Bernie Sanders’s Refreshingly Sane Foreign Policy

[smokey nj]

In his speech last week, Sanders said what every presidential candidate ought to say about ISIS and the Middle East
SEAN ILLING

Bernie Sanders’s economic populism and domestic agenda receive a lot attention, and they should – he’s a unique and important voice on these fronts. But Bernie’s refreshing sanity on foreign policy gets overlooked far too often. This is especially problematic given the most recent Paris attacks and the renewed emphasis on national security.

Sanders gave a major speech last week at Georgetown University, the central theme of which was democratic socialism. Understandably, much of the coverage focused on Sanders’s efforts to situate his brand of socialism in the broader American tradition. However, Sanders also used his speech to talk about our foreign policy dilemma in the Middle East.

His remarks were what we’ve come to expect from Sanders: honest.

Because he doesn’t spin the way other politicians do, Sanders brings a kind of clarity to this conversation, a clarity that’s desperately needed in our current climate. Conservatives will likely dismiss Sanders as a dovish liberal who doesn’t understand foreign policy, but that’s because they don’t want to hear what he has to say.

http://www.salon.com/2015/11/25/bernie_sanderss_refreshingly_sane_foreign_policy/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

[99th_Monkey]

1. K&R - I watch Bernie live at Georgetown U. ..

I was so grateful he also included a foreign policy component to his speech, ESP. Given what he had to say .. Yes, clarity & sanity. Then of course it was COMPLETELY IGNORED by the MSM, I kept looking for some mention of it ... ** CRICKETS **

It really pissed me off .. That same day Rachael had O'M on to talk about ... You guessed it .. Foreign Policy & ISIS

[Demeter]

4. Oh, the MSM spoke--they said Bernie was unknowledgeable and silent on foreign policy

[peacebird]

2. Love it!

[TheProgressive]

3. A Presidential foreign policy...nt

[Warren Stupidity]

5. I've read here he has no foreign policy.

Which actually appears to be bargle for he's not joining in the war drum beating over the Paris attack nor is he pandering to hating on the Syrians fleeing the mess we created there and continue to keep going.