He also said we should do better for Native Americans and disadvantaged Americans. Now, THERE’s a low bar.Former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee announced he is running for president on Wednesday, becoming the third Democrat to challenge Hillary Clinton.
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His announcement speech focused on finding "a way to wage peace." The former Republican highlighted his opposition to the Iraq war, called for an end to drone strikes, and said he would reinvigorate the United Nations and further engage Russia.
He also said Edward Snowden should be allowed to come home and the U.S. should rethink the war on drugs. And, in one of the more unique policy positions outlined in a campaign speech this year, Chafee proposed the U.S. switch to the metric system.
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What?! Since when do we care about the rest of the world?"Here's a bold embrace of internationalism: let's join the rest of the world and go metric," he said. During a question and answer session the former senator said it would be "symbolic integration" and a good-faith gesture to the rest of the world.
...but hey, you go Linc!
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