This Deserves Its Own Thread

[Minimalist]

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/01/former-p...lds-level/

Former Pentagon chief Robert Gates: Republicans’ grasp of national security is at a child’s level

“The level of dialogue on national security issues would embarrass a middle schooler,” Gates said of the Republican contenders at a Politico Playbook event in Washington on Monday . “People are out there making threats and promises that are totally unrealistic, totally unattainable. Either they really believe what they’re saying or they’re cynical and opportunistic and, in a way, you hope it’s the latter because God forbid they actually believe some of the things that they’re saying.”
Gates is among Republican elders dismayed by the way this year’s campaign is unfolding with establishment figures such as Jeb Bush, whose father he served as director of central intelligence, failing to gain traction against mavericks with unusual prescriptions for keeping America safe.
Trump suggested “closing parts of the internet” to prevent Islamic State attracting recruits, Ted Cruz pledged to “carpet bomb them into oblivion”, Chris Christie proposed flying Air Force One over disputed Chinese islands and Carly Fiorina boasted of having had “a private meeting” with Russian leader Vladimir Putin when in fact they met in a green room at a conference.

[CapnAwesome]

I think it's important to note that Hillary proposed pretty much the exact same thing as Donald Trump in terms of shutting down terrorist recruitment websites. Wonder why she was excluded from your list? I guess you can say stupid, unrealistic anti-free speech things if you have a D next to your name, eh?

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/07/us/pol...forum.html

[Minimalist]

Gates is a republican....possibly the only one with any brains at all.  He was discussing the shortcomings of the fucking jackasses that his party put forward.

[Cato]

The only two candidates worth a listen (either party) on foreign policy are Sanders and Paul.

[Wyrd of Gawd]

The only two candidates worth a listen (either party) on foreign policy are Sanders and Paul.

The Repubs aren't particularly interested in making things better by bringing peace, tranquility and prosperity to the area.  They are focused on keeping the pot stirred up so that their buddies can get rich selling arms to the fighters and keeping them at each other's throats so that they won't unite in a common purpose.

[Minimalist]

Paul is down to 2% in the polls.  He is irrelevant.