General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: Yesterday, the Obama administration did something horrifying. [View all]puffy socks
(1,473 posts)due to his votes for S J Res 45 - Authorization for Use of US Armed Forces? Yugoslavia 1999? Kosovo? Libya?the Gaza strip? and apparently Invading Iraq and liberating Iraq was a great idea in 98 when Bernie voted for HR 4655, the Iraqi Liberation Act of 1998, which expressed that it should be the aim of the United States to remove Saddam Hussein from power.
President George W. Bush later used the Iraqi Liberation Act to provide justification for military action for the 2003 invasion.
He voted in favor of a $1 billion aid package for the coup government Ukraine
He supported Israel's assault on Gaza at a town hall meeting.
He voted HR 2159 - Foreign Operations FY98 Appropriations bill, which included: $3 billion for Israel, including $1.8 billion in military assistance and $1.2 billion in economic assistance; $2.12 billion for Egypt, including $1.3 billion in military assistance and $815 million in economic assistance; $770 million for former Soviet Republics; and $215 million for international narcotics control and law enforcement.
Bernie voted for HR 2465, which provided $4 billion for military construction, and he voted for HR 3196, which provided: $2.16 billion for military and economic assistance to Israel; $760 million for military and economic assistance to Egypt; $300 million for military and economic assistance to Jordan; and $285 million for international narcotics control.
He also voted in favor of HR 2800 - Foreign Operations Appropriations, FY 2004 bill, which granted $1.8 billion in military and economic assistance to Egypt and $2.2 billion for Israeli military assistance.
Bernie Sanders' Troubling History of Supporting US Military Violence Abroad
Why aren't we talking about Sanders' foreign policy more?
http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/bernie-sanders-troubling-history-supporting-us-military-violence-abroad
You were saying?