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MohRokTah

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62. Sorry, that wasn't quite accurate

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Sun May 31, 2015, 06:58 AM

May 2015

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Non-existent compared to the former SoS.

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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