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Iran tensions put foreign policy in focus for 2020 Democrats

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With Soleimani's death, foreign policy enters 2020 primary spotlight

In 2019, the Democratic primary race was dominated by domestic issues. But during the first weekend of the new year, the targeted killing of a top Iranian general in a U.S. airstrike put foreign policy in the spotlight. Sen. Bernie Sanders condemned the action, while Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg and former Vice President Joe Biden questioned its strategic value. Amna Nawaz reports.

01/06/2020

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