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Should Putin increase Russia’s presence in Ukraine, the proper US response should be to

Send lethal aid to Ukraine
0%
Fast-track Ukraine’s entry to NATO
0%
Stiffen sanctions against Russia
0%
Nothing – the United States is overextended as it is
0%
Total votes: 0
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How should the U.S. deal with ISIS/Islamic State?

Sooner or later the U.S. will have to reinsert ground troops back into Iraq.
28%
The U.S. can manage the problem with military aid, a few advisors, and drones.
14%
The U.S. should partner with the Iraqi government, Iran, and concerned neighbors to contain ISIS.
34%
The U.S. should support trisection of Iraq, support the Kurds, and keep out of a civil war.
10%
The U.S. should avoid the entire mess.
15%
Total votes: 109
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When asked how the US should respond to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Senator Dianne Feinstein said, “It takes an army to defeat an army, and we either confront ISIL now or we will be forced to deal with an even stronger enemy later.

Senator Feinstein is correct, that “boots on the ground” are inevitable?
0%
We shouldn’t send in troops, that air strikes will keep ISIL in check?
0%
The United States should work with its allies on the proper military response?
0%
The United States should go it alone?
0%
Total votes: 0
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Both President Obama and Congress have left Washington—the president, for a family vacation; Congress for its August recess. Do you believe that:

It's okay since they are still working while they're out of Washington.
0%
They should be brought back? They take too much time off.
0%
No one should have left until consensus was reached on the Texas border crisis?
0%
Why stay if there’s no progress made on immigration or other issues?
0%
Total votes: 0
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In dealing with the developing crisis in Iraq, the US approach should be:

Work through diplomatic channels, strictly with friends and allied nations
0%
Use all channels available to broker a peace agreement
0%
Limited military engagement – air strikes only
0%
Use all military options
0%
No direct US intervention
0%
Total votes: 0
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Tensions in the Middle East continue to escalate, the most recent flash point being hostilities along the Gaza Strip and rocket strikes inside Israel. The US approach to this growing crisis should be

Hands off – this is a matter for Israel and the Palestinians to settle
0%
Hands on – President Obama enunciating what’s acceptable and what’s not for both sides
0%
Shuttle diplomacy – the United States’ trying to work out a solution alone
0%
International approach – the United Nations’ trying to broker a truce
0%
Total votes: 0
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If scheduled U.S. defense cuts are enacted, what will most likely happen abroad?

Not much—the U.S. military will still be the world’s largest armed force by far.
0%
The U.S. will still preserve postwar order by partnering more with its European and Pacific allies.
0%
Regional powers—like China, Iran, or Russia—will now keep the peace in their locale.
0%
We will see more war and terrorism, as fear of U.S. intervention and policing wanes.
0%
The entire 70-year-old postwar world will collapse into chaos.
0%
Total votes: 0
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Which if any democracies could be allowed to possess nuclear weapons?

Under no circumstances do we want any more nuclear powers of any sort.
46%
A nuclear Germany and Japan might be helpful in deterring Russia and China.
17%
Several nuclear democratic states in Europe and the Pacific could share the burdens of Western security.
20%
It is none of America’s business to decide who has or who does not have nuclear weapons.
11%
We should give up on non-proliferation and concentrate on effective nuclear defense and counter-measures.
7%
Total votes: 46
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In the aftermath of Eric Cantor’s loss in Virginia, do you expect immigration reform:

To occur in 2014, decided by the current Congress?
0%
To occur in 2015 or 2016, decided by the next Congress?
0%
To go unaddressed while President Obama is still in office?
0%
Not sure
0%
Total votes: 0
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Should women serve in front line combat units?

No, absolutely not under any circumstances.
0%
Yes, but only if current physical and psychological standards remain absolutely unaltered in all branches of service.
50%
Yes, but each branch of military service should be free to adjust their own criteria of eligibility.
33%
Yes, in all circumstances.
17%
Yes, and we should further enact affirmative action measures commensurate with gender percentages within the current military.
0%
Total votes: 6
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