Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Bernie has praised Trump and criticized Biden [View all]rgbecker
(4,831 posts)As someone who lost a loved one in Vietnam, I'll be happy to discuss this.
Trying to put the invasion of Iraq on Bernie Sanders is what we in the service used to call Bull Shit. Unlike Biden and Clinton he did not vote for the 2003 invasion.
Please note this bill passed the Senate without a roll call vote but rather as a voicing of unanimous consent. Bernie, for all we know may not even had been in the chamber at the time.
Bernie Sanders is our best chance to stay out of any future wars.
Here's a summary of the bill from the website cited above.
The Iraq Liberation Act of 1998 is a United States Congressional statement of policy stating that "It should be the policy of the United States to support efforts to remove the regime headed by Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq..." It was signed into law by President Bill Clinton, and states that it is the policy of the United States to support democratic movements within Iraq. The Act was cited in October 2002 to argue for the authorization of military force against the Iraqi government.
The bill was sponsored by Representative Benjamin A. Gilman (Republican, NY-20) and co-sponsored by Representative Christopher Cox (Republican, CA-47). The bill was introduced as H.R. 4655 on September 29, 1998. The House of Representatives passed the bill 360 - 38 on October 5, and the Senate passed it with unanimous consent two days later. President Clinton signed the Iraq Liberation Act into law on October 31, 1998.
This summary is from Wikipedia.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided