Bernie Sanders (Middle East)

Bernie's Middle East (section page)

"I'm the former chairman of the Senate Veterans Committee, and in that capacity I learned a very powerful lesson about the cost of war, and I will do everything that I can to make sure that the United States does not get involved in another quagmire like we did in Iraq, the worst foreign policy blunder in the history of this country. We should be putting together a coalition of Arab countries who should be leading the effort. We should be supportive, but I do not support American ground troops in Syria." (DD1) "I support air strikes in Syria and what the president is trying to do." (DD1) "I believe that the United States has the moral responsibility with Europe, with Gulf countries like Saudi Arabia to make sure that when people leave countries like Afghanistan and Syria with nothing more than the clothing on their back that, of course, we reach out." (DD2) "I'm running for president because I want a new foreign policy; one that takes on Isis, one that destroys ISIS, but one that does not get us involved in perpetual warfare in the quagmire of the Middle East but rather works around a major coalition of wealthy and powerful nations supporting Muslim troops on the ground. That's the kind of coalition we need and that's the kind of coalition I will put together" (DD3)

Supports Iran deal and wants less military involvement in the Middle East. If ISIS is to be defeated it should be done by other Middle Eastern nations or in a coalition with other Middle Eastern nations instead of unilateral action. Bernie wants to involve the Saudis and our allies in the Middle East in our decision making process in order to create change that is actually effective and lasting.