On November 8 2016, the citizens of the United States of America will have voted and the next president will be announced and sworn into office on January 20 2017. Bernie Sanders is running for the Democratic Party and is one of the more favored candidates to win the election. Sanders is a popular political figure, who wants to implement such things as; free tuition at all public colleges/universities, universal healthcare and create more jobs for the populous. Many people are still undecided on whom they want to vote for, because they are either not informed enough about the candidates or they are still undecided. Bernie Sanders, 74, is a senator from the state of Vermont and is a great candidate, who can cater the needs of most of the nation’s demands. He shares many socialist political views, and has a very strong interest for the welfare and benefit of the population. Bernie Sanders has …show more content…
It has cost the American government and people trillions of dollars and has caused the death of many civilians and army personnel. Bernie Sanders is avidly against war and believes that the most powerful nations should be able to stop conflicts through peaceful actions. Sanders voted against the invasion and war on Iraq, and delivered the following speech. "Mr. Speaker, in the brief time I have, let me give five reasons why I am opposed to giving the President a blank check to launch a unilateral invasion and occupation of Iraq and why I will vote against this resolution. One, I have not heard any estimates of how many young American men and women might die in such a war or how many tens of thousands of women and children in Iraq might also be killed. Fifth, I am concerned about the problems of so-called unintended consequence" (H.A. Goodman). He clearly outlines everything that is problematic with going to war with other nations and references the war on Iraq to back his