NEWSFLASH: Bernie Sanders was NOT a Conscientious Objector during Vietnam.

[PatrickforO]

31. What? Please don't take offense, but I'm not sure what you're saying.

Bernie is not pro-war. I mean, it seems like you're putting some words that aren't there in the mouths (or textboxes) of people posting on this thread.

The thing Bernie has said that moved me most was, "If you can't afford to take care of your veterans, then don't go to war." I also respected his view on the F-35 - he voted more funding for it because there's a base in Burlington that would be less likely to close if it got F-35 fighter 'mission.'

I also like the way he voted against the Iraq war, demonstrated against Vietnam, applied for CO status but then aged out of the draft.

And here are some quotes from Sanders on the MIC:
“They make sure they have military contracts all over the country. So then any member of Congress who stands up and says ‘Well, maybe we don’t have to spend $600 billion on the military.’ They get letters from people working in the military industry in their own state.”

As president, Sanders said he would audit the Department of Defense because of the massive cost overruns. “The Department of Defense is so large, it is so complicated, that they can’t even audit themselves. You ask them, ‘tell me exactly where is the money going’, they’re not quite clear about it.”

“We know that there is massive fraud going on in the defense industry. Virtually every major defense contractor has either been convicted of fraud or reached a settlement with the government….We need a strong military, it is a dangerous world. But I think we can make judicious cuts.”

Sorry, but I'm not seeing how this makes him either pro-war or for the MIC.