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Yes, Bernie Sanders has a foreign policy vision. Here are its three central ideas
Washington Post ^ | Charli Carpenter professor of political science at University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Posted on 04/27/2016 8:04:03 AM PDT by BenLurkin

1. Interdependence between national security at home and security for those beyond our borders.

... Sanders believes Americans are more secure, not less, if U.S. policy helps people abroad escape fear and deprivation. ... Sanders would approach the goal in different ways, by helping people find safety and security primarily through nonmilitary means, and by addressing what he sees as the root rather than proximate causes of global instability.

...While Clinton has set a 65,000-person cap on refugees from Syria, Sanders says there is “no magic number.” Sanders says that welcoming civilians fleeing disaster and danger will do more to delegitimize the Islmaic State and Assad than sending in drones or troops.

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2. Global and local politics, and economic and political power, are deeply connected

Sanders has made it clear that to project U.S. power abroad, the country must strengthen the moral foundations of that power with policies at home...Sanders thinks beyond the state to emphasize cross-cutting threats to both domestic and global democratic institutions. He understands that soft power at home is threatened by militarism, income inequality and fear.

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Murphy, Shatz and Heinrich have called for a “New Marshal Plan” to promote human and global security abroad, an investment they say will yield returns in protecting U.S. interests at home.

That’s the position Sanders has been articulating.

3. Examine the evidence when assessing threats.

... Sanders is not afraid to instead talk frankly about climate change as the most fundamental national security threat of our age.

...Sanders’s willingness to help civilians flee conflict as an alternative to no-fly zones is consistent with social science findings that the strategic and economic gains of welcoming refugees far outweigh the security risks, while the reverse can be true for military intervention in complex emergencies.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: borderslanguage; culture

1 posted on 04/27/2016 8:04:03 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

He may not be afraid to talk climate change, but I’m afraid he will.


2 posted on 04/27/2016 8:05:32 AM PDT by morphing libertarian
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To: BenLurkin

What a mess.


3 posted on 04/27/2016 8:08:02 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Harvey Dent -- can he be trusted?)
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To: ClearCase_guy

My crude excerpts or Sander’s “not just surrender but also pay tribute” foreign policy?


4 posted on 04/27/2016 8:10:32 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

Bernie's World Of Free Stuff


5 posted on 04/27/2016 8:13:18 AM PDT by Iron Munro (Noah: 'When the animals began to pair up by specie and stand in line, I really took notice.')
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To: BenLurkin

he wants to give your money to rich people in other countries


6 posted on 04/27/2016 8:19:47 AM PDT by thoughtomator
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To: BenLurkin

The last time thre climate actually changed was at the end of the Younger Dryas 8,000 years ago.


7 posted on 04/27/2016 8:20:38 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: BenLurkin

Sanders would give away our hard-earned money to basket-case countries, thinking that this would bring world peace.
In addition, he would open the borders to individuals who would immediately go on welfare.
Elect Sanders and all our work goes to hell, as the savages and slackers become richer than us. Yes, that’s what I meant to say.


8 posted on 04/27/2016 8:21:46 AM PDT by I want the USA back (The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it. Orwell.)
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To: BenLurkin

1. Identify our national enemies
2. Find keys to the USA
3. Turn them over and apologize for not doing it sooner


9 posted on 04/27/2016 8:22:45 AM PDT by bigbob
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To: I want the USA back

Let the civilian populations of places like Iraq and Syria flee to the West, so that ISIS can take over, repopulate them, and govern them unhindered. Brilliant!!


10 posted on 04/27/2016 8:24:13 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: BenLurkin

Ugh...We won’t blow you up if you giver us a MILLION DOLLARS! LOVE!


11 posted on 04/27/2016 8:26:19 AM PDT by Dallas59 (Only a fool stumbles on things behind him.)
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To: BenLurkin

If he wins, we will flee to mexico. They will need more drugs made and we will need the jobs.


12 posted on 04/27/2016 8:34:45 AM PDT by If You Want It Fixed - Fix It
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To: BenLurkin

1. Destroy America
2. Destroy Capitalism
3. Destroy Western Civilization

The same platform as every other commie.


13 posted on 04/27/2016 8:40:41 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: BenLurkin

All I can say is ‘read my tagline.’


14 posted on 04/27/2016 9:31:45 AM PDT by Quality_Not_Quantity (Democrat Drinking Game - Every time they mention a new social program, chug someone else's beer.)
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To: BenLurkin

Who cares what this crackpot moron has to say? And curse the stoopids who voted him into office. What does their electing a jackass like this say about them?


15 posted on 04/27/2016 9:32:26 AM PDT by EinNYC
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To: EinNYC

Water is a fire retardant as liberals’ ideologies are success retardants.


16 posted on 04/27/2016 9:41:11 AM PDT by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: Boogieman
1. Destroy America 2. Destroy Capitalism 3. Destroy Western Civilization The same platform as every other commie.

Except you left out 4. Usher in the worldwide Islamic Caliphate.

17 posted on 04/27/2016 10:02:11 AM PDT by mc5cents (Pray for America)
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To: mc5cents

Nah, the commies are silly enough to believe that they can manipulate the Muslims and will never be on the receiving end of their wrath. They really believe they can ride that tiger without getting bit.


18 posted on 04/27/2016 10:49:52 AM PDT by Boogieman
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