Another one: Despite being a foreign policy hawk, I think cooperation with Russia on Middle Eastern issues may be a net positive for the U.S.
Israel has started coordinating its interests and strikes against hostile actors in Syria with Russia's interests there and it has, so far, worked decently. The U.S. can and should do this in an attempt to
1. Contain Iran's quest for regional economic and military domination 2.* Contain Turkey's batsh** behaviors and 3. Most importantly, try to stabilize Syria and end the civil war. * Number two is a bit complex, with Turkey's position in NATO, but they seem intent on moving towards the Shanghai bloc anyways, so it might be worth considering. (Source on Shanghai bloc and Turkey:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-europe-erdogan-idUSKBN13F0CY)
Hillary hawks are completely wrong on how to deal with Russia and I think Democrats like Tulsi Gabbard are the only ones on their side who are speaking somewhat rationally on this topic. On my side, I've seen a mixture of good and bad positions on Russia and Syria.
I am still very much critical of Putin's anti-democratic tendencies and his expansionist fetish in Europe and believe we need to do everything we can to support the EU in its attempts to curb and prevent Russian expansion.
We have very close economic ties to China despite constantly, and publicly, objecting and opposing China's aggressive behavior at the South China Sea. We can have a dual policy with Russia as well, I think.
