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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
BERN NOTICE: Biden Is Trying To Erase His Iraq War Record
Sanders 2020Bern Notice is a production of the Bernie 2020 campaign.
Joe Biden today was called out by CNN fact checkers, after he tried to mislead an Iowa audience and erase his own record leading the fight to help Republicans pass the Iraq War resolution that Bernie fought to stop.
This is not the first time Biden has tried to erase his Iraq War actions from America’s memory. His record shows that he did not just vote for the Iraq War resolution — as Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, Biden led the fight for the resolution, helped kill Democratic amendments to limit the resolution, and then bragged about his war support long after the war started:
• BIDEN BRAGGED ABOUT HIS SUPPORT AFTER THE IRAQ WAR BEGAN: Biden this week claimed that he opposed the Iraq War"from the very moment" it started. And yet, in a speech at the Brookings Institute in July 2003, Biden declared: "Nine months ago, I voted with my colleagues to give the president of the United States of America the authority to use force, and I would vote that way again today. It was a right vote then, and it'll be a correct vote today.”
• BIDEN HELPED THE GOP KILL DEMOCRATIC AMENDMENTS: Biden led the fight to help Republicans defeat a Democratic amendment to limit the scope of the Iraq War resolution, to make clear that it did not grant a president authority to launch any war “not directly related to a clear threat of imminent, sudden, and direct attack upon the United States.” Biden led the fight to help the GOP defeat a Democratic amendment to require the president to “use appropriate diplomatic and other peaceful means to obtain compliance by Iraq with a resolution of the United Nations Security Council” before launching a war in Iraq. And Biden helped the GOP kill a Democratic amendment to limit the president’s authority to launch a preemptive war in Iraq, only if Iraq posed an imminent threat to the United States.
By contrast, Bernie said from the beginning:"I am opposed to giving the President a blank check to launch a unilateral invasion and occupation of Iraq.” And Bernie today is pointing to the lessons of Iraq to make the case against a war in Iran:
Bern after reading,
Sirota
P.S. For a full review of just how pivotal a role Biden played in leading America into the Iraq War, read this investigation.
This is not the first time Biden has tried to erase his Iraq War actions from America’s memory. His record shows that he did not just vote for the Iraq War resolution — as Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, Biden led the fight for the resolution, helped kill Democratic amendments to limit the resolution, and then bragged about his war support long after the war started:
• BIDEN BRAGGED ABOUT HIS SUPPORT AFTER THE IRAQ WAR BEGAN: Biden this week claimed that he opposed the Iraq War"from the very moment" it started. And yet, in a speech at the Brookings Institute in July 2003, Biden declared: "Nine months ago, I voted with my colleagues to give the president of the United States of America the authority to use force, and I would vote that way again today. It was a right vote then, and it'll be a correct vote today.”
• BIDEN HELPED THE GOP KILL DEMOCRATIC AMENDMENTS: Biden led the fight to help Republicans defeat a Democratic amendment to limit the scope of the Iraq War resolution, to make clear that it did not grant a president authority to launch any war “not directly related to a clear threat of imminent, sudden, and direct attack upon the United States.” Biden led the fight to help the GOP defeat a Democratic amendment to require the president to “use appropriate diplomatic and other peaceful means to obtain compliance by Iraq with a resolution of the United Nations Security Council” before launching a war in Iraq. And Biden helped the GOP kill a Democratic amendment to limit the president’s authority to launch a preemptive war in Iraq, only if Iraq posed an imminent threat to the United States.
By contrast, Bernie said from the beginning:"I am opposed to giving the President a blank check to launch a unilateral invasion and occupation of Iraq.” And Bernie today is pointing to the lessons of Iraq to make the case against a war in Iran:
Link to tweet
Bern after reading,
Sirota
P.S. For a full review of just how pivotal a role Biden played in leading America into the Iraq War, read this investigation.
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Undecided
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Undecided
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join the revolution!!
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join the revolution!!
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Undecided
"Nine months ago, I voted with my colleagues to give the president of the United States of America the authority to use force, and I would vote that way again today. It was a right vote then, and it'll be a correct vote today.”
...now THAT makes me nervous...
...today, with the war drums beating louder and louder in the Middle East, that also makes me worry...
...yet, I find it strange how Bernie seems to calm me...
...
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Undecided
on foreign policy yet again. Face it, this issue is not good for Joe... he should stop drawing attention to it!!
Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join the revolution!!
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Undecided
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
there's a whole lotta confidence in YOUR candidate!! I mean, why are Biden supporters bothering to take SO MUCH time and effort to bash Bernie, which only serves to create unnecessary divisiveness, if the poor guy has no chance of being the Democratic nominee. Hmmmm.... it does make one wonder.
Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join the revolution!!
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Undecided
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Undecided
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Undecided
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join the revolution!!
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Undecided
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
If I were to vote in a presidentialprimary today, I would vote for: Undecided
