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Erich Bloodaxe BSN

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3. I think the notion that the electorate at large gives a fig about foreign policy is fiction.

Reply to lumberjack_jeff (Original post)

Sat May 30, 2015, 12:08 PM

May 2015

Sure the Republicans are making a lot of noise about it, because they've got squat for good ideas, so talking about things far away as opposed to domestically is safer for them. Plus of course, it's their eternal scare tactic of fear and hate, killing brown people and 'terror'.

He has basically the same Israel policy as everybody else in Congress, so that's a wash.

I suppose you can call the TPP a foreign policy issue if you want, although I think it will have massive repercussions domestically.

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What do you think about Bernie's foreign policy ability? [View all] lumberjack_jeff May 2015 OP

I'm pretty sure he wouldn't take the Art_from_Ark May 2015 #1

That's an important question. MineralMan May 2015 #2

It didn't stop Bill Clinton being president Rosa Luxemburg May 2015 #57

I did not say he couldn't, anywhere. MineralMan May 2015 #63

I think the notion that the electorate at large gives a fig about foreign policy is fiction. Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 #3

I find "it doesn't matter" to be an unfulfilling answer lumberjack_jeff May 2015 #6

Were you asking in an electoral sense, or did you want to know how we feel he will actually do in Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 #11

Both. lumberjack_jeff May 2015 #15

What sort of foreign policy experience did Jimmy Carter have before becoming President? Art_from_Ark May 2015 #18

Look at the results. Thinkingabout May 2015 #54

Yeah, look at the results of the only one who had major foreign policy experience Art_from_Ark May 2015 #56

Yep. But what scares me about voters is how many seem to have family in the military these days and bettyellen May 2015 #21

Ah yes, the ole' America First neo-isolationist angle YoungDemCA May 2015 #37

Are you ascribing that to Bernie or to me? Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 #42

There's a whole lot of comfortable room between "isolationist" and "empire" arcane1 May 2015 #52

I've wondered that, too. Wilms May 2015 #4

He's never claimed to be under sniper fire. HooptieWagon May 2015 #5

You vote as your constituency allows treestar May 2015 #12

He is not from Vermont, he is from New York oberliner May 2015 #29

But now he is answering to Vermont voters treestar May 2015 #34

Right oberliner May 2015 #35

Me too newfie11 May 2015 #13

I think people all over the world are ready for honesty, no matter which politician or polly7 May 2015 #7

^^^^this!^^^^ peacebird May 2015 #51

He'd likely do what every president does, even better, he'd bring experts into his cabinet libdem4life May 2015 #8

Well said! silverweb May 2015 #23

yes G_j May 2015 #36

Yep. People seem to be looking for Jesus Christ Incarnate in one political human being. libdem4life May 2015 #41

Well you have to look at former presidents Rosa Luxemburg May 2015 #60

I'm referring to the Candidates for the 2016 Presidential Race. Maybe I'm not yet used to the libdem4life May 2015 #64

The only area I really disagree with him is on Israel. I believe Bernie to have the intelligence to Exilednight May 2015 #9

I like what he says about Saudis and ISIL. He says plainly the Saudis have a massive military KittyWampus May 2015 #10

I would hope flexible, and not fixed in the ideologies that drive the failed war on terror whatchamacallit May 2015 #14

^^^^Astute!^^^^ nt Stardust May 2015 #30

Really? ananda May 2015 #16

Shows how much you know.. lumping President Obama in with all those other idiots. And, yeah Cha May 2015 #22

To stay somewhat non-partisan, I refer to the following website: libdem4life May 2015 #27

Well, that's a depressing observation. Stardust May 2015 #31

I agree...don't know how it's going to happen, as Presidents come and go and the wars go on libdem4life May 2015 #32

US foreign policy should be to empower workers and communities to take control of their own lives... Cheese Sandwich May 2015 #17

he has repeatedly demonstrated good judgment cali May 2015 #19

I think his presidency would do wonders for our relationship with South America. peecoolyour May 2015 #20

Not true, he was Mayor of Burlington. I suspect he won't be an interventionist hawk or a corporate TheKentuckian May 2015 #24

Thanks for the correction. nt lumberjack_jeff May 2015 #25

Bernie is a very logical thinker and his foreign policy decisions will depend on napi21 May 2015 #26

Yes, he's not ignorant of United States history or World History, for that matter. He'll ultimately libdem4life May 2015 #28

It is hard for me to imagine him being any worse than the belligerent clowns we have running our bemildred May 2015 #33

I'm just glad that this place doesn't control American foreign policy YoungDemCA May 2015 #38

what a valid little comment. cali May 2015 #44

That's a good observation and question. Lilith Rising May 2015 #39

I trust his instincts. moondust May 2015 #40

I think it would be folly that anyone coming into such a position as President would have libdem4life May 2015 #43

+1 YoungDemCA May 2015 #45

Right on the money. People think that having a President who isn't a Washington Insider is a libdem4life May 2015 #47

The Commander in Chief sets the tone lookatme May 2015 #53

I think he will do just fine. hifiguy May 2015 #46

We don't know that yet lookatme May 2015 #49

It really comes down to who he surrounds himself with lookatme May 2015 #48

Weak compared to the former SoS. eom MohRokTah May 2015 #50

Exactly. Thinkingabout May 2015 #55

Weak? Rosa Luxemburg May 2015 #61

Sorry, that wasn't quite accurate MohRokTah May 2015 #62

I'm expecting less change in that area than I would like eridani May 2015 #58

Not as good as it could be but better than Hillary's. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2015 #59

My worry about Hillary's Rosa Luxemburg May 2015 #65

When Bernie didn't attend the Netanyahu speech fadedrose May 2015 #66

By the way you should look at Bernie's history in the Senate on foreign policy Rosa Luxemburg May 2015 #67