2016 Postmortem

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92. So his observations on foreign leaders are not astute?

Reply to polly7 (Reply #87)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 05:53 PM

Feb 2016

His travels now are irrelevant?

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"Sanders military adviser briefed him once" [View all] BainsBane Feb 2016 OP

he probably doesn't think he win the nomination JI7 Feb 2016 #1

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What does that even mean? MADem Feb 2016 #4

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Well, that's not true, but good of you to reveal your bias so early in the game. nt MADem Feb 2016 #11

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That's not true, either. MADem Feb 2016 #13

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No, it's not. You have an agenda and you're here to prosecute it. MADem Feb 2016 #16

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Gee, you know a lot about this place! nt MADem Feb 2016 #20

Exactly, Davison Got it Feb 2016 #23

LOL! Bobbie Jo Feb 2016 #48

Woah--he didn't last long, did he? MADem Feb 2016 #59

+ 1000! BlueCaliDem Feb 2016 #67

I wouldn't be so sure about that Hekate Feb 2016 #122

No, it's that he isn't informed enough or interested enough in foreign policy BainsBane Feb 2016 #14

Right on the money. nt MADem Feb 2016 #17

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On hearing, I thought, Bernie has a foreign policy advisor? Hortensis Feb 2016 #31

She voted FOR it. Ed Suspicious Feb 2016 #110

Broken record. Come up with something else. Hortensis Feb 2016 #113

Good post...nt SidDithers Feb 2016 #32

That is hogswill kristopher Feb 2016 #35

Well he already knew far more than she did when she helped get us into Iraq: beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #38

Thanks for the link but ... kristopher Feb 2016 #40

As it is in mine. beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #42

Being that this is the be-all and end-all on foreign policy treestar Feb 2016 #74

Being that you have to pull out strawmen to support your choice I take it you're okay with her vote. beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #76

non responsive treestar Feb 2016 #77

Strawman: "Being that this is the be-all and end-all on foreign policy and nothing else matters" beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #80

That is pretty much the argument you present treestar Feb 2016 #82

Iraq, Syria, Libya, Iran, Honduras...her experience is the problem. beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #90

A mere mention of a list of countries does not indicate she did anything wrong on any of those treestar Feb 2016 #91

Where have you been? beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #95

Lyria was a typo, it should read Syria and here you go: beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #99

How do you know he isn't informed enough? Perogie Feb 2016 #51

No, I didn't think of that. pangaia Feb 2016 #86

Excellent post! (Deserves to be an OP!) NurseJackie Feb 2016 #54

Excellent post! Spazito Feb 2016 #55

VERY well said NastyRiffraff Feb 2016 #56

Great Post!!! n/t asuhornets Feb 2016 #61

Iraq. Libya. Honduras. polly7 Feb 2016 #62

WELL DONE!!! beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #97

Thank you, bmus! polly7 Feb 2016 #104

This is the second time in as many days I've seen a Hillary supporter defend Kissinger. beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #106

Unbelievable, isn't it? polly7 Feb 2016 #107

For the same reason Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld haven't been. beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #108

Nothing would surprise me anymore. polly7 Feb 2016 #109

Well at least the op gave us a chance to prove once again why Hillary isn't qualified to be CiC. beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #111

Not quite what the op was hoping for, I'm sure. polly7 Feb 2016 #117

It's funny, that happens a lot with her ops. :) beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #118

It really does. polly7 Feb 2016 #124

VERY well said, BB Hekate Feb 2016 #123

Sanders has been in Congress since 1992, and his votes including his vote on the Iraq War JDPriestly Feb 2016 #3

Exactly! tecelote Feb 2016 #24

More Warmongers billhicks76 Feb 2016 #25

K & R SunSeeker Feb 2016 #5

Keep trying, this one isn't getting any traction either. nt Live and Learn Feb 2016 #6

Keeping America Safe 101: Are there Cliff Notes available? oasis Feb 2016 #8

And... Nanjeanne Feb 2016 #9

Hillary needs to stop speaking to whoever is advising her on military and foreign matters. merrily Feb 2016 #10

One name that screams incompetence: Kissinger beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #44

Kissinger, Will Marshall, Bubba, whomever. merrily Feb 2016 #45

Scary! nt. polly7 Feb 2016 #49

Is there any evidence that she has received any advice from Kissinger? treestar Feb 2016 #75

Emails expose close ties between Hillary Clinton and accused war criminal Henry Kissinger beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #78

He hasn't been tried and convicted. treestar Feb 2016 #81

Emails expose close ties between Hillary Clinton and accused war criminal Henry Kissinger polly7 Feb 2016 #87

So his observations on foreign leaders are not astute? treestar Feb 2016 #92

No, not astute. A warmongering, murder/torturing supporter asshole isn't capable of 'astuteness' polly7 Feb 2016 #94

Neither have Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld et al. Would they be suitable advisers now too? polly7 Feb 2016 #88

None of those three would be good at any time treestar Feb 2016 #93

Why not??? polly7 Feb 2016 #96

That's your defense of a war criminal? Bush and Cheney weren't tried and convicted either. beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #89

That's a lot of innuendo treestar Feb 2016 #100

Innuendo .............. wow, you're actually defending Kissinger?! polly7 Feb 2016 #102

You're just now learning of Kissinger's complicity and you've already absolved him? beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #105

Way ahead of Clinton's endorsement of the Iraqq war eridani Feb 2016 #21

What kind of briefing do you think he needs? Bonobo Feb 2016 #22

Boom billhicks76 Feb 2016 #27

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Great response, nt. Broward Feb 2016 #30

^^^THIS^^^ beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #36

Thank you Bonobo! polly7 Feb 2016 #47

The kind that would tell him a sectarian proxy war in the Middle East is a bad idea Renew Deal Feb 2016 #50

Thank you, Bains! Cha Feb 2016 #26

Lol EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #28

Yep, the soap opera actress/blogger she cited lied about Bernie and the op is trying to save face. beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #33

Well... EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #37

More manufactured outrage about yet another manufactured scandal. beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #39

But EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #41

The confusion seems to be on the other side. beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #43

DU rec...nt SidDithers Feb 2016 #34

Scary! NurseJackie Feb 2016 #46

Hahaha azmom Feb 2016 #70

Hillary is always ready for to go to War , especially if its not needed. bahrbearian Feb 2016 #52

Interesting mcar Feb 2016 #53

Hmmmmm yardwork Feb 2016 #57

"Sanders military adviser briefed him once" OMG what a joke! Is Bernie a serious candidate??? workinclasszero Feb 2016 #58

I'm beginning to think he's not. BlueCaliDem Feb 2016 #66

Bernie has tunnel vision workinclasszero Feb 2016 #68

You'd think he'd change strategy when he realized how weak he is on foreign policy issues. But no. BlueCaliDem Feb 2016 #69

The man has one speech for all occasions workinclasszero Feb 2016 #85

And being in Congress all those years and not learning more than that? treestar Feb 2016 #84

Hmmmmm.... 99Forever Feb 2016 #60

You mean he isn't going to repeat Bush's lies word for word, and trick us into war? arcane1 Feb 2016 #63

Good. Hillary probably talks to military advisors several times throughout the day. frylock Feb 2016 #64

In these dangerous times, the LAST thing we need is a foreign policy light-weight in the White House BlueCaliDem Feb 2016 #65

What can we deduce? Is this a clue that he might be somewhat of an "isolationist"? Who knows? NurseJackie Feb 2016 #71

Who is threatening the U.S. at this moment? nt. polly7 Feb 2016 #73

Who exactly do you believe is threatening the U.S. militarily and what should be done about it? nt. polly7 Feb 2016 #72

How are we in danger, who is Hillary going to save us from? beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #112

At least he didn't vote to invade the wrong fucking country !!!! pangaia Feb 2016 #79

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Meow. AtomicKitten Feb 2016 #98

We don't need any military advice, we need peace advisers! B Calm Feb 2016 #101

Whether a politician is briefed once, if this source is correct, guillaumeb Feb 2016 #103

Sanders has not put out his Foreign policy proposal --so we and voters have riversedge Feb 2016 #115

True, so is the choice between: a "well briefed" politician who has chosen the wrong actions guillaumeb Feb 2016 #116

Hillary has said that military intervertion riversedge Feb 2016 #119

Libya, Syria, what next? guillaumeb Feb 2016 #120

What would be a question Bernie might have, that requires consultation with a military adviser? immoderate Feb 2016 #114

I'm impressed. KnR Hekate Feb 2016 #121