townsend
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So your saying is since no one has been pressed into service since Nam all of the Ivy League dandies aren't going to end up in the military because it's difficult and unprofitable. This isn't unique to Republicans, it's just they're the ones that lie to lead us into costly wars and ignore the broken vets that return from them.The younger candidates were too young for Vietnam. No real conflicts in mid 70's - '80's. Desert Storm in early '90's but draft was long gone and it was all enlisted and National Guard. Not a lot made the military then a profession.
There's Rand. End of list. Sanders is the only guy who could get elected who won't lead us into another stupid quagmire. Rubio, Cruz, and even Clinton are all probably chomping at the bit to waste another 10 thousand soldiers and 10 trillion dollars.I don't think they are 'war crazy'. Many just still believe in Reagan's philosophy of peace through strength. And they are still better than the Dem candidates of former President wife and bat crazy self-proclaimed socialist.
And criticize Sanders socialism all you like, (I do) but at least he's a guy who knows how to work with congress, unlike Cruz who threatens to shut down the government every time he spills his pudding.
Also Sanders is probably the only guy with an interest in anti trust legislation. Which seems like a big deal no one is talking about. Corporations are increasingly monopolistic and the middle class is suffering for it. That economic model is more broken than democratic socialism.