2016 Postmortem

peacebird

(14,195 posts) Sun Nov 15, 2015, 09:26 AM Nov 2015

Clinton plays defense during Foreign Policy debate

http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/clinton-plays-defense-during-debates-foreign-policy-focus-n463681
DES MOINES, Iowa — So much for the idea that Saturday's night Democratic presidential debate — just a day after the deadly terrorist attacks in Paris — wouldn't contain attacks, disagreements and pointed questions at the very beginning.

And they all were aimed at Hillary Clinton, who was expected to thrive with the focus on foreign policy and international terrorism due to her experience as secretary of state.

Instead, she was the one who was knocked off of her game — at least early on.

After the candidates' opening statements offering sympathy in the wake of the Paris attacks, former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley took issue with Clinton's claim that the United States' response to ISIS should be multilateral. "It cannot be an American fight," she said.

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Clinton plays defense during Foreign Policy debate (Original Post) peacebird Nov 2015 OP

Loved Bernie tying the fiasco to Clintons IWR vote peacebird Nov 2015 #1

Bernie made Hillary look foolish on foreign policy...great night for Bernie. InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2015 #2

: ) peacebird Nov 2015 #3

It's good she admits her mistake on the Iraq war but not good enough to select her though Cheese Sandwich Nov 2015 #4

peacebird

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1. Loved Bernie tying the fiasco to Clintons IWR vote

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Sun Nov 15, 2015, 09:28 AM

Nov 2015

Next, Bernie Sanders raised Clinton's 2002 Senate vote authorizing the Iraq war vote. "I only have one area of disagreement with the secretary. I think she said something like, 'The bulk of the responsibility is not ours.' Well, in fact, I would argue that the disastrous invasion of Iraq, something that I strongly opposed, has unraveled the region completely."

And after that, moderator John Dickerson of CBS News sharply questioned Clinton's support for intervening in Libya. "How did you get it wrong with Libya if the key lesson of the Iraq war is have a plan for after?"

The takeaway for Clinton after this foreign policy focused debate, especially when it comes to Libya and ISIS: It's not easy defending the Obama administration's handling of the Middle East.