To Johnson's credit, he quickly owned up to and apologized for his knowledge gap in the area of Syrian geography. But he shouldn't have had to, because he shouldn't have been asked that question in that exceedingly unprofessional manner.
Running for president is not a geography quiz.
And Morning Joe isn't -- or at least shouldn't be -- an arm of Hillary Clinton's campaign, charged with helping her regain traction among voters who have abandoned her for third party candidates because of her demonstrated personal corruption and incompetence, not to mention her dangerous foreign policy belligerence.
Yes, Clinton knows where Aleppo is -- and she'd turn the city of more than two million into a lifeless crater given the opportunity.
Is Johnson all that and a bag of chips? Maybe not. But at least his ideas on foreign policy and military adventurism don't constitute an existential threat to the US and to humanity. The same can't be said for the ideas of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.
(Note: You can view every article as one long page if you sign up as an Advocate Member, or higher).
1
1
1
