CLEVELAND (CNN) -- Democrat Dennis Kucinich announced Tuesday in his hometown of Cleveland that he'll take another shot at running for president.

This is the congressman's second bid, after an unsuccessful run in 2004's presidential campaign.

"I am announcing my candidacy for president of the United States with the intention of rallying the American people to the cause of our troops in the field, to the cause of stopping more American families from suffering, to the cause of ending a deepening tragedy in Iraq, to the cause of repairing America's reputation in the world," he said to applause from supporters.

Kucinich, 60, has said he is against the war in Iraq and has called for the withdrawal of U.S. troops.

"We have a right to defend ourselves but our leaders have confused offense with defense," he said.

Not daunted by his withdrawal from the 2004 race, Kucinich said he fully expected to win "because when the American people hear this clarion call for a new and a true direction, this call to confirm their intent, their power, I am confident they will respond as powerfully as they did just one month ago to demand that America quickly change course in Iraq and demand a leader who will make it happen."