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Although he has remained mostly silent on foreign policy, Bloomberg was a supporter of the [[War in Iraq]]. In March, 2007, during a news conference in Staten Island, he said about legislation proposed in Congress calling for a clear timetable for troop withdrawal, "we ask our young men and women to go over and to fight, and if you have a deadline knowing they're pulling out, how can you expect them to defend this country? How can you expect them to go out and put their lives at risk? I just think that's untenable and that this is not a responsible piece of legislation. It is totally separate of how we're conducting the war. It's totally separate of whether we should have been there. The issue that you asked about is plain and simple: Should the Congress pass a law forcing the president to withdraw troops at a given point in time? I think that is not something that is in the country's interest or in the military's interest."
Although he has remained mostly silent on foreign policy, Bloomberg was a supporter of the [[War in Iraq]]. In March, 2007, during a news conference in Staten Island, he said about legislation proposed in Congress calling for a clear timetable for troop withdrawal, "we ask our young men and women to go over and to fight, and if you have a deadline knowing they're pulling out, how can you expect them to defend this country? How can you expect them to go out and put their lives at risk? I just think that's untenable and that this is not a responsible piece of legislation. It is totally separate of how we're conducting the war. It's totally separate of whether we should have been there. The issue that you asked about is plain and simple: Should the Congress pass a law forcing the president to withdraw troops at a given point in time? I think that is not something that is in the country's interest or in the military's interest."
Bloomberg called tax increases on the poor a "good thing" as it would help the government effectively make health decisions for them.<ref>Bleau, Hannah (November 27, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/11/27/bloomberg-flashback-tax-hikes-on-poor-good-because-they-cannot-afford-things-that-will-kill-them/ Bloomberg Flashback: Tax Hikes on Poor ‘Good’ Because They Cannot Afford Things that Will Kill Them]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved November 27, 2019.</ref>
==2008 Presidential Election==
==2008 Presidential Election==