09-30-2016, 09:20 AM
This is again one of those situations where, were he a bit more quick witted, he could really turn this into a little guy versus the bullies type of thing. He (and Stein) are both in a position where they don't have the foreign policy advisors backing them up in the numbers that Clinton and Trump do. Using that gaffe to his advantage and mentioning that would be handy.
"Look, I spent time as a governor and in that position you deal a little, but very little in foreign policy as that power is constitutionally granted to the federal government. Now, I'm trying to learn more about this field but I don't have the benefit of a behemoth of a political party that is backed by billions in corporate money to help me out. I don't even get those daily intelligence briefings like my opponents. Were I to become President, I would have a staff and advisors with years of experience beyond that of even my opponents in the realm of foreign policy and they would help to guide me to the correct decisions. A President is one person, and what makes that person stronger is the people that surround them.
All of that being said, I respect every world leader, because diplomacy and foreign relations has to be built on mutual respect. I may not admire any of them for a number of reasons, including often policy disagreements, but that respect is a foundation which we must have to grow on."
Or something to that effect.
"Look, I spent time as a governor and in that position you deal a little, but very little in foreign policy as that power is constitutionally granted to the federal government. Now, I'm trying to learn more about this field but I don't have the benefit of a behemoth of a political party that is backed by billions in corporate money to help me out. I don't even get those daily intelligence briefings like my opponents. Were I to become President, I would have a staff and advisors with years of experience beyond that of even my opponents in the realm of foreign policy and they would help to guide me to the correct decisions. A President is one person, and what makes that person stronger is the people that surround them.
All of that being said, I respect every world leader, because diplomacy and foreign relations has to be built on mutual respect. I may not admire any of them for a number of reasons, including often policy disagreements, but that respect is a foundation which we must have to grow on."
Or something to that effect.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
