Doyle McManus: Debating foreign policy
by Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times
Jun 26, 2019
4 minutes
WASHINGTON - Voters who tune in to this week's Democratic primary debates may be treated to an experience that's all too rare: a genuine discussion among presidential candidates of America's role in the world.
For that you can thank President Donald Trump, who has made foreign policy both baffling and terrifying by ordering a military strike against Iran and then countermanding his order at nearly the last minute.
It shouldn't require a crisis to get would-be presidents to talk about foreign policy. They're competing to be commander in chief of the world's largest and most powerful military.
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