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12-17-2015, 11:04 PM #1
Byron York: What if Democrats had a national security debate?
By Byron York • 12/17/15 6:07 PM
The Democratic presidential field, such as it is, gathers for its third debate Saturday, in Manchester, N.H. Here's a thought experiment: Imagine it were devoted entirely to national security.
The Republican debate in Las Vegas Tuesday night focused almost exclusively on security and foreign policy. The CNN moderators had not originally billed the debate that way, but after Paris, San Bernardino, the Islamic State and more, that's what it became.
The GOP candidates were happy to go along, and the debate was an extended exchange on who would be tougher on radical Islamic terrorism.
Maybe some candidates went too far; things got so heated that Rand Paul, the lonely non-interventionist, listened to some tough talk from Chris Christie and said, "I think if you're in favor of World War III, you have your candidate."
But even if some Republicans overdid it, there's no doubt that world affairs, and particularly the threat of terrorism, are pressing concerns this political season. Just not as much among Democrats.
Bernie Sanders, for example, has not been able to hide his annoyance that questions of terrorism and security have imposed themselves on his campaign. Sanders prefers to talk about corrupt billionaires, universal healthcare, and evil super PACs, but troubling world events keep happening.
Earlier this month, Sanders appeared in Baltimore for a discussion of economic inequality and the Black Lives Matter movement. Before Sanders talked to reporters, his press secretary warned, "Don't ask about ISIS today."
Of course that didn't work. So Sanders told the assembled journalists, "You want to ask me about ISIS? We will talk about ISIS. But what I have said … is that obviously ISIS and terrorism are a huge national issue that we have got to address, but so is poverty, so is unemployment, so is education, so is healthcare, so is the need to protect working families. And I will continue to talk about those issues."
That is not a man who wants to talk about national security threats.
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12-18-2015, 01:47 AM #2
Ha, ha, ha. Watching a debate on national security between liberals would be extremely entertaining to say the least.
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing" ** Edmund Burke**
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