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Hillary's Case On Foreign Policy: Warhawks Better Than Crazy Warhawks
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11:34Now PlayingHillary Clinton’s foreign policy appears to be significantly to the right of most of the Democratic party, and many independents. Her DNC speech further confirmed this. Ben Mankiewicz, Wes Clark Jr, Mark Thompson, and Jonathan Harris, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
"The Democratic Party platform may indeed be, as some have proclaimed, the “most progressive” in the history of the party — at least on various important domestic issues. But some of its foreign policy planks reflect a disturbingly hawkish worldview consistent with those of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
Declaring that “we must defeat ISIS, al-Qaeda and their affiliates,” the platform calls for the United States and its allies to “destroy ISIS” strongholds in Iraq and Syria. There is no acknowledgement that these strongholds are in heavily populated urban areas, thereby risking large-scale civilian casualties, and no mention that the rise of these extremist organizations are a direct consequence of previous US military interventions in the region.
Regarding Iran, while there are many legitimate criticisms of that country’s reactionary regime, the platform appears to go overboard with its accusations, such as the claim that “Iran is the leading state sponsor of terrorism.” Many analysts would give that designation to Saudi Arabia, with whom the platform says the US should “strengthen its security cooperation.””*
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Hosts: Ben Mankiewicz, Wes Clark Jr., Mark Thompson, Jonathan Harris
Cast: Ben Mankiewicz, Wes Clark Jr., Mark Thompson, Jonathan Harris
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