Live Thread: Republican Presidential Debate on National Security 8 P.M. EST 11/22/11 on CNN

Tuesday, November 22, 2011 | Kristinn

[kristinn]

Hosted by the Heritage Foundation and the American Enterprise Institute, the theme of tonight's Republican presidential debate is foreign policy and national security.

The debate is being held at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C.

CNN is carrying the debate live at 8 p.m. EST.

Participating candidates are: businessman Herman Cain, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, former Speaker Newt Gingrich, Reps. Ron Paul (TX) and Michele Bachmann (MN), former Gov. Jon Huntsman, and former Sen. Rick Santorum.

[af_vet_rr]

Is everything black and white in your universe? Or just your sad little political outlook?

I've been to countries where liberty is in short supply. It's a shame you haven't - it's all too easy to take it for granted.

[BCrago66]

It was never in the “news” - just another conspiracy spread by freaks.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Perry sort of rambling...

[Political Junkie Too]

All of the Perry Haters are REALLY concerned that he’s sweating? On his lip? Are they all swishy makeup artists in real life?

I guess you forget the lessons of the Nixon-Kennedy debate?

-PJ

[onyx]

Right, but “we” aren’t in charge.

:(

[dragnet2]

BANG!

Exactly!!!

[mylife]

Perry won’t get any questions on oil.

[La Enchiladita]

Exactly!!

[khnyny]

Hid response on Iran re sanctions was good.

To make it even more complicated, Russia just said that they oppose sanctions against Iran, btw....

[ken21]

yes.

his supporters say debates are not his thing.

[Yaelle]

Newt is getting harder questions. But he does ok.

[FreedBird]

CNN is playing these Republicans like a fiddle.

[bjcoop]

Disagree. Paul is on a roll and he schooled Santorum on terrorism. The GOP went off the rails with people like McCain that want out troops thrown everywhere.

[Revolting cat!]

Strategery! Go Newton!

[nuconvert]

The answer to Danielle Pletka’s question, is ‘No’, sanctions alone will NOT stop Iran

[kabar]

Now Perry thinks sanctions will work. He mentions the banks, which is what is being done now by the US, Canada, and the UK. I hope someone says that sanctions will not work and that the time for action is on the horizon. Newt is playing both sides again. A long term strategy of energy independence will not stop Iran. China will help them evade sanctions.

[sissyjane]

I think it’s rather obvious that Newt is the only grown up in the room.

[mylife]

I don’t agree with the Syrian no fly zone, but I think he did fine.

[Minus_The_Bear]

At least Ron Paul sort of brought up the foreign aid to Mubarak in Egypt... He didn't do a very good job though.

The foreign aid to Egypt was HUGE and now the Islamist have access to the plans to the M1A Abrams tank.

That foreign aid and tank plans for Egypt really hurt Israel now that the Islamic nutjobs are in charge.

[exit82]

Perry talking about sanctions on central bank of Iran.

Now to Newt—Wolf sets up downside first:

Newt says create a surplus of oil here, then say to Europe, we can replace the oil from Iran that you use if we sanction central bank and oil exports are shut down.

Says if we were serious, we could shut down Iran in a year—cut off refined gasoline to them and destroy their single oil refinery.