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[AntiFascist]

those who lead the Democratic party need to come together and decide on a unifying strategy, but I fear that what splits the party is happening at the top, amongst our leaders. What it all boils down to, I fear, has to do with our economic strategy for being in the Middle East.

The answer, otherwise, seems pretty straightforward. Fighting "them" aggressively over there is not solving the problem of terrorism, instead it is just pissing people off more, possibly recruiting more terrorists, and at the very least making more ideological enemies. We will never completely eradicate the danger of terrorism, but we can strengthen our defenses and our ports at home, and we can act in a way that will truly make more friends around the world. If we can repair burnt bridges and strengthen our foreign alliances, then we will have a much better chance of fending off the enemies of democracy. This really SHOULD be the strength of the Democratic party.