Subject: =?Windows-1252?Q?John_Kasich_Can=92t_Erase_His_Support_for_a_Failed, _Reck?= less Foreign Policies
From: DNC Press <[email-masked]>
To: DNC Press <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2015 18:13:55 +0000

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Today, Ohio Governor John Kasich gave a speech on national security at the National Press Club in Washington where he reiterated his support for the same reckless, go-it-alone, Bush-Cheney-inspired foreign policy that further destabilized the Middle East, cost our nation trillions of dollars and thousands of lives, damaged our relationships with our allies, and undermined our credibility around the world.

Here’s where Kasich stands:

·         Kasich has revised history as to his own positions on the Iraq War. CNN<http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/16/politics/john-kasich-iraq-war-2002/> reported: “John Kasich says now that he never would have taken the United States to war in Iraq — but the Ohio governor supported then-President George W. Bush’s push for war in 2002.”

·         Kasich has urged<http://thehill.com/policy/defense/233064-kasich-we-need-boots-on-the-ground-in-isis-fight> “boots on the ground” in Syria.

·         Kasich has a long history of insulting Muslim Americans and referring to the U.S. as a “Jewish and Christian nation.” He said<http://www.dispatch.com/content/blogs/the-daily-briefing/2015/09/21092015---dnc-whacks-kasich.html>, “build your mosques but don’t forget who we are.” He even said on Fox News: “George Washington, OK, he prayed to God Almighty. He didn’t pray to Muhammed.”

·         As a Fox News commentator in 2007, Kasich defended torture by saying “there are techniques, aggressive techniques that we sometimes might use… you’ve got to be aggressive.” Kasich also opposed an open congressional hearing on interrogation techniques in 2008.

·         Kasich has supported racial profiling. “Well, I'm going to tell you, first of all, let me make it clear I'm for profiling,” he said on Fox News in 2006.

“It’s tough for John Kasich to position himself as a national security expert when he’s been on the wrong side of so many foreign policy decisions. As a Fox News commentator, Kasich repeatedly agitated for war, defended torture, and alienated Muslim-Americans who are among our most important partners in the fight against extremism. John Kasich offers the same go-it-alone foreign policies as George W. Bush and Dick Cheney that failed us in the past, and he can’t be trusted when it comes to America’s national security.”  –TJ Helmstetter, DNC spokesperson

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