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In reply to the discussion: Democratic ex-Va. Sen. Jim Webb announces presidential bid [View all]Mass
(27,315 posts)12. Running on Obama is a bad leader, I guess.
http://www.webb2016.com/jim-webb-announces-candidacy-for-president/
We need a President who understands leadership, who has a proven record of actual accomplishments, who can bring about bipartisan solutions, who can bring people from both sides to the table to get things done. And that leader needs to gather the great minds of our society and bring them into a new Administration and give them direction and ask them to help us solve the monumental challenges that face us.
What should you ask for in your next President?
First, there is no greater responsibility for our President than the vital role of Commander in Chief.
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I would not have been the President who used military force in Libya during the Arab Spring. ... The attack in Benghazi was inevitable in some form or another, as was the continuing chaos and the dissemination of large numbers of weapons from Qaddafis armories to terrorist units throughout the region.
And today I would not be the President to sign an executive order establishing a long-tem relationship with Iran if it accepts Irans acquisition of nuclear weapons. This Administration and those in Congress should be looking very hard at the actual terms of this agreement, which we on the outside cannot yet see or evaluate. They should also be questioning whether it is appropriate for such an important agreement to be signed without the specific, prior approval of the Congress
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We will work with our NATO allies to restore stability in Europe, and with our friends in the Middle East, particularly Israel, our most stable partner and friend in the region, to reduce the cycle of violence and turmoil in that part of the world.
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Oh oh.. he certainly does.. Jim Webb: Democrats Need "White, Working People," Can't Rely On Black
Cha
Jul 2015
#89
Exactly.. the Black Community has been voting Democractic longer before President Obama came along.
Cha
Jul 2015
#108
Good to have someone who served in the military step up. He's got an interesting background.
TwilightGardener
Jul 2015
#6
That is troubling information, new to me. Has he shown respect & support to our current SOS?
Sunlei
Jul 2015
#100
He'll be an interesting voice to add to the debates, and as former Secretary of the Navy....
Hekate
Jul 2015
#15
He was the better candidate in the Macaca mess. Not best, but what choice did we have?
MADem
Jul 2015
#88
Yeah, Webb .. wouldn't want to be the person that the Black community would vote for, too.
Cha
Jul 2015
#95
If a candidate espouses views that are in consonance with 96 % of the Black, or Latino, or
MADem
Jul 2015
#96
I believe he said it was a complex issue when the union had slave-owning officers from States like
24601
Jul 2015
#63
Disliked him when he was my Senator, don't think I trust him anywhere near the presidency.
peacebird
Jul 2015
#22
I doubt it. Hillary Clinton wouldn't pick a fellow oldster, first off, and secondly he is not the
TwilightGardener
Jul 2015
#29
I doubt that as well. Nobody would go through this for a cabinet position.
TwilightGardener
Jul 2015
#37
I think all the people you mentioned were/are hoping to be President. And if not, then VP.
TwilightGardener
Jul 2015
#40
I think Fiorina would gladly take any cabinet gig, as would most of the GOP Klown Kar.
MADem
Jul 2015
#41
I think the main reason why George HW Bush got the VP nod is because he parlayed
StevieM
Jul 2015
#46
He is deluded. Defender of confederate flag..... Repuke who ran as Dem and voted with R whenever it
peacebird
Jul 2015
#51
"remember that their principal obligations are to protect our national interests abroad "
YOHABLO
Jul 2015
#61
Yes--by contrast, Webb has nothing to prove in that regard and no demonstrated eagerness
TwilightGardener
Jul 2015
#67
They're all piling on to help Hillary to dilute Bernie's numbers. I don't trust Webb after the death
TheNutcracker
Jul 2015
#76