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Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson is branding himself as the anti-war candidate of the 2012 campaign, dismissing both President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney as standard-bearers for interventionism.
Johnson, who dropped out of the GOP primary and is now seeking the Libertarian Partys nomination, said opposition to the war in Afghanistan represents a potent force in presidential politics one that neither major-party candidate is in a position to channel.
Get out tomorrow, Johnson said in an interview with POLITICO. We should have gotten out of Afghanistan 11 years ago. Eleven years ago! Romney is saying we should stay in Afghanistan until the mission is accomplished. What does that mean?
Gary Johnson, the anti-war 2012 candidate - POLITICO.com
More like he's anti-Iraq and Afghanistan wars.