2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumIF Americans are sick of war, Hillary probably didn't do as well as you think.
Hillary came off far and away more hawkish than anyone except form the Webb.
Whether it was her defending attacks on Libya, the dangerous advocacy for no-fly zones, or her defense of the AUMF, it should be abundantly clear now that her becoming president would mean more, more, more of the same wrt wars in the ME.
I don't think Americans want that. I think they want to stop the economic bleeding and it's hard to feel convinced she will focus on that when she cited, as her first priority, keeping Nukes out of the hands of Iran (in so many words).
We will see. As I said, she did well. But she also revealed more of herself than she has since this race began.
djean111
(14,255 posts)Her stances on domestic issues all seem to be dictated by focus groups and polls.
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)mmonk
(52,589 posts)tecelote
(5,122 posts)The wars fought in our name are a sin.
Americans should be ashamed and do something about it.