Dems should climb aboard Gabbard's peace train

Democratic candidates worried about Democratic Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard's possible third party run should simply co-op her top campaign plank: ending America's perpetual wars. She is the only candidate to do so while all the others downplay their anti war bonafides to focus on domestic issues, avoiding the painful truth that endless war spells the downfall of America.

But Gabbard, who served four years in Iraq and Afghanistan with a medical field unit, is unapologetically anti war. She is the only candidate to criticize US regime change in Syria that has prolonged the civil war there for six years, adding millions to the dead, wounded and refugees. She opposes our enabling of the Saudi  war in Yemen that has killed tens of thousands and sentenced millions to disease and starvation. She consistently calls out US lies that fueled our criminal Iraq war.

Though ending her congressional career when her current terms ends in January, 2021, Gabbard just introduced a House Resolution to invoke the War Powers Act, directing the President to remove all US troops from Syria. Besides being in Syria without congressional approval, Gabbard's resolution points out Trump's plan to use remaining troops to steal Syrian oil, or at a minimum keep it from its lawful owners, a flagrant violation of international war.   

Polling at 2%, Gabbard has no chance of becoming the Democratic nominee. But the largely pro war Democratic establishment is so concerned about her possible third party run, they've trotted out Hillary Clinton to slime Gabbard as a possible Russian asset. Gabbard's response that Clinton is the "Queen of Warmongers" is dead accurate, reflecting Democrats fear of even considering anti war as a viable and critically needed campaign issue. 

Tulsi Gabbard deserves better from the Democratic Party...and so do all Americans.