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"Defend This Nation"
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:30 TV ad run in IA, announced Jan. 20, 2016.
[Music]
Sanders:
As
president,
I
will
defend this nation, but I will do it responsibly.
I voted against the war in Iraq and that was the
right vote. We must never forget the lessons of that experience.
ISIS must be destroyed, but we should not do it
alone. We need an international coalition with Muslim boots on
the ground fighting with our support.
It's time to end the quagmire of perpetual warfare
in the Middle East. As president, I will
I'm Bernie Sanders and I approve this message.
Notes: The Jan. 20, 2016
press
release...
‘Defend This Nation’ Ad
Spotlights Sanders’ Foreign Policy Judgement
BURLINGTON
–
U.S.
Sen.
Bernie
Sanders’
foreign policy judgement and
commitment to defeating the Islamic State terrorist organization
without repeating the mistakes of the Iraq War are the focus of a new
30-second television spot which began airing Wednesday on stations in
Iowa and New Hampshire.
“As president, I will defend this nation but I will do it responsibly,”
Sanders begins in the ad titled "Defend This Nation."
“I voted against the war in Iraq and that was the right vote,” Sanders
continues. “We must never forget the lessons of that experience.”
Then-Rep. Sanders not only voted against the war but helped lead the
opposition to the war – one of the worst foreign policy blunders in
modern American history. Unfortunately, many of the concerns he raised
in 2002 turned out to be true.
Sanders goes on to detail how he would defeat the so-called Islamic
State as president. “ISIS must be destroyed but we should not do it
alone. We need an international coalition, with Muslim boots on the
ground, fighting with our support.
“It's time to end the quagmire of perpetual warfare in the Middle East.
As president, I will,” Sanders concludes.
To view the ad, click here.
To watch Sanders’ House floor speech against the Iraq war, click here.