Subject: DEBATE FACT CHECK: FIORINA IS A FOREIGN POLICY LIGHTWEIGHT
From: DNC Press <[email-masked]>
To: DNC Press <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2015 03:31:25 +0000

FACT CHECK: FIORINA IS A FOREIGN POLICY LIGHTWEIGHT

The only real foreign policy record that Carly Fiorina can point to is outsourcing good-paying American jobs as CEO of Hewlett Packard. Having no real foreign policy experience to point to, Carly Fiorina has endured embarrassing coverage throughout the campaign exposing her as a foreign policy lightweight.

CARLY FIORINA IS SEEN AS A FOREIGN POLICY LIGHTWEIGHT

Council On Foreign Relations: "One Of [Carly Fiorina's] Challenges On The Campaign Trail Will Be To Convince Voters That She Has The Mettle And The Judgment To Handle The Proverbial 3 AM Phone Call." [Council on Foreign Relations, 5/4/14<http://blogs.cfr.org/lindsay/2015/05/04/campaign-2016-carly-fiorina-gop-presidential-candidate/>]

The Atlantic: "Fiorina Lacks Foreign Policy Credibility." "But scheduled as it is - the day after President Obama began peace talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, and just two months before Election Day - Fiorina's trip is clearly intended to send a message. Unlike Boxer, who sits on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and has strong ties to pro-Israel groups, Fiorina lacks foreign policy credibility. Though she's traveled personally and for business, she does not have the international authority of a three-term senator." [The Atlantic, 9/2/10<http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2010/09/whats-behind-carly-fiorinas-labor-day-jaunt-to-israel/62425/>]

FIORINA'S STATEMENTS RELATED TO FOREIGN POLICY MATTERS LACKED DETAIL OR WERE UNTRUE, AND FIORINA FREQUENTLY RESORTED TO VAGUE TALKING POINTS TO MASK HER LACK OF KNOWLEDGE

Conservative Review: "[Carly] Fiorina Has Failed To Participate In Most Foreign Policy Conversations Or Espouse A Guiding Foreign Policy Philosophy." "She is also a passionate opponent of the Obama administration's nuclear treaty with Iran, warning of the dangers of working with such a volatile nation. Ironically, HP participated in an end run around Iran sanctions under her tenure. [Carly] Fiorina has failed to participate in most foreign policy conversations or espouse a guiding foreign policy philosophy." [Conservative Review, accessed 7/23/15<https://www.conservativereview.com/2016-presidential-candidates/candidates/carly-fiorina#article-2>]

The Guardian: Fiorina's Rebuttal To The United States' Nuclear Agreement With Iran "Lacked Any Detail." "Fiorina's own rebuttal to the Iran deal may have been lacked any detail but it packed a rhetorical punch." [The Guardian, 8/8/15]

FIORINA OFTEN POINTED FINGERS INSTEAD OF OFFERING SOLUTIONS OF HER OWN

The Guardian: "[Carly Fiorina's] Foreign Policy Worldview ... Seemed To Be More Focused On Criticism Of The Obama Administration Than Any Overarching Philosophy." "Her foreign policy worldview, though, seemed to be more focused on criticism of the Obama administration than any overarching philosophy - in contrast to fellow GOP hopefuls such as Lindsey Graham or Rand Paul." [The Guardian, 6/9/15<http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jun/09/carly-fiorina-foreign-policy-republican-interview>]

Carly Fiorina Dodged A Question About How She Would Handle Foreign Relations With Libya, Pivoting Instead To Criticism Of President Obama And Hillary Clinton. RADDATZ: "What would you have done differently in Libya? Would you have carried out air strikes?" FIORINA: "Well, you know what's interesting, I find the foreign policy of Secretary of State Clinton and President Obama entirely inconsistent." [This Week, ABC News, 8/16/15]

When Asked About Iraq, Carly Fiorina Pivoted To Hillary Clinton, Saying That The Democratic Front-Runner Hadn't Been Asked About Nor Had She Commented On The Subject. "Carly Fiorina was asked about Iraq by MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell last week, and instead of answering, Fiorina pivoted to Hillary Clinton, saying that the Democratic front-runner hadn't been asked nor had she commented on Iraq. Well, Clinton had, in fact, been asked, and she responded with aplomb - many days earlier." [Salon, 6/8/15<http://www.salon.com/2015/06/08/the_gop_circus_is_no_laughing_matter_one_of_these_clowns_could_actually_win_it_all/>]