Kucinich national security doctrine is strength through peace. Through diplomacy, through building confidence, by adhering to international treaties and international law, by pursuing what Franklin Roosevelt called the science of human relations." TV appearance on "This Week," ABC, 8/12/07
- "As president of the United States, I intend to take America in a different direction, rejecting war as an instrument of policy, reconnecting with the nations of the world, so that we can address the real issues that affect security all over the globe and affect our security at home: getting rid of all nuclear weapons, the United States participating in the chemical weapons convention, the biological weapons convention, the small arms treaty, the landmine treaty, joining the International Criminal Court, signing the Kyoto climate change treaty." South Carolina Democratic Debate 4/26/07
International Criminal Court Climate Change and Environment |
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