The spittle was flying Thursday night on MSNBC during the Democratic debate, right up until the topic turned to foreign policy. Bernie Sanders, whose vocabulary apparently doesn’t include the words Benghazi or Libya, fell back on his standby argument that he made the correct vote on authorizing the Iraq War while his opponent did not. He then deferred to the experience of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Bernie: "I fully, fully concede that Sec. Clinton … has more experience in foreign affairs. But experience isn’t the point. Judgment is."
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) February 5, 2016
@nycjim I think that's his only foreign policy answer. Very thin.
— William Reddy (@wmreddy) February 5, 2016
Sanders is shockingly flimsy on foreign policy.
— Edward Luce (@EdwardGLuce) February 5, 2016
Sanders: "Back in 2002, one of us voted the right way and one of us didn't." #DemDebate
— Roger Simon (@politicoroger) February 5, 2016
I don't see how Bernie can survive an entire primary without getting beyond holding up the Iraq vote as his credential.
— David Catanese (@davecatanese) February 5, 2016
@davecatanese @ZekeJMiller amen
— Cara Posey (@CaraPosey) February 5, 2016
It's a sign of how far the Dem Party has come since '08 that the new major challenger to HRC is so indifferent about foreign policy.
— Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) February 5, 2016
Please give us someone who gives a damn about the threats against our country. Not exacting punishment from the industrious
— GregGutfeld (@greggutfeld) February 5, 2016
I hated the Iraq War as much as anyone, but "I made the right call on a vote 13 years ago" is really not a foreign policy vision for now.
— Paul Waldman (@paulwaldman1) February 5, 2016
Bernie's going back to 2002, again. He can't answer these questions about what he'd do in the future. Out of his depth.
— Joan Walsh (@joanwalsh) February 5, 2016
Back to Iraq for Sanders again? That leads to same judgment talking point from HRC. Deja vu to 2007-08 when debates were redundant
— Domenico Montanaro (@DomenicoNPR) February 5, 2016
Surprised Sanders isn't hitting Clinton on Libya meltdown, plays to judgement question
— Gabriel Sherman (@gabrielsherman) February 5, 2016
https://twitter.com/TPCarney/status/695443472522698753
Would be interesting if Bernie deployed a Benghazi attack here.
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) February 5, 2016
@oliverdarcy He wouldn't dare.
— Mariana (#21) (@manamitru) February 5, 2016
We know Bernie's core foreign policy conviction: Break up the banks.
— Franklin Foer (@FranklinFoer) February 5, 2016
Clinton makes a strong pivot on her Iraq vote. pic.twitter.com/ZeihN68lt0
— NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) February 5, 2016
https://twitter.com/TPCarney/status/695443851587121153
Nope. The moderators had to bring up the FBI investigation because Sanders has pledged that he won’t.
https://twitter.com/TPCarney/status/695450275641839620
Oh boy. "I never sent or received any classified material." 100% false. She didn't even bother with the "marked" deception. Just a flat lie.
— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) February 5, 2016
Said it before, saying it now: Sanders is making a HUGE mistake by not using the email issue to make the case against Clinton.
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) February 5, 2016
Bernie lacks the instinct for the kill.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) February 5, 2016
Bernie Sanders: I'm asked every day to attack Clinton on the emails, and I don't do it and I won't do it.
— Ari Melber (@AriMelber) February 5, 2016
Sanders says he is asked "every day" to attack HRC on her e-mails, but that he won't.
Clever. Very, very clever. #DemDebate— Roger Simon (@politicoroger) February 5, 2016
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