[Democratic National Convention}
Koehler: “There are progressive, antiwar Democrats out there…but the party itself still stands firmly in the middle of nowhere, fully in favor of empathy and compassion and yet, somehow, fully supportive of the endless wars.”
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National Defense Authorization Act
Democratic National Convention Silent on Issues of War and Peace
U.S. House Addresses Racist Confederate Symbols in NDAA
[Confederate Symbols]
SPLC: “We are pleased that the House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved provisions in the NDAA designed to address racist symbols, violent extremism and white supremacy in the Armed Forces.”
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Sanders Calls for 10 Percent Cut in Pentagon Budget
[National Defense Authorization Act]
Sanders: “If the horrific pandemic we are now experiencing has taught us anything it is that national security means a lot more than building bombs, missiles, jet fighters, tanks, submarines, nuclear warheads and other weapons of mass destruction.”
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Senator Bernie Sanders Calls For 10 Percent Reduction in Military Budget
[National Defense Authorization Act]
Sanders: “At this pivotal moment in American history, we have to make a fundamental decision. Do we want to spend billions more on endless wars in the Middle East, or do we want to provide decent jobs to millions of unemployed Americans here at home?”
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SENATORS SANDERS AND KHANNA LEAD DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS IN INTRODUCING ‘NO WAR WITH IRAN’ ACT
[Foreign Policy\Iran]
Sen. Bernie Sanders: “Our Founding Fathers understood that it was only too easy for a president to lead the country into a disastrous military conflict. That is why they gave the exclusive power over war and peace to the people’s elected representatives…President Trump does not have the right to go to war with Iran without authorization from the representatives of the American people.
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SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS LEADS BI-PARTISAN EFFORT TO DEFUND SAUDI WAR IN YEMEN
[Middle East News]
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, on Saudi war in Yemen: “U.S. logistical support, spare-parts transfers and intelligence sharing for the Saudi dictatorship’s airstrikes make us complicit in this nightmare. By passing our bill earlier this year, the House and Senate have spoken: America’s involvement in Saudi Arabia’s war is unconstitutional and must end immediately.”
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