CBS Des Moines, Iowa Democratic debate @9pm ET **live commentary thread**

[Pyro]

O'Malley said Afghanistan is safer because of the U.S. war.

[IceSpear]

Bernie just said climate change causes terrorism. wat

[kansasdemocrat]

Sanders: "Terrorist is directly the result of Climate Change."

What a fool

Typical ISIS apologism.

Now blaming USA for ISIS.

[Mr. Morden]

Gotta love Clinton's facial expressions when Sanders tries to zing her.

[Skye]

Risky for Bernie to not devote his entire opening statement to national security/terrorism/ISIS. Pivot to talk of the 1% seemed off.

It reinforces the idea that Bernie is weak on foreign policy.

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How was that an attack on Clinton?

[Col. Roosevelt]

Oh I see:
"We created Al Queda and ISIS. America is bad. Climate Change causes Terrorism. Mooslim nations."

[Skye]

Climate change directly related to the growth of terrorism? Why don't you elaborate on that?

[Kushahontas]

climate volatility and battling for inadequate resources leads to conflict and strife...it's not like that connection is wrong.

[/]

Stop trying to get Bernie to attack Hillary, dude. srsly

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

I hate Bernie but why are people calling him an ISIS apologist?

Because he hates our military and loves the moslems.

Finally Hillary calling a spade a spade and blaming the Middle Easterners for their fomenting of terrorism.

Are you in the wrong party?

[Lyin' Steve]

Clinton has two looks when Bernie is talking.  Pure scorn and boredom.
Make that three, when Sanders repeated the left-wing blogger talking point that the middle east was fine and everyone liked us before Iraq Clinton looked astonished at his stupidity.
Here we go with the obvious response... 9/11 preceded the invasion of Iraq.

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BERNIE IS CONSERVATIVE?!?!?!?!?!

[kansasdemocrat]

What a terrible human being. Victim-blaming ISIS apologist now blaming attacked USA for rise of ISIS.

Despicable.

Obama please drone.

[Higgs]

Wait I am sincerely confused did Bernie even elaborate on saying terrorism is directly the result of climate change?

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

Sanders: "Terrorist is directly the result of Climate Change."

What a fool

Typical ISIS apologism.

Now blaming USA for ISIS.

He said we have to do whatever we can to deal with ISIS.

[Col. Roosevelt]

Oh here he goes with the anti-American "regime changes" rhetoric. Seriously, Bernie, stop you're embarrassing our party with your Democracy Now! talking points.

[Pyro]

Sanders is right that America absolutely had a hand in destabilizing Iraq and leading to the rise of ISIS... but this may not be the best time for him to go along that route.

[Kushahontas]

Wait I am sincerely confused did Bernie even elaborate on saying terrorism is directly the result of climate change.

It probably wouldn't be best done in a 30 second response, unfortunately tbh

[An American Tail: Fubart Goes West]

climate volatility and battling for inadequate resources leads to conflict and strife...it's not like that connection is wrong.

I wouldn't say that it's that big of an issue right now, but given a few decades, it might be.

[IceSpear]

Am I the only one that hears Charlie Brown's teacher whenever O'Malley is talking?

[Lyin' Steve]

Are they really trying to use the Iraq War vote to take down Hillary Clinton?  So unoriginal.

[Col. Roosevelt]

Why does he say "Mooselim" instead of "Muslim"?

[/]

God this isn't going well for Bernie.

[Likely Voter]

Salvador Allende gets a shoutout. Wasn't expecting that.