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On [[MSNBC]]'s ''Morning Joe'', Gabbard had this exchange with reporter Kasi Hunt: {{Quotebox|'''Hunt:''' Do you think [[Bashar Assad|Assad]] is our enemy?<br>'''Gabbard:''' Assad is not the enemy of the [[United States]] because [[Syria]] does not pose a direct threat to the United States.<br>'''Hunt''': What do you say to Democratic voters who watched you go over there, and what do you say to military members who have been deployed repeatedly in Syria pushing back against Assad?<br>'''Gabbard''': People who have been deployed to Syria have been there focused on their mission, which has been to defeat [[ISIS]]. Our troops have not gone to Syria to wage yet another costly, destructive [[regime change]] war.<ref>https://consortiumnews.com/2019/02/12/tulsi-gabbard-is-driving-the-msm-crazy/</ref>}}

On [[MSNBC]]'s ''Morning Joe'', Gabbard had this exchange with reporter Kasi Hunt: {{Quotebox|'''Hunt:''' Do you think [[Bashar Assad|Assad]] is our enemy?<br>'''Gabbard:''' Assad is not the enemy of the [[United States]] because [[Syria]] does not pose a direct threat to the United States.<br>'''Hunt''': What do you say to Democratic voters who watched you go over there, and what do you say to military members who have been deployed repeatedly in Syria pushing back against Assad?<br>'''Gabbard''': People who have been deployed to Syria have been there focused on their mission, which has been to defeat [[ISIS]]. Our troops have not gone to Syria to wage yet another costly, destructive [[regime change]] war.<ref>https://consortiumnews.com/2019/02/12/tulsi-gabbard-is-driving-the-msm-crazy/</ref>}}

Gabbard has highlighted her noninterventionist America First foreign policy. Gabbard said, "When it comes to the war against [[terrorist]]s, I'm a hawk. When it comes to counterproductive wars of [[regime change]], I'm a dove."<ref>https://www.cfr.org/blog/campaign-2020-tulsi-gabbard-democratic-presidential-candidate</ref>

Gabbard has highlighted her noninterventionist America First foreign policy. Gabbard said, "When it comes to the war against [[terrorist]]s, I'm a hawk. When it comes to counterproductive wars of [[regime change]], I'm a dove", <ref>https://www.cfr.org/blog/campaign-2020-tulsi-gabbard-democratic-presidential-candidate</ref> however Gabbard never defines who the terrorists are, reminiscent of the Bush/Obama era endless War on Terror.

Gabbard has said, “So long as this foreign policy establishment retains its power and the status quo is continued, we will never have the resources we need to serve those urgent needs of people here at home."

Gabbard has said, “So long as this foreign policy establishment retains its power and the status quo is continued, we will never have the resources we need to serve those urgent needs of people here at home." Gabbard defines these urgent needs to include tackling non-existent Climate Change and providing welfare to illegal aliens.  Gabbard also suggests saving the Great Barrier reef with money saved from war, rather than the novel idea of refunds to taxpayers.

Gabbard is one of the few members of Congress (along with [[Rand Paul]]) to have publicly challenged the ''de facto'' alliance between the United States and [[Saudi Arabia]], and is noted for her use of strong language to describe the relationship.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/rep-tulsi-gabbard-eviscerates-trump-saudi-arabia-s-bitch-n939011</ref><ref>https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/michael-w-chapman/rep-gabbard-trump-having-us-act-saudi-arabias-bitch-not-america-first</ref>

Gabbard is one of the few members of Congress (along with [[Rand Paul]]) to have publicly challenged the ''de facto'' alliance between the United States and [[Saudi Arabia]], and is noted for her use of strong language to describe the relationship.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/rep-tulsi-gabbard-eviscerates-trump-saudi-arabia-s-bitch-n939011</ref><ref>https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/michael-w-chapman/rep-gabbard-trump-having-us-act-saudi-arabias-bitch-not-america-first</ref>

==Military career==

==Military career==

Gabbard is a military police officer with the Hawaii Army National Guard holding the rank of Major, and has served tours of duty in [[Iraq]], and trained with the Indonesian army.

Gabbard is a military police officer with the Hawaii Army National Guard holding the rank of Major, has served two tours of duty in [[Iraq]], and trained with the Indonesian army, spanning 16 years of military service. Gabbard claims she's a "combat vet" who has "dedicated most of her adult life to protecting the safety, security and freedom of ALL Americans "<ref>https://youtu.be/-Y8ayIpjPvY</ref>(beginning at 1:50), however never served in a combat role and didn't protect all Americans.<ref>https://www.isidewith.com/candidates/tulsi-gabbard/policies/social/abortion</ref>

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