Gabbard WSJ op-ed: I Can Defeat Trump and the Clinton Doctrine

[question everything]

(Since she is still listed here, ahead of Yang and Booker, Castro and Steyer this is not "bashing Democrat" but, I suppose...)

(snip)

Hardly a week goes by when I’m not asked a question about how I’m being secretly backed by Russia or other foreign powers—on top of countless other falsehoods intended to destroy my reputation. Those who are indebted to the war machine and the overreaching intelligence agencies, as well as their cheerleaders in the media, are determined to take me down because they know they can’t control me. I’m directly challenging their power.

(snip)

Whether Mrs. Clinton’s name is on the ballot or not, her foreign policy will be, as many of the Democratic candidates adhere to her doctrine of acting as the world’s police, using the tools of war to overthrow governments we don’t like, wasting taxpayer dollars, costing American lives, causing suffering and destruction abroad, and undermining America’s security.

A Gabbard presidency would mean the end of trying to police the world, no more overthrowing governments, an end to the new Cold War and nuclear arms race, and redirecting our resources to urgent needs at home. That doesn’t mean I’m an isolationist. I will lead with a robust, positive foreign policy based on diplomacy and cooperation rather than confrontation and conflict. Those who follow the Bush-Clinton doctrine believe the only way to interact with other nations is by bombing them or starving them with draconian sanctions.

The most important responsibility of the president is to serve as commander-in-chief. As a Member of Congress for nearly seven years serving on the Armed Services and Foreign Affairs Committees, and as a veteran who deployed twice to the Middle East, I’m prepared to do that job from day one. I will immediately begin reversing the damage the Bush-Clinton doctrine has done to America and the world. To focus single-mindedly on this critical task, I’ve decided not to seek another term in the House of Representatives, where I’ve been honored to serve.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/i-can-defeat-trump-and-the-clinton-doctrine-11572389508 (paid subscription)

[Dawson Leery]

1. Defeating the Clinton Doctrine is the same as Trump being re-elected.

Tyrants will run the world and America will decline.

[DownriverDem]

32. Why is it

we have to put up with this?

[Sloumeau]

2. Tulsi Gabbard currently has zero chance of being the Democratic Presidential Nominee...

...after the insults against Hillary Clinton, Ms. Gabbard's recent appearance on Fox News, and this WSJ op-ed. Ms. Gabbard, your Presidential bid is toast. The sooner you leave the race, the sooner the healing can begin.

[BlueMTexpat]

15. This.

[OAITW r.2.0]

3. Tulsi reminds me of Ralph Nader.

I've heard this song and dance before and I know how it ends.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

7. That's a perfect comparison !

[Teach-only-love]

37. I know this will not be welcomed and

I hesitate to write it, but I feel this must be said. Ralph Nader did a lot of good things before his ego became over-inflated and he did a very stupid thing. I doubt anyone regrets his action more then he does. In the same way, Tulsi Gabbard has been doing some pretty stupid things but what she advocates was not out of the mainstream of Democratic thought in the past. "The end of trying to police the world, no more overthrowing governments, an end to the new Cold War and the nuclear arms race, and redirecting our resources to urgent needs at home." Think about what President Obama said "“The world is messy. There are ambiguities. People who do really good stuff have flaws.” and making change is not "to be as judgmental as possible about other people." Are we actually encouraging what we don't want (her running as a third-party candidate) by being so critical of her? This is something to think about. (Yeah, I know it was really stupid of her to criticize Hillary.)

[ismnotwasm]

38. It's a tarted up version of libertarianism

A feel good sound bite in what’s become a global economy. The reason she criticizing Hillary is the same reason anyone with little power criticizes Hillary. It’s not an admirable trait.

[betsuni]

4. Somebody should tell her who was president for 8 years after Bush.

[Cha]

13. lol.. TG has found her boogieperson

and she's not letting go. She's seen how far animosity for Hillary can get you.

I'm hoping it backfires on her gaslighting self.

Somebody should also let her know that the Clinton Doctrine would have been wonderful .. I don't give a shit what gabbard, jill stein or SSarandon have to lie about it.

[betsuni]

17. It will definitely backfire.

Only morons believe Hillary (or President Obama or VP Biden) is a "warmonger."

[Cha]

19. You CanNot

make up this shit! But she's going for it anyway.. acting like she adhere's to the SS school of thought.

Sarandon: "I believe Hillary is more Dangerous than trump "

This is in 2017.. still holding on to her favorite fantasy..

Susan Sarandon: Hillary Clinton Would HaveBeen a 'Very Dangerous' President

https://www.newsweek.com/susan-sarandon-hillary-clinton-was-very-dangerous-and-her-fans-still-troll-me-722648

[Bhphoto]

5. Note how she pretends to target both Trump and Clinton

It's a common strategy used by Democrat-hating Steinites.

[Cha]

20. Gabbard needs a reality check Stat. Hillary

is Not running for POTUS no matter how much Gabbard insists she is.

[Tiggeroshii]

6. wtf

[peggysue2]

8. The Bush-Clinton Doctrine

That's all we need to hear, Ms Gabbard. Go back to Hawaii, see how that message plays on your own home turf.

[StevieM]

11. That is so reprehensible for her to say. (eom)

[Cha]

22. Gabbard insists Hillary's running for

President.. somebody should insist she get on the same page as the candidates who know she's not.

[peggysue2]

39. The whole 'Hillary is running' thing?

It's particularly popular in right-wing circles. Even Laura Ingraham has pushed the meme. And we know how reliable she is. LOL.

I understand the story started at Brietbart. For Gabbard to run with the rumor is just another nail in her political coffin.

It never stops.

[B Stieg]

9. So that means she supports the "tRump Doctrine"?

[Blue_true]

12. She is trying to appeal to the Hillary haters.

Unfortunately, we have some of those in our party and even here on DU.

I am not surprised that she didn't point out how corrupt and damaging Trump's foreign policy has been. She needs to still kiss up to MAGATS and Hillary haters.

[msongs]

10. sez the woman who benefits from the war machine, $$, health care, retirement nt

[AZ8theist]

14. Tulsi Gabbard. The Neville Chamberlain of our time.

Buh bye.

See you in the next REPUBLICAN primary for something...

[Cha]

16. Speaking as a person in her

district.. Who knew in 2018 she would make a caricature of herself, Dissing Hillary.. in 2019?!

So appreciate we have an Excellent Dem, Kai Kahele, running for our Rep in 2020!

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287317411

[NurseJackie]

21. ...

He's a very impressive candidate. I can understand why ANYONE would be reluctant to run against him.

[Cha]

23. Yes! The challenger exponentially

Outshines the incumbent!

Aloha, Jackie!

[crazytown]

26. HI-02 will be represented by a Democrat again!

Enough indoor plants

[Cha]

42. It's like a dream come true, crazytown..

If you could have seen me during the 2018 midterms here.. going out of my way to avoid even looking at any Gabbard signs.. and she had a lot of them!

[bucolic_frolic]

18. In other words, a friendly Trump with no vigilance against foreign intrigue

Did she really confess to that? What a foolish editorial.

And I'd hardly call it the Clinton Doctrine. It's been practiced to some degree since the Battle of the Alamo.

[yardwork]

24. Calling Hillary "Mrs. Clinton" is a right-wing ploy. Fox News does it all the time.

Tulsi is auditioning for a job on Fox News.

[crazytown]

25. +!

A real giveaway. Yeah.

[FM123]

27. Good catch yardwork!

It sounded "off" to hear her addressed like that, but I couldn't put my finger on who likes to refer to her in that way. Of course it's Fux.

[yardwork]

33. It's deliberately demeaning. It's an effort to negate Hillary's accomplishments.

This particular insult was common in the 1970s and 80s as more women launched their own professional careers. Efforts to push professional women back out of the workplace included demeaning language, such as calling them "Mrs. (husband name)." Just as more women began using Ms., there was a backlash.

Tulsi is too young to remember this. She's been scripted to call Hillary "Mrs. Clinton." It's a dog whistle to older conservative viewers - the Fox News base. This also tells me that Tulsi is not being groomed for a leadership position, even if she thinks she is. They're not helping her become president. Far from it. Her job is to be a spoiler to keep Trump in office. Then she can take her pretty face and well-scripted act to Fox News. That's how they think of her.

[rzemanfl]

34. Bookmarking. n/t

[DetlefK]

28. Okay... She's so committed to her task that she'll retreat from politics if she fails the first time?

[myohmy2]

29. sorry Tulsi...

...if we'd wanted a trump, we'd vote for trump...

...

[TidalWave46]

30. Extremely paranoid and running against everything.

Good old Rupert gives her an elevated platform.

[question everything]

40. Just to add a comment: many Democrats have posted op eds there

Kerry, Clinton, Obama and others.

I think that even Sanders.

[TidalWave46]

41. They gave Clinton a platform to attack democrats.

Of course they didn't. Meet the definition of a fallacy.

And those you mention are accomplished politicians.

The difference is night and day.

[jcgoldie]

31. "Clinton Doctrine" LOL

HELLO! remember me?!?

[beastie boy]

35. She can do neither

She can't even define "the Clinton doctrine" with any degree of coherence.

[sop]

36. I've heard these lines before...

"Backed by Russians...falsehoods intended to destroy my reputation...the war machine...overreaching intelligence agencies...cheerleaders in the media...they can't control me...determined to take me down...directly challenging their power."

Throw in a couple of lines about "Mexican rapists" and "building a wall Mexico will pay for" and you have Trump's stump speech back in 2016