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NWCorona

(8,541 posts)
Fri Mar 11, 2016, 05:03 PM Mar 2016

Sanders, Clinton, and the Neoconning of the Democratic Party



"Has the Democratic party moved so far to the neoconnish right that red-baiting is now back in fashion in those circles? One would certainly think so if the latest Clinton-Sanders debate is any indication.

I’ve covered the Republican presidential debates in this space while mostly neglecting the Democratic debates for the simple reason that foreign policy is apparently not something Bernie Sanders wants to emphasize. And, for some reason, the debate moderators have proved supremely uninterested in asking questions about the one issue a US President has virtually total power over. This time, however, it did come up, and what happened on that stage in Florida underscores the limited but very real differences between the Clintonian and Sanderista wings of the party. It also illustrates the weaknesses of Clinton’s position, if, as expected, she wins the nomination and goes into the general – weaknesses that will only be manifested if she’s up against Donald Trump instead of some routinely interventionist Republican."

This part shouldn't go unnoticed!

"Indeed, an entire wing of the neoconservative movement is now openly declaring that they’ll support Clinton if Trump gets the Republican nomination. "

http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2016/03/10/sanders-clinton-neoconning-democratic-party/
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Sanders, Clinton, and the Neoconning of the Democratic Party (Original Post) NWCorona Mar 2016 OP
Her views onAmerican exceptionalism match theirs. nt revbones Mar 2016 #1
Good point! NWCorona Mar 2016 #2
thatcher lite. pansypoo53219 Mar 2016 #3
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