Democratic presidential candidates are facing a new commander-in-chief test, as the crisis with Iran is sparking a robust foreign policy debate less than one month before the voting begins in the primary campaign
Senators still in the race stepped away from the campaign trail on Wednesday, returning to Capitol Hill for a classified briefing -- and to raise sharp questions about President Donald Trump's Middle East strategy.
""In 75 minutes, I was presented with no evidence about an imminent threat," Booker said."it's very frustrating."Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren also said Qasem Soleimani posed no imminent threat, and that because of Trump's decision the United States is no safer but"much closer to war."Sanders on Wednesday tweeted:"The American people do not want war with Iran. They want to invest in health care, education, housing, and good jobs.
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