Maddog wrote:She has served and deployed, but she has an anti war stance.
In other words, Gabbard would continue the Obama administration’s foreign policy, which itself was a continuation (and in some ways ramping up) of George W. Bush’s foreign policy. She would keep up the drone bombing of seven Muslim countries in the Middle East and North Africa — perhaps even expand it — while also relying more on special operations forces, which are already raiding, assassinating, and gathering intelligence in 70 percent of the world’s countries.
Drones killed hundreds of civilians over Obama’s eight years, while special operations forces like SEAL Team 6 — which Gabbard specifically name-checked in her positive allusion to the bin Laden raid — are known for their fair share of brutality. It was “quick-strike special forces” conducting a “strategic precise operation,” to use Gabbard’s term, that a little less than four months ago killed thirty civilians in a botched raid in Yemen.
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2017/05/tuls ... atic-party
wutang wrote:Maddog wrote:She has served and deployed, but she has an anti war stance.
Her anti-war stance is typically not anti-war (as you would expect from a Dem)In other words, Gabbard would continue the Obama administration’s foreign policy, which itself was a continuation (and in some ways ramping up) of George W. Bush’s foreign policy. She would keep up the drone bombing of seven Muslim countries in the Middle East and North Africa — perhaps even expand it — while also relying more on special operations forces, which are already raiding, assassinating, and gathering intelligence in 70 percent of the world’s countries.
Drones killed hundreds of civilians over Obama’s eight years, while special operations forces like SEAL Team 6 — which Gabbard specifically name-checked in her positive allusion to the bin Laden raid — are known for their fair share of brutality. It was “quick-strike special forces” conducting a “strategic precise operation,” to use Gabbard’s term, that a little less than four months ago killed thirty civilians in a botched raid in Yemen.
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2017/05/tuls ... atic-party
Plenty more in that article about how she sides more with conservatives on things like US foreign policy, Iran, Islam, Abortion and LGBT rights, which is why she is loved by the right wing press (and far right loons like David Duke).
She may have fooled some into thinking she is a progressive but its not gonna wash in a Dem primary.
Maddog wrote:https://www.thedailybeast.com/tulsi-gabbard-bashar-assads-favorite-democrat-is-running-for-president
Didnt take long. They are already calling her Assad's favorite Democrat.
Cactus Jack wrote:Nobody declaring now thinks they have a chance, at best it's a race for the vice presidency and probably not even that if you've declared at this stage.
I would expect Cory Booker to declare at some point, I think Kristen Gillibrand has all but declared already, I'm probably the only person who doesn't think Joe Biden or Bernie Sanders will run and I seriously hope that Hilary Clinton doesn't. Others to look for are Deval Patrick and Andrew Cuomo - although I don't think Cuomo will get too far once the optics of the Appointee donations thing comes into play
Fletch wrote:Maddog wrote:https://www.thedailybeast.com/tulsi-gabbard-bashar-assads-favorite-democrat-is-running-for-president
Didnt take long. They are already calling her Assad's favorite Democrat.
Are they (US) still running the Assad is evil propaganda?
Thought that would be dead by now, the rest of the world are re-opening or intend to re-open Embassies in Damascus, the EU and others are considering restarting relations with Syria. The western backed regime change failed and was shown to the world as the west backing/using terrorists to topple legitimate governments.
calitom wrote:she better not get in Hillary's way. .....
Maddog wrote:calitom wrote:she better not get in Hillary's way. .....
Good point. She might die in a surfing accident.
Fletch wrote:Maddog wrote:calitom wrote:she better not get in Hillary's way. .....
Good point. She might die in a surfing accident.
Are you suggesting some sort of conspiracy?
Fletch wrote:
Are they (US) still running the Assad is evil propaganda?
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