2016 Postmortem

heaven05

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47. the beat goes on

Thu Jan 28, 2016, 11:31 AM

Jan 2016

While I applaud Sen. Sanders and his war vote and not surprised by HRC's war vote, as long as the bankers, industry/Walton types/their lobbyists along with the influence of the hawks in congress, both party's and the Pentagon the beat of the war drums has not changed from my service time in Vietnam to this marine's experience. We will see what Sanders will do about those drums IF he is elected

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Read the Letter This VETERAN WROTE to Senator Bernie Sanders About HIS Vote on Iraq War [View all] Segami Jan 2016 OP

Yes but Jonathan Chait told me today all Bernie can do is income inequality nt Jarqui Jan 2016 #1

Veteran groups must speak up. draa Jan 2016 #2

Such poignance from a 19-yr old farleftlib Jan 2016 #3

Fallujah was in 2004 - he's now around 30/31 yrs. old Divernan Jan 2016 #25

Yes, I got that farleftlib Jan 2016 #29

WoW!!!! A Powerful Letter.... global1 Jan 2016 #4

This is why I hold as much vitriol as I do for Clinton. VulgarPoet Jan 2016 #5

And what the people of Iraq went through. - nt KingCharlemagne Jan 2016 #51

Amen; and every incidental victim by association thanks to her. Iraq, Syria, Libya, my countrymen VulgarPoet Jan 2016 #57

And this young man is why Hillary's vote is still a huge mark against her. cali Jan 2016 #6

Rec from a former Marine. beam me up scottie Jan 2016 #7

We need an extra super Rec button Matariki Jan 2016 #8

There could be 10s of thousands of these letters. For Shame, Hillary et al. libdem4life Jan 2016 #9

That is powerful. CharlotteVale Jan 2016 #10

If Only More Had a That Courage colsohlibgal Jan 2016 #11

What Bernie has is wisdom WHEN CRABS ROAR Jan 2016 #53

Ive Heard Many Veterans Talking The Same Way... ChiciB1 Jan 2016 #12

Thank you for sharing this dragonfly301 Jan 2016 #13

HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!! WillyT Jan 2016 #14

K&R. JDPriestly Jan 2016 #15

What else to say? SammyWinstonJack Jan 2016 #16

three guys, much younger than me, whom I work with... Javaman Jan 2016 #17

differences between Obama, Sanders vs Hillary PatrynXX Jan 2016 #18

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jan 2016 #19

K & R democrank Jan 2016 #20

K&R Paka Jan 2016 #21

Yes! kenfrequed Jan 2016 #22

I find it astonishing chervilant Jan 2016 #23

Hillary voted for the Iraq War in 2002 sulphurdunn Jan 2016 #27

Something else I've found interesting: chervilant Jan 2016 #34

I'll go with the latter. Nt. Juicy_Bellows Jan 2016 #39

I was banned from the Hillary group for being sulphurdunn Jan 2016 #42

Contrast that with this: Unknown Beatle Jan 2016 #24

Yes, isn't that a "classy" response? chervilant Jan 2016 #35

Thank You For Sharing These Truths cantbeserious Jan 2016 #26

K & R mountain grammy Jan 2016 #28

I wonder if Hillary would use the "world is a better place with Saddam gone" argument. Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2016 #30

I'm glad he spoke out, and I'm sure many of our Veterans feel the same. Duval Jan 2016 #31

"sound and moral judgement when the war drums were beating the loudest" Martin Eden Jan 2016 #32

Happy to see this here! tinkerbelle Jan 2016 #33

Foreign policy Mnpaul Jan 2016 #36

The simplest difference between Sanders and Clinton Doctor_J Jan 2016 #37

It's odd. Juicy_Bellows Jan 2016 #40

Hey Mr. Vet - I fought in an unjust war too . . FairWinds Jan 2016 #38

K&R! This post received hundreds of recommendations! Yay! Enthusiast Jan 2016 #41

A time for peace John Poet Jan 2016 #43

K&R What initially brought me to this site was my opposition to war. raouldukelives Jan 2016 #44

Amen beemer27 Jan 2016 #45

But that should only cost Hillary one election, not two WhaTHellsgoingonhere Jan 2016 #46

the beat goes on heaven05 Jan 2016 #47

Kicked & Recommended avaistheone1 Jan 2016 #48

Who'd want to argue with that? Ivan Kaputski Jan 2016 #49

KnR - nt KingCharlemagne Jan 2016 #50

Did he mention that it's ok that bernie loved the MIC/F-35 Wall Street Investor deal? misterhighwasted Jan 2016 #52

Oh so YOU speak for military? cali Jan 2016 #54

The letter was about the hells of war, not the hells of war machines d_legendary1 Jan 2016 #55

Appears war was unimportant to bernie till he figured how to profit from it misterhighwasted Jan 2016 #56

Yeah that's why he voted no on the Iraq War d_legendary1 Jan 2016 #59

One minor quibble. bvar22 Jan 2016 #58