Bernie Sanders blasts Joe Biden over Iraq War vote: ‘The worst foreign policy disaster in modern history’
Bernie Sanders has attacked Joe Biden for his vote to approve the Iraq War, taking his 2020 challenger to task for his part in the “worst foreign policy disaster in the modern history of America.”
Mr Sanders blasted Mr Biden for the 2002 vote on Wednesday, highlighting the legislative measure that led the United States into a lengthy entanglement that left hundreds of thousands of dead.
“I voted against the war in Iraq,” Mr Sanders said in the US Capitol. “In fact, helped lead the opposition to what turned out to be the worst foreign policy disaster in the modern history of America. Joe voted for it.”
The two men are leading in the crowded field of 2020 Democrats vying for the party’s presidential nomination, with both hoping to overcome previous failures in the contest to become the Democratic standard bearer taking on Donald Trump.
For now, Mr Biden leads in most polls, with 32.8 per cent support in an aggregate of polls put together by Real Clear Politics. Mr Sanders comes in second, meanwhile, with an average of 19.4 per cent of the vote.
Bernie Sanders on Joe Biden: "I voted against the war in Iraq. In fact, helped lead the opposition to what turned out to be the worst foreign policy disaster in the modern history of America. Joe voted for it." pic.twitter.com/A1cAnTrdro
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