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Beto O'Rourke

Beto O’Rourke: Trump and Russia Threaten National Security

On the Campaign Trail: Where He’s Coming From In his three terms in Congress, Beto O’Rourke staked out positions on issues of war and peace to the left of President Obama. Where other candidates have gone along with the foreign policy consensus in Washington, O’Rourke sometimes broke with it. While his signature foreign policy issue...

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Amy Klobuchar (Credit - Creative Commons)

Amy Klobuchar Supports European Alliances

On the Campaign Trail: The “National Security” vertical of Klobuchar’s web site shows that the senior senator from Minnesota does not stray far from the Washington orthodoxy. While her public statement on issues of war, peace and the secret agencies are not detailed, they indicate Klobuchar is a candidate of continuity, not change. President Klobuchar...

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Kirsten Gillibrand

Kirsten Gillibrand, Hawkish Critic of Endless Wars

On the Campaign Trail: ——————- Foreign Policy Vision: ‘Strong and Strategic’ The junior senator from New York says “America needs a strong and strategic foreign policy, not endless wars.“ Gillibrand combines opposition to U.S. military intervention in Afghanistan, Yemen and Syria with hawkish positions on Venezuela and Iran. [Do you like Kirsten Gillibrand? Tell us...

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Where Democrats See Danger in the World

When it comes to the biggest geopolitical threat facing the United States, the Democratic candidates are divided. In contrast to the Iran issue, where the Democrats are united, the threat issue In the first debate, moderator Chuck Todd put the question point blank to the ten candidates. “Who is the geopolitical threat to the United...