I’m watching the debate on delay, so will only post a few big thoughts.
First, this was not a discussion on foreign policy. This is a discussion of resumes. Talking about playing commander in chief is not a policy discussion. This is a big missed opportunity.
First, this was not a discussion on foreign policy. This is a discussion of resumes. Talking about playing commander in chief is not a policy discussion. This is a big missed opportunity.
Worth carefully considering the question Bernie avoided answering — that he says now he should not have authorized the use of force in Afghanistan after 9/11. This just after saying everything should focus on negotiations.
There’s not much of a counterterrorism policy in that.
There’s not much of a counterterrorism policy in that.
last year’s crisis now, so everyone has forgotten Syria.
The correct answer that everyone (but brief Biden mention) missed was — what we were doing with special forces in Syria with a very limited footprint was *the model* for how we do this crap in the region right.
The correct answer that everyone (but brief Biden mention) missed was — what we were doing with special forces in Syria with a very limited footprint was *the model* for how we do this crap in the region right.
This is arguably one of POTUS’s worst failures.
“Ending endless wars” is not a policy or a vision of American engagement in the world. O
Isolationism for any reason is not an option.
Isolationism for any reason is not an option.
It’s hilarious that peeps so animated about the Iraq war keep talking about coalitions of the willing as magic cure-alls for moral leadership.
Also — “security crises aren’t a thing because climate crisis” — nope that isn’t how that works.
Also — “security crises aren’t a thing because climate crisis” — nope that isn’t how that works.
