Will 2016 Be a Foreign Policy Election
Foreign policy is continuing to take center-stage this week after the Paris attacks, with John Kasich revealing his foreign policy plansincluding the creation of an agency to promote Judeo-Christian valuesin a speech Tuesday. Meanwhile, Jeb Bush will lay out his vision for taking on ISIS and reforming the military in South Carolina Wednesday, arguing that the attacks highlight the need for a competent leader. "We are choosing the leader of the free world," he will say. "And if these attacks remind us of anything, it is that we are living in serious times that require serious leadership." Ben Carsons own aides are questioning his grasp of foreign policy after several high profile stumbles, but his campaign is now throwing one adviser under the bus. President Obama took a sharp swing at Republicans over their opposition to taking in new Syrian refugees early Wednesday, suggesting that the argument from some to prioritize Christian refugees would become a potent recruiting tool for ISIS. The comments reflects shift in presidential rhetoric after attacks, as his administration fires back at criticswith the tone set at the top. Hillary Clinton, under fire for failing articulate a plan to defeat ISIS during Saturday's debate, will offer her agenda Thursday in a speech in New York, her campaign saidthe same day Bernie Sanders delivers a speech on Democratic socialism. And then there were 13 Bobby Jindal quit the presidential race Tuesday amid anemic fundraising and persistently low poll numbers. His decision to step aside is a boon to Ted Cruz, eliminating some competition for the Texas senator among Iowa's conservatives and evangelicals. What John Kerry said about the Charlie Hebdo attacks. Why child care may get more attention in 2016. And Bush's tortured metaphor. Here are your must-reads, Must Reads, President Obama Attacks Republicans For Paris Response The attacks have exposed divisions in the U.S. TIME, Why More Airstrikes Won't Beat ISIS There aren't a lot of alternatives, TIME"s Mark Thompson explains, This Is How the Syrian Refugee Screening Process Works TIME's Alex Altman explains the vetting process, Jeb Bush Splits With Republicans Over Syrian Refugees Bush hits rivals for inconsistency Bloomberg, Why Child Care May Get More Attention in 2016 TIME's Haley Sweetland Edwards explains why it's not just a "women's issue" anymore, Ben Carson Is Struggling to Grasp Foreign Policy, Advisers Say Aides criticize candidate's lack of knowledge New York Times, Sound Off, "There's something different about what happened from Charlie Hebdo, and I think everybody would feel that. There was a sort of particularized focus and perhaps even a legitimacy in terms of  not a legitimacy, but a rationale that you could attach yourself to somehow and say, Okay, they're really angry because of this and that.' This Friday was absolutely indiscriminate."  Secretary of State John Kerry in remarks at the U.S. Embassy in Paris, "First, they were worried about the press being too tough on them during debates. Now they're worried about three-year-old orphans. That doesn't sound very tough to me."  President Obama hits Republicans on the conversations surrounding Syrian refugees, Bits and Bites, Bobby Jindal Quits Presidential Race TIME, Bernie Sanders to Deliver Much-Awaited Speech on Democratic Socialism Thursday Washington Post, Attorney General Says There's No Data to Support Ferguson Effect' TIME, Democrats Propose Social Security Change to Help Single Women TIME, Kasich Proposes New Government Agency to Promote Judeo-Christian Values NBC, A Senate Candidate Is Trailed by a Tree Twitter, Carson Camp New York Times Took Advantage of Elderly Gentleman' Politico, Pro-Cruz Super PAC hits Rubio Hard on Immigration Washington Post, Bill Clinton Plans 20 Fundraisers in Next Month Politico, Jeb Bush Brings a Crab to a Frog Metaphor New York Times,