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KansDem

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7. Bernie, "On the Issues"
Mon May 2, 2016, 03:57 PM
May 2016

Bernie Sanders on War & Peace

Iraq war led to ISIS creation, as I predicted would happen. (Feb 2016)
Qatar is wealthy; needs to get skin in game against ISIS. (Jan 2016)
Work with Russia & Iran to get rid of Assad in Syria. (Jan 2016)
End perpetual warfare in the quagmire of the Middle East. (Dec 2015)
Tell Qatar and Saudi Arabia that they must fight ISIS. (Dec 2015)
Invasion of Iraq led to ISIS; Hillary voted to invade. (Nov 2015)
Form Muslim-led coalition to defeat ISIS. (Nov 2015)
Diplomacy and coalition-building before unilateral action. (Oct 2015)
Keep U.S. troops on the ground in Afghanistan. (Oct 2015)
Syria is a quagmire within a quagmire; don't get involved. (Oct 2015)
Support force only when we are threatened & have coalition. (Oct 2015)
Stop ISIS, but only with an international & Arab coalition. (Sep 2015)
Iraq war destabilized Mideast; stay out of Mideast quagmire. (Sep 2015)
Iran nuke deal is victory for diplomacy over saber-rattling. (Sep 2015)
Middle Eastern countries must contribute to fight ISIS. (Aug 2015)
Get Saudis & regional powers involved with fighting ISIS. (Oct 2014)
Arm the Peshmerga against ISIS, as international effort. (Oct 2014)
1983 war against Nicaragua was illegal and immoral. (Jun 1997)
1990: Opposed authorizing all-out war in Kuwait with Iraq. (Jun 1997)
1991: instead of Persian Gulf War, spend on America. (Jun 1997)
Voting Record

I voted against 1st Gulf War, which led to 2nd Gulf War. (Dec 2015)
Voted for Afghan War, to capture Osama bin Laden. (Sep 2015)
Voted YES on redeploying non-essential US troops out of Iraq in 9 months. (Dec 2007)
Voted NO on designating Iran's Revolutionary Guards as terrorists. (Sep 2007)
Voted YES on redeploying US troops out of Iraq by March 2008. (Mar 2007)
Voted NO on declaring Iraq part of War on Terror with no exit date. (Jun 2006)
Voted NO on approving removal of Saddam & valiant service of US troops. (Mar 2004)
Voted NO on authorizing military force in Iraq. (Oct 2002)
Voted YES on disallowing the invasion of Kosovo. (May 1999)
Condemns anti-Muslim bigotry in name of anti-terrorism. (Oct 2001)
Require Congress' approval before military action in Iran. (Oct 2007)

http://www.ontheissues.org/Bernie_Sanders.htm

Not much there to substantiate your claim.

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