Bernie Sanders Is Exactly Right About Trump's Saber Rattling on Iran

[Uncle Joe]

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It’s worth watching a video of the interview, just for the moment when Sanders rolls his eyes and says, “Oh, just a limited strike; oh, well, I’m saw-ree...”

That was the right response, not just to a particular line of questioning in an otherwise thoughtful interview but to all the major media outlets that employ euphemisms to diminish the significance—and the consequences—of acts of war by presidents who disregard the Constitution.

Sanders discusses the subject at considerably more length in an important new article for Foreign Affairs—“Ending America’s Endless War”—in which he argues, “Terrorism is a very real threat, which requires robust diplomatic efforts, intelligence cooperation with allies and partners, and yes, sometimes military action. But as an organizing framework, the global war on terror has been a disaster for our country. Orienting U.S. national-security strategy around terrorism essentially allowed a few thousand violent extremists to dictate the foreign policy of the most powerful nation on earth. We responded to terrorists by giving them exactly what they wanted.” The article concludes:

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For the bottom line, however, go back to the video, where Sanders rejects the empty language of political and media elites and clearly explains that “The United States does not want to continue to lose men and women and trillions of dollars in never-ending wars in the Middle East.”

https://www.thenation.com/article/bernie-sanders-democratic-debates-2020/

[msongs]

1. without war we dont need F35s nt

[sheshe2]

2. +1

[Blue_true]

3. I agree. Trump created the issues between the two countries.

Under President Obama, real problems were getting addressed. Trump just could not have that, he had to do Bibi's calling.

I think Iran is now headed back to having a nuke soon. I also believe that if Israel attacks Iran, the situation won't go the way some expect. Iran fought a brutal war against Saddam Hussein, out gunned and outnumbered they fought Iraq to a draw. They learned a lot militarily and on the technical aspects of war and defense. They did not shoot down our advanced Drone by accident.