2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: If you don't vote Democrat this November [View all]Matt_in_STL
(1,446 posts)With that said, yes, I do believe war is more likely with Hillary. We have her past actions and stances on war with Libya, Iraq, and Syria. We know that she has rattled the saber in relation to Iran and seems to be itching for a fight as if she continually has something to prove. While we don't have Trump's past actions to base anything from, we do have his statements, which at this point put him to the left of Hillary when it comes to the use of our military.
As someone who has served in the military and has seen what completely shitty reasons we have come up with to put our troops in harm's way (troops drawn mostly from the lower/lower middle class) and the lack of care provided to them both in combat areas and back at home, these issues hit close to home. When you add into this that I have a son who has considered the military as an option, this becomes an even bigger issue for me. I don't believe I can trust either of these candidates to do right by me and my family in multiple ways, but on this issue, I know I can't trust Hillary.