2016 NC Senate race: on War & Peace


Deborah Ross: Committed to defeating ISIS, with our international partners

America faces the threat of terrorism at home and abroad. Deborah is committed to defeating ISIS. Deborah is committed to defeating global terrorism. Nothing is more important than the safety and security of our families and as Senator, she will make this a top priority.

She believes that we must act together with our allies in the global community, balance Americans' right to privacy with our national security needs, and show strength and compassion to displaced families whose lives have been torn apart by brutal regimes and the horrors of war. We can protect Americans from global threats while upholding the values our country was built on.

In the U.S. Senate, Deborah will work to keep America's families safe from threats at home and abroad by working with our international partners to address national security threats. [Source: www.deborahross.com/issues ]

Source: Vote-NC.org profile for 2016 North Carolina Senate race Aug 8, 2016

Richard Burr: We have effective oversight of CIA and drone strikes

The CIA has become a premier actor in the conduct of American foreign policy. Although President Obama has insisted that the CIA and Special Operations Forces take every precaution to avoid civilian casualties, drone strikes have resulted in numerous deaths of Pakistani, Afghan and Yemeni civilians. An investigation of American drone strikes in Yemen, for example, has concluded that the Obama administration did not follow its own rules to avoid civilian casualties.

Yet, Sen. Burr recently crowed: "I believe we do an incredibly effective oversight job on all of the CIA's programs. And there is no program that receives the level of oversight as the ones we carry out in Pakistan."

Look for Sen. Burr to go about the country pretending to know all about sensitive intelligence matters; but, alas, he is not free to discuss them. This is the perfect foil for an unaccountable public official, if he is allowed to get away with it.

Source: Huffington Post coverage of 2016 North Carolina Senate race May 29, 2015

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Candidates and political leaders on War & Peace:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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