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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Hard-line right-wing war hawk Max Boot applauds Hillary Clinton in op-ed [View all]realmirage
(2,117 posts)57. You haven't researched this issue at all, not even a little bit, have you?
How is what Obama is doing, or what Sanders and Hillary both proposed, which are all very similar, the "easy solution?" And what Boot is advocating is also similar to what all the Democrats mentioned believe should be done. None of these four want U.S. ground troops in large numbers as we had in Iraq. All four want a more nuanced approach that emphasizes alliances with NATO and Iraq's border states.
You're using very broad statements to describe this issue, but the fact is that anyone who has studied the ISIS problem knows that not getting involved at all means ISIS gains control of multiple countries, gains massive resources, and starts doing to us what they did in Paris.
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Hard-line right-wing war hawk Max Boot applauds Hillary Clinton in op-ed [View all]
insta8er
Jun 2016
OP
Looks like our candidate is a success on both sides of the aisle, November is going to be a
insta8er
Jun 2016
#2
At least some of the most prominent republicans seem to like her views on things plus that she isn't
insta8er
Jun 2016
#9
Really? It seems that they're saying it's not about her views, just that she's not a lunatic
synergie
Jun 2016
#64
Anyone with half a brain isn't going to vote for Trump. That leaves Clinton.
TwilightZone
Jun 2016
#3
Not at all, if I was a 1%er I would have put all of my money on HRC as well. It makes total sense, I
insta8er
Jun 2016
#4
The celebratory posts here illustrate how DU is no longer a site for Democrats. n/t
brentspeak
Jun 2016
#18
You may want to (for the sake of consistency) apply the same question (and critique) to yourself.
LanternWaste
Jun 2016
#70
Really? Because I don't remember people objecting when Bernie made promises that he could convert
La Lioness Priyanka
Jun 2016
#38
They want sanity. Most people do. No one wants the insanity that trumps foreign policy
La Lioness Priyanka
Jun 2016
#46
Well, those who were putting lots of money into "negative" ads that were not, were indeed
synergie
Jun 2016
#66
Special rules apply to certain people, or so it seemed during that nasty primary season.
synergie
Jun 2016
#65
I am talking about all you war hawks -- who have brought us ISIS, the refugee crisis, etc.
villager
Jun 2016
#47
Let's not start with that, since you and your friend Boot got us into this mess.
villager
Jun 2016
#73
Good. Bernie also told us that he thought he could convert republicans
La Lioness Priyanka
Jun 2016
#37
There are several one time hard line Republicans who see Trump as terrible, it is a no brainer for
Thinkingabout
Jun 2016
#39
So even right wingers are too smart to vote in ways that might allow Trump to win?
synergie
Jun 2016
#62