I.N.N. World Report

For Congressman Dennis Kucinich, Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s announcement Tuesday that his country would need the US’s military support for another 10 or 15 years was the last straw. Kucinich says Karzai’s statement prompted him to draft a resolution calling for a House vote on the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan and Pakistan. Kucinich said: “We shouldn’t be there another 15 to 20 months, let alone 15 to 20 years,” adding: “We cannot afford these wars. We cannot afford the loss of lives. .. We cannot afford to fail to exercise our constitutional right to end the wars.” Kucinich said he expects his resolution to land at the House International Relations Committee early next year. If the resolution is voted down, he will ask to have it moved back to the floor of the House, a maneuver that earlier this year allowed him to debate Dick Cheney’s impeachment on the House floor. Source