Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) issued a reaction to the deadly attacks in Brussels on Tuesday, saying they were a “brutal reminder” of the work still needed to stop the Islamic State terror group.
The Sanders campaign offered its “deepest condolences” to families and victims of “another cowardly attempt to terrorize innocent civilians.”
“We stand with our European allies to offer any necessary assistance in these difficult times,” the statement continued. “Today’s attack is a brutal reminder that the international community must come together to destroy ISIL. This type of barbarism cannot be allowed to continue.”
Sanders has now responded to Brussels attack: pic.twitter.com/b9Hokz3fAg
— Hunter Schwarz (@hunterschwarz) March 22, 2016
“This type of barbarism cannot be allowed to continue.”
Aaaaah, but Bernie, it’s been a hallmark of the human race for our entire history.
@RandyAbraham. I agree with most of the comments in related stories that the nuances and complexities of the Mid East require much more thought than Trump’s shallow offerings.
As brutal as Saddam Hussein was, his measures kept tribal violence in check, blocked AlQaida and blocked an Islamist state within the borders of Iraq. A strong Iraq also served American and regional interests by keeping Iran in check. Now Iraq has a weak Shiite government that renders the part of Iraq not controlled by ISIL a mere satellite of Iran. It is no doubt FUBAR that leaving a brutal dictator like Saddam in power would have been the better course. But no rational person could say that the Neo-Con course of action made the Middle East a safer stable place. It did not help that the Bush-Cheney arrogance to micro manage the aftermath of Iraq resulted in the disbandment of the largely Sunni military that largely makes up ISIL now.
I think the commenters who pointed out that Hillary’s foreign policy experience is more important to voters today than it was yesterday are correct. The reason why there are suicide bombers in Europe now may even have little to do with western policies towards the Middle East that pre-date WWI. Sociopaths and psychotics often use religion as an excuse to kill whether it be right wing extremists here or their counterparts in the other parts of the world. It would be a big mistake to blame religion for those who blow up abortion clinics and shoot doctors. Likewise it would be wrong to go down the same rabbit hole to get at the causes of terrorism that only seem to originate from religion.
Are the candidates not responding in time to meet your deadline? Does the media need more attention?
Thank you. I was thinking similarly. To Schwarz it seems like this is a (disgusting) game. His shallow Tweet implies that he could not care a whit about the carnage in Brussels but rather “Who commented first!? Who commented first!? First one’s a real American!”
Similar reaction here. That first tweet by Schwartz is sickening.