Posted on 11/23/2011 7:07:47 PM PST by Fred
Several GOP presidential candidates rushed in the last minutes of Tuesday evening’s CNN-sponsored national security debate to address an issue not otherwise mentioned: cybersecurity.
During closing remarks Texas Governor Rick Perry, Herman Cain and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich rounded out the evening — which largely focused on Iran, Pakistan and the Patriot Act — by telling debate watchers that they believed cyber attacks were an emerging threat.
CNN moderator Wolf Blitzer, and audience questioners, steered clear of the issue of cybersecurity during the evening. In response to conservative columnist Marc Theissen’ question about which foreign policy or national security issue the candidates felt was important but not spotlighted, both Cain and Gingrich mentioned cyberattacks as a primary concern.
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I thought that this was supposed to be a debate on national security issues.
I had a pencil and paper in my hand as I watched the debate and I counted how “Islam” was mentioned 6 times, “Muslim” was mentioned 4 times and “Jihadist” was mentioned just once.
They’re still uncomfortable discussing the real crux of the matter.
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