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Trump’s DNI pick and I were both in Damascus in the winter of 2017 to meet with the dictator of Syria. We came away with very different takes

Gabbard should be aggressively questioned about her use of “war on terror” language and calls for a militarized war against an ideology. But Democratic senators are likely to deploy a Cold War line of interrogation on her stances on Russia and Syria.

Tulsi Gabbard, director of national intelligence. Pete Hegseth, secretary of defense. Tom Homan, “Border Czar.” Mike Huckabee, ambassador to Israel. Michael Waltz, national security adviser. That's so far.

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Tulsi continues to play to the credulous wing of the left

What hope is there that one of the Democrats seeking the presidency in 2020 could be a real peace candidate? Could one of them bring an end to these wars and prevent new ones? Walk back the brewing Cold War and arms race with Russia and China?

“Bernie Sanders voted against the Iraq War,” Gabbard says. “He understands the cost of war, that that cost is continued when our veterans come home. Bernie Sanders will defend our country and take the trillions of dollars that are spent on these interventionist, regime change, unnecessary wars and invest it here at home.”