When President Woodrow Wilson ran for re-election in 1916, as Europeans slaughtered each other on an unprecedented scale, his slogan was, “He kept us out of war.” If Barack Obama were allowed to run for re-election, he could use this slogan: “He kept us out of Syria.”
Will his successor? Given that the United States has been continuously at war for more than 14 years, you might think this topic would be a focus of the presidential campaign. But it’s been largely ignored.
#election2016 #sanders #trump #clinton #syria #iran #war #obama http://reason.com/archives/2016/02/22/war-peace-and-the-next-president More military engagement seems likely.
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