2018 AZ Senate race: on War & Peace


Kyrsten Sinema: 2003: Led multiple protests against Iraq War

Q [to Senate opponent Martha McSally]: In your debate with Kyrsten Sinema, you said that, back in 2003, Sinema was on a radio talk show where host hypothetically talked about joining the Taliban, and Sinema said "I don't care if you want to do that." Do you really think that Sinema was approving treason?

MCSALLY: Well, it's her words. It's totally out of step with American values.

Q: Sinema says this talk show host was going off presenting all kinds of hypothetical ideas, and she was just trying to shut him down and get back to the fact that she opposed the Iraq War, which was just about to start in 2003.

MCSALLY: This is a pattern from my opponent. Right after 9/11, Kyrsten Sinema was protesting any military action against terrorists. She was protesting later in a pink tutu. She was leading multiple protests, handing out flyers at her protest depicting American soldiers as skeletons and saying we are the ones conducting terror in the Middle East. Very much against our military.

Source: Fox News Sunday interviews for 2018 Arizona Senate race Oct 21, 2018

Martha McSally: Sinema committed treason by insufficiently opposing Taliban

Q: You and Kyrsten Sinema had a debate this week, in which you said that, back in 2003, your opponent was on a radio talk show where the host hypothetically talked about joining the Taliban, and Sinema said "I don't care if you want to do that." And that led to this exchange in the debate:

(BEGIN VIDEO) MCSALLY: Kyrsten, I want to ask right now whether you're going to apologize to the veterans and me for saying it's OK to commit treason.

SINEMA: Martha has chosen to run a campaign where she is engaging in ridiculous attacks.(END VIDEO).

Q: Do you really think that Kyrsten Sinema was approving treason?

MCSALLY: Well, it's her words. It's totally out of step with American values.

Q: Sinema says this talk show host was going off presenting all kinds of hypothetical ideas, and she was just trying to shut him down and get back to the fact that she opposed the Iraq War, which was just about to start in 2003.

MCSALLY: Well, she continues to make excuses.

Source: Fox News Sunday interviews for 2018 Arizona Senate race Oct 21, 2018

Deedra Abboud: Diplomacy should always be first

Q: Do you support or oppose the statement, "Avoid foreign entanglements"?

A: Support. Diplomacy should always be first, even military leaders agree.

Source: OnTheIssues interview of 2018 Arizona Senate candidate Mar 5, 2018

Doug Marks: Avoid foreign entanglements

Q: Do you support or oppose the statement, "Avoid foreign entanglements"?

A: Yes

Source: OnTheIssues interview of 2018 Arizona Senate candidate Mar 5, 2018

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