hmmm. a poke or thinking of running? from jack reed’s site:
Reed also serves as Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee, where he has played a pivotal role in safeguarding our nation. In 2002, he voted against giving President George W. Bush the authority to go to war in Iraq because it was an ill-planned diversion from the war on terrorism. But he has always worked across the aisle to support our troops, and was instrumental in convincing Defense Secretary Robert Gates to continue serving in the Obama Administration and implement the plan to withdraw forces from Iraq.
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so he votes against going into iraq but now wants to arm the Kurds. why are democrats so all over the place. Never understood how anyone in the military could be a dem.
ooooohhhhh, I didn’t read enough...its the money. building new subs in rhode island.
Rhode Island’s defense industry is critical to national security and our state’s economy, and Senator Reed has been a leader at the federal level in growing Rhode Island’s defense sector and bringing resources to the state. Thanks to his efforts on the Armed Services and Appropriations Committees, coupled with Rhode Island’s talented defense workers, the U.S. Navy plans to begin building the next generation of submarines in the Ocean State, creating thousands of new, good-paying jobs in Rhode Island in the coming years.
http://www.reed.senate.gov/about/jacks-story
shouldn’t that be a conflict of interest?