2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumHillary's foreign policy is a strength not a weakness
A strong leader with experience in foreign policy is what we need.
Ghaddafifi was bombing his people and I agreed with the action that was taken by the US and it's allies
And I support a no fly zone over Syria to prevent Assad from slaughtering more innocent people
There is a reason why our allies in NATO and South America prefer Hillary over anyone else
She has the experience and won't take bullshit from anyone.
There is no one I'd rather have answering that 3am call than Hillary.
Wilms
(26,795 posts)On the other hand, if we could only get more people like you to volunteer for duty...
StayFrosty
(237 posts)If called upon
Matt_in_STL
(1,446 posts)If you believe we should be in all these wars and that they are just, join based on your convictions.
TheFarS1de
(1,017 posts)It's not something one eagerly runs off too . I've seen too many come back to buy that bullshit .
Wilms
(26,795 posts)Send us a postcard of the interesting places you go and the people you kill there.
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)Unfortunately, none of them are currently running. Out of the primaries O'Malley is the only ome I would rather have take the call. Now that it's Trump v Clinton it's a no-brainer.
KeepItReal
(7,769 posts)That led to such entities as Al Qaeda in Iraq and ISIL.
Two groups that did not exist prior to the Iraq War.
Betty Karlson
(7,231 posts)and what she follows are men with two ideas: war and greed.
Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)then you've learned absolutely nothing over the last 16 years.
Libya is a giant clusterfuck that is far worse off than it was under Qaddafi. Syria makes Lybia look good.
A no-fly zone would result in a direct confrontation with Russia. It is a recipe for out of control military escalation between nuclear powers.
bigwillq
(72,790 posts)AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)http://www.counterpunch.org/2013/02/08/hillary-clintons-record-of-failure-as-secretary-of-state/
https://m.mic.com/articles/24646/5-foreign-policy-failures-during-hillary-clinton-s-time-as-secretary-of-state#.tBKKTe2bx
http://www.globalresearch.ca/hillary-clintons-six-foreign-policy-catastrophes/5509543
YouDig
(2,280 posts)Bernie less so. Trump, my god, really scary.
bemildred
(90,061 posts)The people who still defend it are the people whose careers are tied to it, or in some cases whose corruption is justified and protected by it.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)Nanjeanne
(4,975 posts)the money will keep rolling in. Let's get our priorities in order!
Good one
lunamagica
(9,967 posts)oasis
(49,408 posts)VulgarPoet
(2,872 posts)I mean, if you're so willing to consign me, and servicemembers like me to kill and die, and water foreign sands with our blood and the blood of people defending themselves against us, fighting a war that goes against our oath of enlistment(to DEFEND the Constitution being that operative part there), well hey-- why not step up?
Broward
(1,976 posts)IdaBriggs
(10,559 posts)She thinks Bush Junior stuff is smart. I don't want her anywhere near control of the armed forces. I think she is horrible.