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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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In reply to the discussion: Bernie has praised Trump and criticized Biden [View all]sheshe2
(83,751 posts)124. F-16 soon to be F-35 with nuclear capability.
Critics in and around Burlington have opposed basing the jets in Vermont in part due to some versions of the jets being able to carry nuclear weapons. Opponents argue carrying such bombs or even storing the weapons would make the area a target.
Col. Hank Harder, Vice Wing Commander of the 158th Fighter Wing of the Vermont Air National Guard, says the jets coming to Vermont will not carry nuclear weapons.
Harder says Department of Defense policy forbids confirming or denying the presence of nuclear weapons at any base. But he says nuclear weapons are not in the mix for the Burlington F-35 fleet.
Col. Hank Harder, Vice Wing Commander of the 158th Fighter Wing of the Vermont Air National Guard, says the jets coming to Vermont will not carry nuclear weapons.
Harder says Department of Defense policy forbids confirming or denying the presence of nuclear weapons at any base. But he says nuclear weapons are not in the mix for the Burlington F-35 fleet.
https://www.vpr.org/post/exit-f-16s-enter-f-35s-big-change-vermont-air-national-guard#stream/0
Interesting that: Policy forbids confirming or denying...
Harder says Department of Defense policy forbids confirming or denying the presence of nuclear weapons at any base.
...When he goes on to deny the presence of nuclear weapons.
But he says nuclear weapons are not in the mix for the Burlington F-35 fleet.
War machines in VT. Have been for over 30 years.
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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Sure, just sweep the death, destruction, and obscene amounts of money spent...
SMC22307
May 2019
#11
Bernie also voted for military intervention for regime change in Iraq. Twice. In one year.
ehrnst
May 2019
#53
So... 500,000 deaths over the next 2 years are 'different' because it wasn't a 'declared war."
ehrnst
May 2019
#115
BS is pro-gun, pro-Russia, voted for regime change in Iraq, and voted to fund the trillion dollar
lapucelle
May 2019
#157
Well, it seems some Senators are happy with "feeding the military industrial beast"
ehrnst
May 2019
#133
You have a problem with these Katrina-related and troops-supporting 'yea' votes?
SMC22307
May 2019
#34
LOL Anyone with half a brain knew warmongers Bush, Cheney, Rice, Rummy, Feith, Wolfowitz, et al...
SMC22307
May 2019
#31
Bernie gets EVERYTHING right - not just the IWR - when it comes to foreign policy.
InAbLuEsTaTe
May 2019
#109
Have you noticed that some in Congress and the Senate voted against the resolution?
BlueWI
May 2019
#81
I think that the defensive responses in this thread where I brought it up are telling. (nt)
ehrnst
May 2019
#120
You don't need to read him, because the work is pervasive anti-Biden anti-Beto hitpieces on the net.
emulatorloo
May 2019
#130
That's one way to evade responding to the fact that Biden became a critic of the war.
ehrnst
May 2019
#168
Nuance is only applied to one candidate. All others are judged in good/evil no grey area terms. (nt)
ehrnst
May 2019
#160
Actually more than 500,00 Iraqi children are estimated to have been killed in that action.
ehrnst
May 2019
#92
Thank you, I was pretty young back then so I don't have memories of all of it.
Agschmid
May 2019
#116
It says that most are not a one issue voter, and they went with the most qualified candidate
lunamagica
May 2019
#79
The good news is we have the perfect Democratic candidate who isn't fooled
InAbLuEsTaTe
May 2019
#114
Bernie is chasing white voters, who didn't mind voting for a racist in 2016...
SidDithers
May 2019
#72
Conveniently Sanders forgets he voted for the Iraq Liberation Act which was the precursor to
still_one
May 2019
#56
Maybe it was one of those situations like gun control...missing children in Vermont are different...
George II
May 2019
#137
Let's keep it real here. Bernie rags on rump all the time. He should stick to just that. nt
UniteFightBack
May 2019
#148
Biden has attacked Bernie, in fact, wants to kill him because a woman Biden made
Autumn
May 2019
#161
You just made an accusation that Biden wants to literally "kill" Sanders in your title.
still_one
May 2019
#162
It's not my accusation. That's exactly what Biden said according to one of his top backers.
Autumn
May 2019
#163
That is garbage, and you know it. First of all you are basing it on ONE of his unamed supporters.
still_one
May 2019
#164
Great. Can already see us divided and losing again. Losing as in not winning in EC
Laura PourMeADrink
May 2019
#169