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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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What is the best way to overcome radical Islamism and jihad?

Consider the war on terror largely over and now mostly a matter for the criminal justice system.
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Support democratic movements in the Middle East to lessen the popular appeal of Islamists.
0%
Maintain and beef-up the original Bush-Cheney anti-terrorism protocols that were largely embraced or expanded by Pres. Obama.
0%
Use more military force and occasional intervention to help friendly governments and harm hostile ones.
0%
Confront Iran and even Pakistan—with warnings either to cease support for terrorists or face military consequences.
0%
Total votes: 0
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How should the United States deal with a nuclear North Korea?

Preempt and destroy North Korea’s deployable nuclear arsenal.
0%
Continue to pressure China to moderate North Korean behavior.
0%
Press ahead with trade sanctions until North Korea complies with international non-proliferation accords.
0%
Allow Japan, Taiwan, or South Korea to become nuclear to ensure regional deterrence.
0%
Accept both that North Korea is a permanent nuclear power and that the U.S. can do little about it.
0%
Total votes: 0
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What should be the future of the American military alliance with Europe?

Withdrawal: European problems and the EU crisis make NATO increasingly irrelevant to U.S. security.
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Reform: The U.S. should encourage the EU to replace NATO with a bilateral, cost-sharing military partnership.
0%
Recalibrate: Alliances with Britain and France are all that is left of NATO, and the U.S. should focus on them.
0%
Status quo: NATO is viable and U.S. support to its existence is the foundation of all trans-Atlantic relationships.
0%
Recommitment: The U.S. should reengage with the EU, boost our NATO participation, and increase our European profile.
0%
Total votes: 0
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How might the United States best deal with the Arab Spring?

It cannot, and therefore should stay out and allow the Arabs to work out their own problems.
0%
It should predicate foreign aid on the creation of constitutional government rather than the holding of plebiscites.
0%
From time to time, it can bomb stubborn dictators like Moammar Gadhafi or Bashar al-Assad.
0%
It should insert ground troops and advisors to ensure that moderate forces have support.
0%
It should create a coalition of the Arab League, NATO, and the UN to prevent violence from becoming pandemic in the region.
0%
Total votes: 0
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What considerations should guide U.S.-Russian relations?

Russia is innately hostile to America, and we should seek to isolate it before it does any more damage to U.S. interests.
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We should recommit to reset, and partner with Russia to liberalize and become a full member of the Western family.
0%
Encourage Russia to craft an alliance of Greece, Cyprus, Israel, and Balkans to thwart Islamic influence in the Mediterranean.
0%
Don’t bother with Russia’s internal politics and its alliances; instead just work with Putin to combat Islamic terrorism.
0%
Ignore Russia altogether as it is insidiously reduced to irrelevancy by its own internal problems.
0%
Total votes: 0
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What is the wisest approach to the Erdogan government in Turkey?

Alliance: Emphasize Erdogan as a valuable ally; encourage Turkey’s entrance into the EU.
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Benign Neglect: Maintain current U.S. policies; accept the habit and custom of Turkish-American relations.
0%
Realpolitik: Stay out of Turkey's internal politics; work with it to further U.S. interests; oppose it when it challenges them.
0%
Constructive Engagement: Cultivate secular and democratic opposition groups; pressure the government to liberalize.
0%
About Face: Give up U.S. bases; oppose Turkey's entrance into the EU; encourage an arc of neo-Ottoman containment.
0%
Total votes: 0
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How should we envision the appearance and expansion of drone warfare?

Drones pose tactical, strategic, legal, and ethical issues for Western democracies. In sum: they will go out of use.
0%
Drones may soon be a force multiplier for insurgents and terrorists. In short: a better sort of suicide bomber.
0%
Like any new military technology, drones will soon invite a counter-response. Bottom line: no big deal.
0%
Drones are an integral appendage of conventional naval, air, and land power. End result: they will become uncontroversial.
0%
Drones level the playing field for the West. End of the day: radical game changer for America and its allies.
0%
Total votes: 0
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Assess the 13-year American effort to rebuild Afghanistan.

Success: We established a viable constitutional society that was well worth our blood and treasure.
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Uncertain: Afghanistan still requires an American presence well past our scheduled departure.
0%
Failure: After removing the Taliban and establishing the Karzai government, we then should have withdrawn
0%
Failure: We should have just periodically bombed al-Qaeda installations and never inserted ground troops.
0%
Failure: We should have used only diplomacy to leverage bin Laden out of Afghanistan.
100%
Total votes: 1
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What is the most likely Chinese military scenario in the near future?

Political instability and economic uncertainty will stall current Chinese military expansion.
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China is posturing and would not risk endangering its export economy by picking unnecessary fights with neighbors.
50%
China’s military will grow more aggressive, but it will prompt a front of the U.S and other Asian countries that will deter it.
0%
There will be a major military confrontation in the Pacific between China and either the U.S. or Japan, or both.
0%
Chinese power will force concessions from its neighbors, as it overtakes the U.S. as the world’s greatest power.
50%
Total votes: 2
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