Amid Iran tensions, Democratic hopefuls joust over military plans
Leo Shane III and Joe Gould
One week after Iranian rockets damaged military bases in Iraq hosting U.S. troops, the Democratic candidates vying to replace President Donald Trump attacked his foreign policy plans as short-sighted and laid out their own vision of what the next commander in chief needs to do to make America safer.
The seventh debate of this campaign cycle, held in Iowa less than a month before the first primary votes are set to be cast, had the fewest candidates on stage (only six qualified) but more national security and military policy discussion than any of the previous events.
The candidates Tuesday offered near unanimous condemnation of Trump’s policies — Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar said the president is “taking us toward another war†— and promised to work with allies to calm tensions in the Middle East and bring more U.S. troops home from overseas combat zones.
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