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[–] secretsquirrel2 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I'm guessing you've never been to war.

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[–] OleDixie ago 

Neither has Sanders. He seems quite convinced he's more than qualified to make decisions on the importance and damage of war. And I'll bet you that most members of the armed forces are far more "war-mongering" than Bernie is.

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[–] Mossberg ago 

No one wants a bloody war. No one wants war, period. However, sometimes it is necessary to further national interests. If we lived in a world of peaceful, toothless states, I think I could get behind the "no wars, ever" crowd. The problem is that's not the case. Iran isn't toothless, they aren't peaceful, and they sure as hell aren't non-interventionist - see the Quds Force for further examples.

There's a very real threat of Iran acquiring a nuclear weapon. That could start an arms race in the Middle East between them and Saudi Arabia. You don't want two countries which value martyrdom to be in control of devastating devices like that.

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[–] OleDixie ago 

I still don't see how Iran is actually going to pose a significant threat with America looming over them, or how an invasion of their country could NOT cause SEVERE problems for the United States.