State of Utah Archives: on War & Peace


Kamala Harris: Trump does not care about troops' injuries or deaths

HARRIS: There was a counter strike on our troops in Iraq, and they suffered serious brain injuries, and do you know what Donald Trump dismissed them as? Headaches. This is a pattern where he referred to our men who are serving as suckers and losers. Public reporting said Russia had bounties on the heads of American soldiers. Donald Trump had talked at least six times to Vladimir Putin and never brought up the subject.

PENCE: My son is in captain in the United States Marine Corps. My son-in-law's deployed in the United States Navy. I can assure all of you with sons and daughters serving in our military, President Donald Trump, not only respects, but reveres all of those who serve in our armed forces and any suggestion, otherwise is ridiculous. Let me also say the American people deserve to know-

Source: 2020 Vice-Presidential Debate in Utah Oct 7, 2020

Mike Pence: Trump supports and reveres the troops

PENCE: My son is in captain in the United States Marine Corps. My son-in-law's deployed in the United States Navy. I can assure all of you with sons and daughters serving in our military, President Donald Trump, not only respects, but reveres all of those who serve in our armed forces and any suggestion, otherwise is ridiculous. Let me also say the American people deserve to know-

HARRIS: There was a counter strike on our troops in Iraq, and they suffered serious brain injuries, and do you know what Donald Trump dismissed them as? Headaches. This is a pattern where he referred to our men who are serving as suckers and losers. Public reporting said Russia had bounties on the heads of American soldiers. Donald Trump had talked at least six times to Vladimir Putin and never brought up the subject.

Source: 2020 Vice-Presidential Debate in Utah Oct 7, 2020

Mitt Romney: Abandonment of Kurds a "bloodstain" on American history

The House overwhelmingly approved a resolution disapproving of the president's abrupt decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria due to the Turkish invasion. The vote was 354-60.

Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney blasted Trump for abandoning the Kurds, denouncing the abandonment of an ally as "a bloodstain in the annals of American history."

Source: Dallas Morning News on 2018 Utah Senate race Oct 23, 2019

Craig Bowden: Exit the Mideast & support non-intervention

Q: Do you agree or disagree with the statement, "Avoid foreign entanglements"?

A: Absolutely.

Q: Does that mean you'd exit Iraq? Afghanistan? Yemen? Syria? All of the above and all others?

A: I would exit everything in the Middle East, and start looking at bases in other nations. I believe in non-intervention. While we should have diplomatic channels and trade with everyone, we need to stop being the policeman of the world.

Source: OnTheIssues follow-up with 2018 Utah Senate candidate Mar 1, 2018

Chuck Baldwin: Develop exit strategy for phased withdrawal of US troops

Having opposed the war in Iraq from the start, Baldwin favors a phased withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country after first developing an exit strategy--“unlike John McCain who wants to keep us there for a hundred years and unlike Barack Obama, who has given us no concept whatsoever of what he plans to do.”
Source: Charles Geraci in The Herald Journal, Cache Valley, Utah Jul 5, 2008

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