“Are we ready to start another war? For the last eleven years, we have waged war in the Middle East with no gain, and have continued to lose lives as well as credibility, integrity, personal liberty, and our credit rating. Now, we have two Presidential candidates that want to begin another war that we can’t afford, on many levels. Is it still about protecting us from terrorism? Or have we hearkened back to Carter’s philosophy of protecting our oil interests?”
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