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==== Foreign Policy ====

Bernie has a history of supporting US [[imperialism]], ~~including~~ the backing of the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia<ref>https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/06/23/bernie-sanders-foreign-policy-doctrine-227193/</ref>, calling Venezuela's socialist president Maduro a "vicious tyrant"<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bernie-sanders-distances-himself-from-venezuela-president-nicolas-maduro-when-pressed-on-socialism-at-debate/</ref>, supporting the US-proxy state of Ukraine over the anti-imperialist state of [[Russia]] in the Ukraine-Russian conflict<ref>https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-statement-on-russian-invasion-of-ukraine/</ref>, and ~~rejecting to call for a long-term ceasefire in the ongoing Gaza genocide by Israel~~<ref>https://www.~~thenation~~.~~com~~/article/~~world/bernie~~-~~sanders~~-~~gaza~~-~~cease~~-~~fire~~-~~israel~~-~~palestine~~/</ref>.

Bernie has a history of supporting US [[imperialism]] through NATO. In interview in 2020 he said ''"I believe in NATO"'', which is supported by his actions such as the backing of the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia<ref>https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/06/23/bernie-sanders-foreign-policy-doctrine-227193/</ref>, supporting the NATO-proxy state of Ukraine over the anti-imperialist state of [[Russia]] in the Ukraine-Russian conflict<ref>https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-statement-on-russian-invasion-of-ukraine/</ref>. This position is more imperialist than Donald Trump, who has suggested the US should pull out of NATO all together and that ''"NATO is dead"''<ref>https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-vow-never-help-europe-attack-thierry-breton/</ref>.

He has also stated he would intervene if China took military action on Taiwan<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bernie-sanders-democratic-presidential-candidate-military-intervention-60-minutes-2020-02-23/</ref>, which goes even against the US government's formal position of "[[One China]]" policy that Taiwan is part of the PRC<ref>https://www.csis.org/analysis/what-us-one-china-policy-and-why-does-it-matter</ref>.

On the Palestine-Israel conflict, in 2023 he rejected a call for a long-term ceasefire in the ongoing Gaza genocide by Israel<ref>https://www.thenation.com/article/world/bernie-sanders-gaza-cease-fire-israel-palestine/</ref>.

In relation to socialist states, in more recent years he has expressed opposition to them by calling Venezuela's socialist president Maduro a ''"vicious tyrant"''<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bernie-sanders-distances-himself-from-venezuela-president-nicolas-maduro-when-pressed-on-socialism-at-debate/</ref>. He has also stated he would intervene if China took military action on Taiwan<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bernie-sanders-democratic-presidential-candidate-military-intervention-60-minutes-2020-02-23/</ref>, which goes even against the US government's formal position of "[[One China]]" policy that Taiwan is part of the PRC<ref>https://www.csis.org/analysis/what-us-one-china-policy-and-why-does-it-matter</ref>.

==== 2016 Presidential Run====

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 ==== Foreign Policy ====
-Bernie has a history of supporting US [[imperialism]], including the backing of the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia<ref>https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/06/23/bernie-sanders-foreign-policy-doctrine-227193/</ref>, calling Venezuela's socialist president Maduro a "vicious tyrant"<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bernie-sanders-distances-himself-from-venezuela-president-nicolas-maduro-when-pressed-on-socialism-at-debate/</ref>, supporting the US-proxy state of Ukraine over the anti-imperialist state of [[Russia]] in the Ukraine-Russian conflict<ref>https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-statement-on-russian-invasion-of-ukraine/</ref>, and rejecting to call for a long-term ceasefire in the ongoing Gaza genocide by Israel<ref>https://www.thenation.com/article/world/bernie-sanders-gaza-cease-fire-israel-palestine/</ref>.
+Bernie has a history of supporting US [[imperialism]] through NATO. In interview in 2020 he said ''"I believe in NATO"'', which is supported by his actions such as the backing of the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia<ref>https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/06/23/bernie-sanders-foreign-policy-doctrine-227193/</ref>, supporting the NATO-proxy state of Ukraine over the anti-imperialist state of [[Russia]] in the Ukraine-Russian conflict<ref>https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-statement-on-russian-invasion-of-ukraine/</ref>. This position is more imperialist than Donald Trump, who has suggested the US should pull out of NATO all together and that ''"NATO is dead"''<ref>https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-vow-never-help-europe-attack-thierry-breton/</ref>.
-He has also stated he would intervene if China took military action on Taiwan<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bernie-sanders-democratic-presidential-candidate-military-intervention-60-minutes-2020-02-23/</ref>, which goes even against the US government's formal position of "[[One China]]" policy that Taiwan is part of the PRC<ref>https://www.csis.org/analysis/what-us-one-china-policy-and-why-does-it-matter</ref>.
+On the Palestine-Israel conflict, in 2023 he rejected a call for a long-term ceasefire in the ongoing Gaza genocide by Israel<ref>https://www.thenation.com/article/world/bernie-sanders-gaza-cease-fire-israel-palestine/</ref>.
+In relation to socialist states, in more recent years he has expressed opposition to them by calling Venezuela's socialist president Maduro a ''"vicious tyrant"''<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bernie-sanders-distances-himself-from-venezuela-president-nicolas-maduro-when-pressed-on-socialism-at-debate/</ref>. He has also stated he would intervene if China took military action on Taiwan<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bernie-sanders-democratic-presidential-candidate-military-intervention-60-minutes-2020-02-23/</ref>, which goes even against the US government's formal position of "[[One China]]" policy that Taiwan is part of the PRC<ref>https://www.csis.org/analysis/what-us-one-china-policy-and-why-does-it-matter</ref>.
 ==== 2016 Presidential Run====