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Friend,

General James Mattis, former Defense Secretary, said: “Nations with allies thrive, and those without them wither… Alone, America cannot protect our people and our economy. At this time, we can see storm clouds gathering.”

I agree. I said this [[link removed]] in my announcement speech:

America’s greatest power is its power to convene, to bring the peoples and nations of the world together for a common cause that serves us all. That is what America had been doing ever since the world’s greatest generation had returned home from having defeated the horrors of fascism and imperialism in the second of the world wars. And they swore it wouldn’t happen, again, to us, a third time.

They kept their promise by building the liberal world order based upon the rules of individual and human rights, open and fair markets, fair and just governments. It was one that embraced the world’s collective good. Whether Stalinism or human rights atrocities, dire poverty or world recessions, we convened the world by the power of these ideals. By bringing together those that shared these values in multilateral organizations and agreements, and by leading those efforts, we all became stronger, safer, healthier and more prosperous in our freedoms.

On the campaign trail

It's been a great week in Iowa - with two "Cup of Joe on the Issues" events already, and one more to come. I'll be continuing to travel across the state this weekend and early next week, before traveling to New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

All events for the coming week are below, and also here [[link removed]] .

Friday, August 30th:

*
Riceville,
Iowa:
Howard
County
Democrats
are
hosting
me
for
a
Cup
of
Joe
on
the
Issues
event
on
healthcare
on
August
30th
at
5pm
(3091
75th
St,
Riceville,
IA
50466-7139,
United
States).
RSVP
here:
[link removed]
[[link removed]]



Saturday, August 31st:

*
Blairstown,
Iowa:
I
will
be
marching
with
the
Benton
County
Democrats
at
the
Blairstown
Sauerkraut
Days
Parade
at
10am
(lineup
at
9.30am)
on
Saturday,
August
31st
in
Blairstown,
Iowa.



Sunday, September 1st:

*
Fort
Dodge,
Iowa:
I
will
be
speaking
at
the
AFL-CIO’s
Fort
Dodge
Labor
Day
Picnic
on
Sunday,
1st
of
September,
at
1.40pm
in
Fort
Dodge,
Iowa.



Monday, September 2nd:

*
Sioux
City,
Iowa:
See
me
speak
at
the
AFL-CIO’s
Sioux
City
Labor
Day
Picnic
at
11.35am
on
Monday,
September
2nd,
at
Riverside
Park
(1301
Riverside
Boulevard,
Sioux
City,
IA
51109).
*
Council
Bluffs,
Iowa:
I
will
speak
at
the
AFL-CIO
Council
Bluffs
Picnic
at
4.55pm
on
Monday,
September
2nd,
at
Lake
Manawa
State
Park
Shelter
#6
(2
and
a
half
miles
south
of
Interstate
80
(exit
3),
Council
Bluffs,
IA
51503).

Tuesday, September 3rd:

*
Clive,
Iowa:
I
will
be
speaking
to
Southeast
Dallas
County
Democrats
at
8pm
(meeting
starts
at
6.30)
on
Tuesday,
September
3rd,
at
Rookies
Sports
Bar
and
Grill
(2180
NW
156th
St,
Clive,
IA
50325).

Wednesday, September 4th:

*
Des
Moines,
Iowa:
I
am
speaking
at
the
Iowa
Caucus
Consortium’s
first
Candidate
Forum
Series
Presented
by
Bank
of
America
event
for
the
2020
cycle
--
on
Wednesday,
Sept.
4
from
7:30
–
9
a.m.
at
the
State
Historical
Building.
For
more
details,
click
here
[[link removed]]
.
*
Des
Moines,
Iowa:
I
will
be
speaking
to
East
Des
Moines
Democrats
at
6pm
on
Wednesday,
September
4th,
at
Bianchi’s
Hilltop
Restaurant
(2820
Hubbell
Ave,
Des
Moines,
IA
50317).
*
Des
Moines,
Iowa:
I
will
be
speaking
to
Downtown
Des
Moines
Democrats
at
7pm
on
Wednesday,
September
4th,
at
Java
Joe’s
(214
4th
St,
Des
Moines,
IA
50309).

For more information, visit my site ( here [[link removed]] ) to read more about who I am and where my campaign is going next, or contact my press team on [email protected] [[email protected]] .

Respectfully,
Joe Sestak



Paid for by Joe Sestak for President.

Joe Sestak
P.O Box 17246
Alexandria, VA 22302
United States

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