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peacebird

(14,195 posts)
Thu Jul 2, 2015, 11:01 AM Jul 2015

Bernie Sanders fights for our veterans, and against wars of aggression

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/h-a-goodman/bernie-sanders-iraq-war_b_7711222.html

He might not be a friend to the military, but many veterans believe he's gone to war for them...
There's the former Marine who drove about six hours to hear Sanders speak in Des Moines. There's another former Marine, this one a registered Republican, going door-to-door to collect signatures so Sanders' name will appear on the ballot in Indiana. Entire Reddit threads are dedicated to how veterans can best pitch Sanders to other veterans...
"He is revered," said Paul Loebe, a 31-year-old who served in both Iraq and Afghanistan during eight years of active duty and spends three hours a day updating a Facebook page promoting Sanders to veterans. "He's very consistent with where he stands. He's the first politician that I've believed in my life."
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Bernie Sanders fights for our veterans, and against wars of aggression (Original Post) peacebird Jul 2015 OP
K&R..... daleanime Jul 2015 #1
He is a champion of Veterans and they know it. He has correctly stated that if 'you don't want to sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #2
As a severely disabled combat vet produced from the war on iraq Victor_c3 Jul 2015 #3
+ Eighty Gazillion Scuba Jul 2015 #4

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
2. He is a champion of Veterans and they know it. He has correctly stated that if 'you don't want to
Thu Jul 2, 2015, 11:48 AM
Jul 2015

take care of the veterans you send to war, then DON'T START WARS'.

They will be another very effective group who are already campaigning for Bernie.

Victor_c3

(3,557 posts)
3. As a severely disabled combat vet produced from the war on iraq
Thu Jul 2, 2015, 12:10 PM
Jul 2015

He has my full and absolute support. As misguided as my thinking and intents were, I honestly joined the army to make the world a better place. I joined in 1997 and saw the use of our military in the Balkans as righteous and I wanted to be on point for a cause like that. Instead, I found myself on point in a war of retribution wagen on Iraq.

Taking care of your disabled vets by never creating them in the first place is the best way to start. Ensuring that funds to take care of vets are as readily available as they are to produce them is another way.

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