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jfern

(5,204 posts)
1. How can any reasonable person support someone who wants a no fly zone
Wed Apr 20, 2016, 05:12 AM
Apr 2016

where Russian planes are flying? She even repeated that completely idiotic position in the last debate. That alone makes her completely unfit to be President and commander in chief.

PBass

(1,537 posts)
3. Bernie is not a pacifist. If you believe that, you are mistaken.
Wed Apr 20, 2016, 05:27 AM
Apr 2016

Bernie would also wield military power to protect American security interests abroad.

I would be curious to see the DU Bernie Group reaction, after President Sanders makes his first drone strike.

 

That Guy 888

(1,214 posts)
4. Did he demand a no fly zone in Syria knowing that Russian planes are their?
Wed Apr 20, 2016, 05:37 AM
Apr 2016

Secretary Clinton is the type of feminist that believes that there should be some women sociopaths wielding power too.

dreamnightwind

(4,775 posts)
11. Bernie rightfully sees our largest security threat as climate change
Wed Apr 20, 2016, 08:23 AM
Apr 2016

and recognizes that most of what we are "defending" against is blowback from our military's activities in everyone else's backyards.

He does say that he is not a pacifist, but he defines threats differently, more like I do. Wonderful to have such a candidate for once.

 

ThePhilosopher04

(1,732 posts)
12. Protecting American security interests is one thing
Wed Apr 20, 2016, 08:29 AM
Apr 2016

Imposing regime changes and forcing will on other countries so private corporations can loot is another.

gollygee

(22,336 posts)
9. When DU was young, being a Democrat WAS a bit underground
Wed Apr 20, 2016, 08:01 AM
Apr 2016

And if the Republicans hold the presidency, the house, and the senate, it will be the same.

Bernie is less hawkish than Hillary, but either of them would be less likely to put us in wars than Trump. I can't even imagine all the wars we'd end up in with him as president.

MattSh

(3,714 posts)
10. Yep, and she's no ordinary hawk...
Wed Apr 20, 2016, 08:20 AM
Apr 2016

Everything I see and hear about her convinces me she'd be the worst hawk in the White House in my lifetime. And I've been around quite a few decades.

bigtree

(85,998 posts)
14. the politics practiced in this post of yours isn't 'revolutionary'
Wed Apr 20, 2016, 09:29 AM
Apr 2016

...it's politics as usual. The politics of personal destruction.

Not very inspiring, at all.

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