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2016 Postmortem

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts) Thu Mar 3, 2016, 07:50 PM Mar 2016

We need a president who doesn't see invasions and drone strikes as the natural first options

of American foreign policy.

Bernie is not a pacifist, but at least he gets it that war is, at best, a horrific tragedy justifiable only when all else fails.

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We need a president who doesn't see invasions and drone strikes as the natural first options (Original Post) Ken Burch Mar 2016 OP

Welp... JaneyVee Mar 2016 #1

Eh TeddyR Mar 2016 #2

Yes. We need a POTUS who's seen a war they didn't like.. 99th_Monkey Mar 2016 #3

JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)

1. Welp...

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Thu Mar 3, 2016, 07:56 PM

Mar 2016

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/oct/11/bernie-sanders-drones-counter-terror

Perhaps Bernie's drones will be tie dyed with peace signs?

TeddyR

(2,493 posts)

2. Eh

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Thu Mar 3, 2016, 07:59 PM

Mar 2016

I support Bernie but I also support President Obama's policy on drone strikes.

99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)

3. Yes. We need a POTUS who's seen a war they didn't like..

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Thu Mar 3, 2016, 08:39 PM

Mar 2016

like most ... wars on behalf of corporate interests,

.. wars for regime-change with dire unintended consequences ...

.. wars ginned-up to feed a hungry MIC ..

These ^ wars need to stop, NOW and Hillary is NOT going to stop them.

She's yet to see a war she didn't support.

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