“If you’re willing to send people to combat, you must be willing to send your own,” says Richard Ojeda, Democratic candidate for NC’s 9th Congressional District.
In an Instagram video posted to the “Team Ojeda” page on October 9, the retired U.S. Army major spoke about his experiences serving in the Iraq war and how that shaped his opinions about foreign wars as a politician.N
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“Right now, they’re beating the drums of war with this Iran garbage while they’re actively trying to gut the Veterans Administration,” Ojeda said. “Every person they send into harms way is going to one day rely on the VA healthcare for their lives.”
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