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This “nerve center” is in Adana, a city in southern [[Turkey]] about 60 miles (100 km) from the Syrian border, which is also home to Incirlik, a U.S. air base where U.S. military and intelligence agencies maintain a substantial presence.'''<br>Turkey’s moderate Islamist government has been demanding [[Bashar al-Assad|Assad]]’s departure with growing vehemence. Turkish authorities are said by current and former U.S. government officials to be increasingly involved in providing Syrian rebels with training and possibly equipment.<br>European government sources said wealthy families in Saudi Arabia and [[Qatar]] were providing significant financing to the rebels. Senior officials of the Saudi and Qatari governments have publicly called for Assad’s departure.</small>}}<br>See also: [[Obama war crimes#August 2012]].</ref>

This “nerve center” is in Adana, a city in southern [[Turkey]] about 60 miles (100 km) from the Syrian border, which is also home to Incirlik, a U.S. air base where U.S. military and intelligence agencies maintain a substantial presence.'''<br>Turkey’s moderate Islamist government has been demanding [[Bashar al-Assad|Assad]]’s departure with growing vehemence. Turkish authorities are said by current and former U.S. government officials to be increasingly involved in providing Syrian rebels with training and possibly equipment.<br>European government sources said wealthy families in Saudi Arabia and [[Qatar]] were providing significant financing to the rebels. Senior officials of the Saudi and Qatari governments have publicly called for Assad’s departure.</small>}}<br>See also: [[Obama war crimes#August 2012]].</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>}}

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> however Gabbard never defines who the terrorists are, reminiscent of the Bush/Obama era endless War on Terror.  

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.