Re: [blind-democracy] Bernie Sanders Says He Wouldn't End Drone Program

Those of us who believe that the use of drones should be stopped
completely, along with our manufacturing and sales of cluster bombs,
need to keep pressure on Sanders. Remember, Bernie Sanders makes it
clear that he wants to reform our existing System. Frankly, until we
have a better educated and informed People, reform may be our best
hope. But if Bernie, or whoever becomes King of the Mountain, he or
she must include a reform of our military/industrial complex that is
currently out of control. The reality, for me, is that we are a long
way from establishing a People's Government. But it would help ease
the strain on our working class if we took action to remove the
special citizenship of our corporations. This is one time that
returning to those, "good old days" has real value. Once upon a time,
governments permitted corporations to exist for specific purposes.
Back then, no corporation was too big to fail. If they began to strut
and puff with their self importance, like today's Monster
Corporations, the government simply shut them down, seized their
assets and tossed their fat headed leaders in prison. Now that's the
sort of gutsy government we need today.
Can Bernie Sanders show that kind of backbone? Time will tell.

Carl Jarvis


On 9/1/15, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@optonline.net> wrote:
>
> Bernie Sanders Says He Wouldn't End Drone Program
> http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/bernie_sanders_says_he_wouldnt_e
> nd_drone_program_20150831/
> Posted on Aug 31, 2015
>
> Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. (Robert F. Bukaty /
> AP)
> Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., would not put a stop to the United States'
> lethal and controversial drone campaign if he entered the White House, the
> presidential contender said in a television interview Sunday.
> On ABC's "This Week With George Stephanopoulos," Sanders said, "I think we
> have to use drones very, very selectively and effectively. That has not
> always been the case." He added, "What you can argue is that there are
> times
> and places where drone attacks have been effective. . There are times and
> places where they have been absolutely countereffective and have caused
> more
> problems than they have solved. When you kill innocent people, the end
> result is that people in the region become anti-American who otherwise
> would
> not have been."
> From The Hill:
> Sanders indicated that he would limit the use of drones so that they do not
> end up killing innocent people abroad, but declined to say that he would
> end
> the targeted killing campaign completely.
> Sanders - whose bid for the White House has been gaining support in recent
> weeks - has largely steered clear of national security and foreign policy
> issues, instead preferring to discuss domestic policies.
> On Sunday, he said the campaign is "going to spend more time on" foreign
> policy in coming months, noting that the presidential election season is
> still young.
> "I promise you, we'll address it," he said.
> President Obama's escalation of the drone campaign against suspected
> terrorists in Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia and elsewhere has inflamed some of
> his critics on the left. Critics accuse the White House of exacerbating
> global extremism and of illegally killing Americans, including Anwar
> al-Awlaki, who were never given a trial.
> Read more here.
> -Posted by Roisin Davis
>
>
>
> http://www.truthdig.com/ http://www.truthdig.com/
> Bernie Sanders Says He Wouldn't End Drone Program
> http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/bernie_sanders_says_he_wouldnt_e
> nd_drone_program_20150831/
> Posted on Aug 31, 2015
>
> Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. (Robert F. Bukaty / AP)
> Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., would not put a stop to the United States'
> lethal and controversial drone campaign if he entered the White House, the
> presidential contender said in a television interview Sunday.
> On ABC's "This Week With George Stephanopoulos," Sanders said, "I think we
> have to use drones very, very selectively and effectively. That has not
> always been the case." He added, "What you can argue is that there are
> times
> and places where drone attacks have been effective. . There are times and
> places where they have been absolutely countereffective and have caused
> more
> problems than they have solved. When you kill innocent people, the end
> result is that people in the region become anti-American who otherwise
> would
> not have been."
> From The Hill:
> Sanders indicated that he would limit the use of drones so that they do not
> end up killing innocent people abroad, but declined to say that he would
> end
> the targeted killing campaign completely.
> Sanders - whose bid for the White House has been gaining support in recent
> weeks - has largely steered clear of national security and foreign policy
> issues, instead preferring to discuss domestic policies.
> On Sunday, he said the campaign is "going to spend more time on" foreign
> policy in coming months, noting that the presidential election season is
> still young.
> "I promise you, we'll address it," he said.
> President Obama's escalation of the drone campaign against suspected
> terrorists in Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia and elsewhere has inflamed some of
> his critics on the left. Critics accuse the White House of exacerbating
> global extremism and of illegally killing Americans, including Anwar
> al-Awlaki, who were never given a trial.
> Read more here.
> -Posted by Roisin Davis
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