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Remember Biden’s role in promoting the Iraq war bloodbath
The US Democratic presidential hopeful’s track record shows a man of war, not peace, writes STEVEN WALKER
Joe Biden

THE Democratic Party presidential candidate Joe Biden is trying hard to present himself as a man of peace and the person to bring an end to continuous wars between the US and other states. 

Yet his track record shows him as an enthusiastic warmonger who has surrounded himself with political lobbyists and campaign donors with links to the US military-industrial complex. 

Biden voted for war with Iraq in 2003. But he did vastly more than just vote for the war. 

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