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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: The Sanders Campaign Criticism of Clinton's Iraq War Vote [View all]cali
(114,904 posts)21. What's ridiculous is asserting that Iraq is some musty, irrelevant issue
The repercussions from that war are still rolling in.
The most jarring claim in your post is that any elected representatives should have based his or her vote on the will of the people. Some votes are and should be, votes of conscience. The IWR was certainly one of those votes.
In any case, Bernie is clearly our best choice when it comes to avoiding another war.
And as Pat Leahy said just before the vote, The IWR is a blank check to bushco.
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So if the Wardogs whip up the people again with fake information, She will be for the next war too.
virtualobserver
Feb 2016
#1
"we should be making this decision based on the next war" - I think it a million times
djean111
Feb 2016
#3
I don't agree...I knew there was no real reason to invade Iraq. Why didn't she?
Punkingal
Feb 2016
#7
Ridiuclous? Wow...yes...concern over the war and it breaking the country and all we stand for
ViseGrip
Feb 2016
#26