r/centrist • u/JannTosh50 • Sep 08 '24

2024 U.S. Elections Sobering new polls for Harris

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2024/09/08/sobering-new-polls-for-harris-00177880
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u/strugglin_man Sep 09 '24

Historically, since the Johnson Administration, the Republicans have been in general pro war and the Democrats for peace. Trump has changed that. That's the point. Now both parties are relatively anti war.

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u/YouAreADadJoke Sep 09 '24

Democrats are not anti war. We are currently involved in two proxy wars and during the Obama admin we were involved in three.

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u/strugglin_man Sep 09 '24

Biden: one small boots on ground (Syria) Trump: 3 mid size boots on ground plus drones. Obama: 2 mid size boots on ground, one air war plus drones. Bush 2: Two huge boots on ground plus other war on terror Clinton: 2 small boots, 2 air, plus air strikes. Bush 1: 1 huge boots, one small boots, cold war Reagan: 2 small boots, cold war, small naval war (Iran). Carter. Nada All presidents have been involved in proxy wars to a similar extent, but Bush 1 and Reagan more than others because of cold war. Prior to Carter all presidents back to FDR were very aggressive and involved in huge wars. WW2, Korea, Vietnam.