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Related: About this forumVeterans For Bernie Sanders: Why The Anti-War Candidate Is So Beloved By Former Soldiers
Sanders' congressional record is proof that actively opposing armed conflict doesn't preclude supporting our troopsBy ZAID JILANI
When then-freshman Vermont Congressman Bernie Sanders first arrived in Washington, D.C., he didnt first tend to the great social democratic causes that he spent his life working on: a national living wage, health care for all, or expanding labor unions.
Rather, the very first bill he introduced was H.R. 695 the Guard and Reserve Family Protection Act of 1991. The purpose of the bill was to make sure that reserve and National Guard soldiers who were deployed to serve in the Gulf War were entitled to any pay they may have missed as a result of going to war, to ensure that their deployment wages were equal to their civilian wages.
Sanders career in Congress has been living testimony to the fact that opposing wars but supporting our soldiers are not mutually exclusive goals. He has been a consistent advocate for both active duty military and veterans, and there are now signs that those veterans are returning the favor, organizing for his campaign.
A Steadfast Advocate For Veterans
He works for veterans. Hes not just saying that. He does do the work, said Brenda Cruickshank a retired Army nurse who served as the past commander of the Vermont Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), over the summer. Indeed, last spring the national VFW presented Sanders with its 2015 Congressional Award.
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http://www.salon.com/2015/10/24/vets_for_bernie_why_the_most_anti_war_candidate_has_many_military_supporters_partner/
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Veterans For Bernie Sanders: Why The Anti-War Candidate Is So Beloved By Former Soldiers (Original Post)
Purveyor
Oct 2015
OP
This vet likes him because he's a Socialist, has ethics, and didn't vote for the IWR.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Oct 2015
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Tierra_y_Libertad
(50,414 posts)1. This vet likes him because he's a Socialist, has ethics, and didn't vote for the IWR.
Do I love him? No. I don't love politicians of any stripe. Will I vote for him if he gets the nod? Yes..if he doesn't stray into ultra-nose holding territory as one of the other Democratic candidates has.
NorthCarolina
(11,197 posts)2. Bernie might get the nod of veterans and soldiers, but Hillary
has the blessing of the Pentagon and weapons manufacturers. Check-and-mate.