Kurt Alme Says “We can't vote to limit the use of force in the Gulf,” Doubles Down on His Support of the Costly and Unauthorized War in Iran

Asked whether the war has gone on too long, Alme rejected any congressional limits on the costly, unauthorized war, giving the president a blank check while Montanans pay the price.

MISSOULA, MT — In a new interview with MTN News, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kurt Alme said Congress should not vote to limit the use of military force in the Persian Gulf, doubling down on his blind support for the costly, unauthorized war with Iran. 

When asked whether the war had gone on too long and how he would help resolve it as a senator, Alme said the country needs to "support the president," then went further: "We can't vote to limit the use of force in the Gulf."

“Kurt Alme continues to tell Montanans exactly what kind of senator he'd be: a sheep who does whatever his party bosses tell him to do, even when it raises prices for Montanans at the gas pump," said former Green Beret and Independent candidate Seth Bodnar in response. “I served in Iraq. I know what war costs, and so do the families of the eighteen Americans who've been killed in this one. A senator who says Congress 'can't' vote to limit a war has already betrayed the most solemn responsibility of the job. Montana deserves an Independent senator who'll do his duty, not a yes-man who will hand his Party bosses a blank check while Montanans pay the price.”

This is not the first time Alme has pledged blind loyalty to the White House on the war. Asked at a campaign event in Ennis last month whether the war should end, he said: "I think our best way forward is to continue to support our president."

Seth Bodnar is a Green Beret, business leader, and former president of the University of Montana running for the U.S. Senate to be an independent voice for Montana. Seth is guided by a lifelong commitment to duty, honor, and country. He graduated first in his class at West Point and served multiple overseas deployments, leading soldiers in the 101st Airborne Division and the 1st Special Forces Group, and serving as a special advisor to the commanding general in Iraq. After his military service and a successful career in business, Seth spent the last eight years leading the University of Montana. Under his leadership, the university achieved record high graduation rates, doubled research funding, launched the largest infrastructure renewal in campus history, restored financial stability, and was named the #1 military-friendly university in the country. Raised by two public school teachers, he believes leadership is about service, not party loyalty. Seth and his wife, a fifth-generation Montanan, are raising their three children in Montana.

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