Sat Jul 4, 2015, 01:43 PM

You think you love Bernie Sanders, now....THIS is the best yet, no one is going to take this stance

and that is exactly why this Sanderstorm is only beginning!

Many people want to know more about Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders' foreign policy agenda. Yes, they say, we like what Sanders is saying about reducing extreme inequality, about reducing the political power of the billionaire class. But what about U.S. foreign policy? Yes, they say, Bernie voted no on the Iraq war; yes, they acknowledge, Sanders supports the Iran deal. But we're spending more than half of our federal income tax dollars on the Pentagon's empire, money we should be spending on rebuilding our nation's domestic infrastructure. "A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death," Dr. King said. What's Bernie going to do about that?

I'm all for pushing Bernie to talk more about downsizing the Pentagon to be an institution focused on actually defending the United States, as opposed to running around the world overthrowing other people's governments -- a Pentagon that "goes not abroad in search of monsters to destroy," as President John Quincy Adams put it.

But we should also take advantage of the new opportunity that now presents itself; it's not only with bombs that U.S. foreign policy kills and injures innocent civilians.

We should recognize and publicize the fact that Bernie Sanders is the only presidential candidate who is talking about what the IMF is doing to Greece, the only presidential candidate who has a track record of opposing the IMF, the only presidential candidate who, if elected, is likely to do anything to end the economic violence of the IMF.

For more of this excellent article:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-naiman/bernie-sanders-will-end-the-imfs-economic-violence-in-greece-and-africa_b_7723284.html

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You think you love Bernie Sanders, now....THIS is the best yet, no one is going to take this stance (Original post)	mother earth	Jul 2015	OP
We all have to work together	azmom	Jul 2015	#1
Did you read this article, azmom? It is beyond what he said about the banks. I have no doubt about	mother earth	Jul 2015	#2
The IMF has caused so much misery	azmom	Jul 2015	#3
All wars are bankers' wars.	FlatBaroque	Jul 2015	#4
Looked it up and found this	BrotherIvan	Jul 2015	#6
WHat a great video	FlatBaroque	Jul 2015	#15
Should be an OP	BrotherIvan	Jul 2015	#19
I believe	FlatBaroque	Jul 2015	#21
Never too much truth	BrotherIvan	Jul 2015	#31
Do post it v/mm or Economy, or both. TY	mother earth	Jul 2015	#46
As is "vipers and thieves."	hifiguy	Jul 2015	#25
Jackson didn't like Nicholas Biddle's "vipers and thieves"	Art_from_Ark	Jul 2015	#61
What is the title of the video? Links don't work well as they direct my device to a	Stardust	Jul 2015	#57
Title: All Wars are Bankers' Wars	FlatBaroque	Jul 2015	#59
That was one of the best explanations of why the fed	WDIM	Jul 2015	#82
Private central banks are the core of our economic ills.	FlatBaroque	Jul 2015	#86
"All Wars Are Bankers Wars"	saidsimplesimon	Jul 2015	#74
Can't dispute but feel like this is very simplistic	erronis	Jul 2015	#79
He lost me 6 minutes in when he said the "global warming cult" is lying about the climate	arcane1	Jul 2015	#80
I don't know who this guy is	BrotherIvan	Jul 2015	#81
Indeed! A lot of kooky people share our distrust of the system.	arcane1	Jul 2015	#83
Similar in context.......	Capt.Rocky300	Jul 2015	#11
Yup	FlatBaroque	Jul 2015	#22
Because we can't stop it. We have only an illusion of a democracy. We are allowed to vote	rhett o rick	Jul 2015	#45
We can stop it, but it's going to take this wave that's coming & it IS coming.	mother earth	Jul 2015	#48
I like your enthusiasm. I agree the movement is just beginning.	rhett o rick	Jul 2015	#52
I love yours too, rick. There's now a reason to be enthusiastic, this is our candidate, and it is	mother earth	Jul 2015	#63
The inevitability of President Sanders	Elmer S. E. Dump	Jul 2015	#67
...	mother earth	Jul 2015	#69
Short answer...	pocoloco	Jul 2015	#58
Yep	AikidoSoul	Jul 2015	#26
Rule of Acquisition 34:	AngryDem001	Jul 2015	#36
It needs to be said more often. That's fer damned sure.	Enthusiast	Jul 2015	#37
War is a racket............	mrmpa	Jul 2015	#40
mother earth	lsufan59	Jul 2015	#41
Who knew that such men with integrity still existed? I sure as hell, even as one of his supporters,	mother earth	Jul 2015	#47
His positions are what we have all been waiting for. This is the time to pull out the stops.	newthinking	Jul 2015	#20
Hell, yeah. There's a Sanderstorm coming, and the stage is being set.	mother earth	Jul 2015	#49
I love this but remember the negative from federal government	yeoman6987	Jul 2015	#42
I won't go to Huffpo...	druidity33	Jul 2015	#5
Break the rule, it is so worth it. Please, this is unprecedented, no one is going to take this	mother earth	Jul 2015	#8
Read the author's post at Daily Kos, so you don't have to go to Huff Post. Link.	madfloridian	Jul 2015	#12
On a side note: I love your Bearnie sig image! n/t	Beartracks	Jul 2015	#13
Thanks. I was going to quote that. Great article.	JDPriestly	Jul 2015	#29
TY, Madfloridian, I agree, I do ck HuffPo, but I'm glad you found this to add here.	mother earth	Jul 2015	#50
In summary, in another thread, I believe a poster stated	Ilsa	Jul 2015	#62
Bernie needs security!	BrotherIvan	Jul 2015	#7
Seriously. He's a people's champion & he truly does need security. He really is our FDR. We so	mother earth	Jul 2015	#9
Yes, I'm getting very scared	BrotherIvan	Jul 2015	#10
Those are very good points and ideas. Bernie has done much for Vets on the Hill, in Vermont	appalachiablue	Jul 2015	#33
"It's a sad thing when truth is dangerous..."	AikidoSoul	Jul 2015	#32
He will get security when he gets the nomination	yeoman6987	Jul 2015	#44
He needs it now, not later. nt	mother earth	Jul 2015	#51
He has to pay for it then himself	yeoman6987	Jul 2015	#53
That would be way to late.	Elmer S. E. Dump	Jul 2015	#68
Then unfortunately he will have to get private security	yeoman6987	Jul 2015	#75
I didn't say we should provide security to all	Elmer S. E. Dump	Jul 2015	#76
Well unless they get proof that he is targeted	yeoman6987	Jul 2015	#77
Hell yes.....	daleanime	Jul 2015	#14
Indeed. I have been worrying about this myself.	hifiguy	Jul 2015	#24
Oh shit, now you got me paranoid	BrotherIvan	Jul 2015	#34
My friend described it this way:	hifiguy	Jul 2015	#35
I agree,	bvar22	Jul 2015	#28
You said it!	Plucketeer	Jul 2015	#39
K&R	Cleita	Jul 2015	#16
So, I guess Bernie won't be getting a lot of Goldman Sachs money...	jalan48	Jul 2015	#17
No love lost - Bernie doesn't want GS money in the first place eom	LiberalElite	Jul 2015	#18
NO kidding, you are little behind on what Sanders is all about, aren't ya?	mother earth	Jul 2015	#64
Sorry-I was being sarcastic.	jalan48	Jul 2015	#70
Me too.	mother earth	Jul 2015	#72
Thanks!	jalan48	Jul 2015	#73
Sanderstorm!	MoreGOPoop	Jul 2015	#23
I recommend that all DUers read the full artricle.	JDPriestly	Jul 2015	#27
It really is quite important. nt	mother earth	Jul 2015	#54
Been watching the Greek situation closely...Yannis is calling it Terrorism..people are terrified of	libdem4life	Jul 2015	#30
I asked someone from Greece for her take on the situation, she was too afraid to talk about it.	mother earth	Jul 2015	#55
Germany	saidsimplesimon	Jul 2015	#78
IMO, Capitalism is taking down itself. Plato says the next evolution is Tyranny.	libdem4life	Jul 2015	#85
This nation has always had a hidden dark side.	Enthusiast	Jul 2015	#38
Huge K & R !!! - Thank You !!!	WillyT	Jul 2015	#43
...	mother earth	Jul 2015	#71
Bernie was only 20 in 1961, but I swear he's one of the only ones who heard Ike, and understood .	orpupilofnature57	Jul 2015	#56
Which is why, even true conservative GOP'ers of Eisenhower's ilk get it, & he is drawing from that	mother earth	Jul 2015	#65
United we stand!!!	azmom	Jul 2015	#84
+ 1000 Well Put !!!!!!	orpupilofnature57	Jul 2015	#89
TY for bringing Eisenhower's words into this, they are potent & always have been, esp. given the	mother earth	Jul 2015	#91
I believe RFK would have cured what has plagued us for the last 45 yrs .	orpupilofnature57	Jul 2015	#92
I cry tears of joy for the privilage of supporting this man.	Paka	Jul 2015	#60
It is so TIME!!! It is an absolute joy.	mother earth	Jul 2015	#66
Yes! I am loving every word of it. May he carry it out, one way or the other. n/t	Betty Karlson	Jul 2015	#87
Thanks, mother earth	merrily	Jul 2015	#88
...	mother earth	Jul 2015	#90

Response to mother earth (Original post)

Sat Jul 4, 2015, 01:47 PM

azmom (5,208 posts)

1. We all have to work together

To get this man in the White House. Love it when he stated ,if a bank is too big to fail, it is too big to exist.

You think you love Bernie Sanders, now....THIS is the best yet, no one is going to take this stance

1. We all have to work together

2. Did you read this article, azmom? It is beyond what he said about the banks. I have no doubt about

3. The IMF has caused so much misery

4. All wars are bankers' wars.

6. Looked it up and found this

15. WHat a great video

19. Should be an OP

21. I believe

31. Never too much truth

46. Do post it v/mm or Economy, or both. TY

25. As is "vipers and thieves."

61. Jackson didn't like Nicholas Biddle's "vipers and thieves"

57. What is the title of the video? Links don't work well as they direct my device to a

59. Title: All Wars are Bankers' Wars

82. That was one of the best explanations of why the fed

86. Private central banks are the core of our economic ills.

74. "All Wars Are Bankers Wars"

79. Can't dispute but feel like this is very simplistic

80. He lost me 6 minutes in when he said the "global warming cult" is lying about the climate

81. I don't know who this guy is

83. Indeed! A lot of kooky people share our distrust of the system.

11. Similar in context.......

22. Yup

45. Because we can't stop it. We have only an illusion of a democracy. We are allowed to vote

48. We can stop it, but it's going to take this wave that's coming & it IS coming.

52. I like your enthusiasm. I agree the movement is just beginning.

63. I love yours too, rick. There's now a reason to be enthusiastic, this is our candidate, and it is

67. The inevitability of President Sanders

69. ...

58. Short answer...

26. Yep

36. Rule of Acquisition 34:

37. It needs to be said more often. That's fer damned sure.

40. War is a racket............

41. mother earth

47. Who knew that such men with integrity still existed? I sure as hell, even as one of his supporters,

20. His positions are what we have all been waiting for. This is the time to pull out the stops.

49. Hell, yeah. There's a Sanderstorm coming, and the stage is being set.

42. I love this but remember the negative from federal government

5. I won't go to Huffpo...

8. Break the rule, it is so worth it. Please, this is unprecedented, no one is going to take this

12. Read the author's post at Daily Kos, so you don't have to go to Huff Post. Link.

13. On a side note: I love your Bearnie sig image! n/t

29. Thanks. I was going to quote that. Great article.

50. TY, Madfloridian, I agree, I do ck HuffPo, but I'm glad you found this to add here.

62. In summary, in another thread, I believe a poster stated

7. Bernie needs security!

9. Seriously. He's a people's champion & he truly does need security. He really is our FDR. We so

10. Yes, I'm getting very scared

33. Those are very good points and ideas. Bernie has done much for Vets on the Hill, in Vermont

32. "It's a sad thing when truth is dangerous..."

44. He will get security when he gets the nomination

51. He needs it now, not later. nt

53. He has to pay for it then himself

68. That would be way to late.

75. Then unfortunately he will have to get private security

76. I didn't say we should provide security to all

77. Well unless they get proof that he is targeted

14. Hell yes.....

24. Indeed. I have been worrying about this myself.

34. Oh shit, now you got me paranoid

35. My friend described it this way:

28. I agree,

39. You said it!

16. K&R

17. So, I guess Bernie won't be getting a lot of Goldman Sachs money...

18. No love lost - Bernie doesn't want GS money in the first place eom

64. NO kidding, you are little behind on what Sanders is all about, aren't ya?

70. Sorry-I was being sarcastic.

72. Me too.

73. Thanks!

23. Sanderstorm!

27. I recommend that all DUers read the full artricle.

54. It really is quite important. nt

30. Been watching the Greek situation closely...Yannis is calling it Terrorism..people are terrified of

55. I asked someone from Greece for her take on the situation, she was too afraid to talk about it.

78. Germany

85. IMO, Capitalism is taking down itself. Plato says the next evolution is Tyranny.

38. This nation has always had a hidden dark side.