When did Syria and Russia become the single most important issue for red avatars on this board? I'm not saying it isn't important, because it is, but why are so many of you all of the sudden single issue voters when it comes to this?
This argument is the hallmark of a lost cause; and similar to when people would scream 'why do you care about gay marriage when the economy is in tank!' about 4-5 years ago. Even if it wasn't an important issue (which it is) it's still a barometer of your values/political outlook; supporting Assad over people who rose up in what started as a civil protest in 2010 is a foul, and awful view for anyone who claims to be on the centre left/left. When people like George Galloway support Assad it shows just how awful it is.
What is so hard for Democrats to understand about her views on the Middle East and terrorism? You may not agree with them, but they are perfectly rational.
I understand her view; her view is straight from the mouth from the Kremlin. They're rationally pro-putin, but that has nothing to do with the moral/political implications of her view
She believes that the fight against terrorism must be both military and ideological. Sounds reasonable to me. What ideology are we fighting against? The ideology shared by ISIS, Al Qaeda and affiliated terrorist organizations known as ‘Islamism.’
Calling these terrorists "Islamic" or "Islamist" shouldn't be a deal breaker.
It's not a deal breaker; her support Putin is.
She also doesn't believe overthrowing Assad is a good idea, and it's kind of had to knock her for this view after Iraq and Libya. Here's a quote from her:
"People said the very same thing about Saddam Hussein, the very same thing about Moammar Gadhafi, the results of those two failed efforts of regime change and the following nation-building have been absolute, not only have they been failures, but they've actually worked to strengthen our enemy,"
More of the old 'muh strongman stability', which is by far the dumbest and most annoying argument ever. Seeing people harp about the stability of Gaddaffi when he had half his country rise up against him, and sent Tanks against protesters is stupid. People have such a flawed view on Libya- the US/UK/France didn't just wake up and decide to topple the peaceful, benevolent Gaddafi, there was a domestic uprising and the Arab League begged NATO to set up a no fly zone.
Now lets compare Libya (with all it's faults) with Syria. I think we all know which country is more stable; and it's the one where the west did something that has worked very well in the past (Kosovo, Bosnia etc)
She's spoken out against Trumps rhetoric towards Muslims.
How brave.
So this isn't as black and white as a lot of the users in this thread would like you to believe. This is a complicated topic, and Tulsi's views on the matter are quite nuanced.
You're allowed to disagree with her on this front, but it hardly disqualifies her from the winning the Democratic Nomination.
Yes it is, and yes it should do.
