People who do not understand Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich would think that they are the Congressional odd couple. One is a Republican, the other is a Democrat. One is a Libertarian and the other is a progressive. People think of one of them as steering to the right, and the other one as steering to the left. The fact is that both gentlemen have a lot in common. Neither is anywhere near the leadership of their political party, both have anti-establishment views, both are critics of the military-industrial complex and much of U.S. foreign policy, and both want American troops out of Pakistan, and have together, introduced, in the U.S. House, a privileged resolution to invoke the War Powers Act, and to direct the President of the United States, Mr. Obama, to withdraw U.S. forces from Pakistan. Both gentlemen were critics of George W Bush's war policy.

Ron Paul, in a statement that he released to the public, said, "The administration, like its predecessor, is misusing language in the original post-9/11 resolution to prosecute a wider regional war and Congress is sitting quietly on the sidelines. This must stop." Mr Kucinich said in his statement, that the White House has increased its military commitment to Pakistan without Congressional oversight or approval. The White House's abuse of its authority, Mr. Kucinich said, "must stop."