{"id":93344,"date":"2019-07-30T14:25:52","date_gmt":"2019-07-30T18:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/patrick-murphy-first-iraq-war-vet-to-serve-in-congress-endorses-pete-buttigieg-for-president\/"},"modified":"2019-07-30T14:25:52","modified_gmt":"2019-07-30T18:25:52","slug":"patrick-murphy-first-iraq-war-vet-to-serve-in-congress-endorses-pete-buttigieg-for-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/patrick-murphy-first-iraq-war-vet-to-serve-in-congress-endorses-pete-buttigieg-for-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Murphy, First Iraq War Vet to Serve in Congress, Endorses Pete Buttigieg for President"},"content":{"rendered":"

Patrick Murphy, First Iraq War Vet to Serve in Congress, Endorses Pete Buttigieg for President<\/b><\/p>\n

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Patrick Murphy (D-PA), Iraq war veteran, former Congressman, and the 32nd under secretary of the U.S. Army , endorsed Pete Buttigieg for president in an op-ed Tuesday in the Military Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Wrote Murphy, in part: \u201cPete\u2019s leadership was forged by combat. His foreign policy experience comes not from attending a committee hearing or a Washington cocktail party, but firsthand from behind the wheel of an armored vehicle in Afghanistan. That\u2019s one of the reasons why I believe Pete is the candidate best prepared to bring an end to our endless war. Unlike President Trump, who has torched our credibility and tarnished our values, Pete appreciates why the United States must work closely with our allies around the world. I\u2019m confident that he will promote American interests and American values abroad. And I appreciate he\u2019s put forth a call<\/a> to action for national service here at home that will bring together young Americans through the baptism of service that we both experienced when we were deployed overseas.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPete is also deeply committed to upholding the rule of law and repairing our democracy,\u201d Murphy added. \u201cAs a former prosecutor and West Point law professor, I grimace when the president disregards our democratic institutions and downplays attacks on our elections. As the Russians continue to interfere in our democracy, I\u2019m confident a President Buttigieg won\u2019t laugh it up with Vladimir Putin \u2014 he\u2019ll take him head on. He will fight for a fairer and more inclusive democracy, tackling the corrosive impact of money in politics, reforming our hopelessly politicized Supreme Court, and ensuring that in states like ours in Pennsylvania, voters will pick their politicians instead of the other way around.\u201d<\/p>\n

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