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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: NEWSFLASH: Bernie Sanders was NOT a Conscientious Objector during Vietnam. [View all]senz
(11,945 posts)22. That vote on 9/14/2001 authorized defense against the 9/11 attackers.
All but one member of Congress voted in favor of it. It was THREE DAYS after 9/11.
Here is your comment (in case you edit it, as I've seen some Hillary supporters do with their comments):
He voted yes on H J Res 64 - Authorization for Use of Military Force - Voting Record
https://votesmart.org/bill/votes/7933#.Vd9Kxf-FNaQ
And he voted for every Iraq war funding bill. He supports the F-35 trillion dollar non-working jet. Biggest MIC boondoggle in DoD history. He supports funding Israel's war machine.
Let's stop pretending, shall we?
-- MaggieD
https://votesmart.org/bill/votes/7933#.Vd9Kxf-FNaQ
And he voted for every Iraq war funding bill. He supports the F-35 trillion dollar non-working jet. Biggest MIC boondoggle in DoD history. He supports funding Israel's war machine.
Let's stop pretending, shall we?
Now here is Bernie Sanders' voting record on War and Peace issues:
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)
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://ontheissues.org/Bernie_Sanders.htm
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NEWSFLASH: Bernie Sanders was NOT a Conscientious Objector during Vietnam. [View all]
MohRokTah
Aug 2015
OP
Great post! But you're making the common mistake of taking this poster seriously.
arcane1
Aug 2015
#26
Awesome, I guess I can start putting that I applied to Harvard on my job applications.
bobbobbins01
Aug 2015
#18
Weird that a progressive would take a defensive position on this issue. n/t
1StrongBlackMan
Aug 2015
#14