Sanders’ Foreign Policy – Not Antiwar

by | Aug 28, 2015

Senator Bernie Sanders has a growing following, particularly among progressives. While one may think progressives tend to oppose the US militaristic foreign policy, Sanders’ record on war is not as consistent as some would have us believe. In the Middle East his positions, as explained recently to CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, are quite bizarre: support Saudi Arabia’s push for regional domination. The Saudis would seem an unlikely partner for a progressive — considering the kingdom’s record on civil rights and its support for proxy wars in Syria and elsewhere. More about the Sanders bait and switch in today’s Liberty Report:

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  • Daniel McAdams

    Executive Director of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity and co-Producer/co-Host, Ron Paul Liberty Report. Daniel served as the foreign affairs, civil liberties, and defense/intel policy advisor to U.S. Congressman Ron Paul, MD (R-Texas) from 2001 until Dr. Paul’s retirement at the end of 2012. From 1993-1999 he worked as a journalist based in Budapest, Hungary, and traveled through the former communist bloc as a human rights monitor and election observer.

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