John McCain: Bernie Sanders, NOT Hillary Clinton, Has ‘Record of Advocacy’ For VETS

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6. This is from the ASS who choose Palin as his VP. Glad to see DU finds it helpful to inquire about

how rethugs think of our candidates.

Here are some of Hillary's voting and and where she stands on the issues:

•Commit to helping people abroad before committing troops. (Apr 2008)
•FactCheck: Accomplished but exaggerated foreign experience. (Mar 2008)
•Meet with Cuban leaders only after evidence of change. (Feb 2008)
•Diplomacy with Iran & Cuba, but no presidential meetings. (Feb 2008)
•Bill made deal with Kazakhs to bring in HIV drugs. (Feb 2008)
•Establish leadership & moral authority via multilateralism. (Dec 2007)
•Deeply involved with Bill Clinton’s foreign policy team. (Dec 2007)
•Operate from a position of strength, but not confrontation. (Dec 2007)
•2001 speech to AIPAC pledges money for Israeli military. (Nov 2007)
•Supported strong funding for international development. (Oct 2007)
•Cuba deserves peaceful transition to freedom & democracy. (Sep 2007)
•Should not telegraph our adversaries about preconditions. (Aug 2007)
•US support & no-fly zone, but UN troops on ground in Darfur. (Jul 2007)
•Arabic and Muslim countries take women leaders seriously. (Jul 2007)
•Diplomacy yes; propaganda no; when meeting enemy leaders. (Jul 2007)
•Allegedly pro-PLO in 1960; but pro-Israel by 1981. (Jul 2007)
•NATO-enforced no-fly zone to end Darfur genocide. (Jun 2007)
•Supported Palestine in 1998, before Bill officially did. (May 2007)
•Obligation to support Israel with more than foreign aid. (Oct 2005)
•Support UN reform because US benefits. (Oct 2005)
•1995: Spoke as voice of United States on Latin America trip. (Jun 2004)
•Supports USAID projects in developing world. (Nov 2003)
•Focus on women's rights in international policy. (Nov 2003)
•Alienated Jewish voters by kissing Mrs. Arafat. (Oct 2001)
•Engage in world affairs, including human rights. (Oct 2000)
•Human rights are central to our objectives abroad. (Oct 2000)
•Keep Cuban embargo; pay UN bills. (Oct 2000)
•Smartest strategic choice is peace. (Nov 1999)
•Puerto Rico: Stop using live ammo at Vieques. (Oct 1999)
•Foreign aid spending is only 1%; lead by remaining engaged. (Feb 1997)
•Supports micro-loans to third-world women. (Sep 1995)
China

•Boycott Olympic ceremony to pressure China on Tibet & Sudan. (Apr 2008)
•Establish coherent diplomatic approach toward China. (Dec 2007)
•China respects us if we call them on human rights breaches. (Dec 2007)
•FactCheck: Chinese did black out Hillary, but DID invite her. (Dec 2007)
•Our fiscal responsibility undercuts Chinese power over us. (Aug 2007)
•China: criticized authoritarianism with women & children. (Dec 1999)
Voting Record

•Would use very vigorous and bipartisan diplomacy. (Feb 2008)
•Dems believe in fighting terror with cooperation. (Jun 2006)
•Voted YES on cooperating with India as a nuclear power. (Oct 2008)
•Voted YES on enlarging NATO to include Eastern Europe. (May 2002)
•Progressive Internationalism: globalize with US pre-eminence. (Aug 2000)
•Increase aid to avert humanitarian crisis in Congo. (Dec 2005)
•Implement Darfur Peace Agreement with UN peacekeeping force. (Feb 2008)
•Acknowledge the Armenian Genocide of the early 1900s. (Mar 2007)
•Urge Venezuela to re-open dissident radio & TV stations. (May 2007)
•Call for Burma's junta to release political prisoners. (Jun 2007)
•Develop a strategy to protect civilians in Darfur. (Feb 2007)
•Let Ukraine & Georgia enter NATO. (Jan 2008)
•Condemn violence by Chinese government in Tibet. (Apr 2008)
•Sanction Mugabe until Zimbabwe transitions to democracy. (Apr 2008)

http://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Hillary_Clinton.htm

Maybe DU can start a group representing what republicans think the Democratic party should do. McCain should be focusing on the wonderful choices the republicans have in their candidates.