This was written by socialist Peter Diamondstone during the 2006 Israeli war against Lebanon and Gaza.
Not only has Bernard Sanders voted for HR 921, giving full support to Israel for its genocidal war on Palestinians and Lebanese, but Sanders has now opposed the resolution H con.R 450 with only 23 supporters, calling for an immediate cease fire by both sides. Taken with Sanders’ cosponsorship of the so-called Iran Freedom Support Act, calling for another US dominated “regime change” of a democratically elected government in Iran, after the last one, it seems that Sanders has blown his cover as a “dove,” and is now openly a “chicken hawk.”
Those who made excuses for Sanders’ vote on March 21, 2003, for the following resolution supporting the war against the People of Iraq, “Congress expresses the unequivocal support and appreciation of the Nation== (1) to the President as Commander-in-Chief for his firm leadership and decisive action in the conduct of military operations in Iraq as part of the on-going Global War on Terrorism,” can no longer expect those excuses to hold water. No wonder Sanders will not introduce Bills of Impeachment.
David McReynolds,(Socialist Party Pres. candidate 1980 and 2000 and long time affilliated with the War Resisters League) has sent the following message to the Bernard Sanders Blog: :
“…. I regret, very much, because of your vote of support for the Israeli actions I would hope any friends and contacts of mine would not send you funds, nor give you their votes. That, too, is a kind of political pressure. The kind that politicians listen to…”
David McReynolds, 7/23/06
That was McReynolds’ response to Sanders’ support of Israel’s new genocidal war on Gaza and Lebanon, but since then Sanders has also even refused to support a cease fire.
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