Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders. NBC
Reuters: Trump, Sanders say U.S. should not try to topple dictators
U.S. presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump said separately on Sunday that the United States should not try to topple dictators such as Syria's Bashar al-Assad, highlighting a skepticism over foreign wars that transcends party lines.
Both candidates said the Middle East would be less tumultuous today if Libya's Muammar Gaddafi and Iraq's Saddam Hussein were still in charge, arguing that the United States faces a greater threat from Islamic State and other extremist groups that have flourished in their wake.
"The region would be much more stable" with Gaddafi, Hussein and Assad in place, Sanders, a Democrat, said on NBC's "Meet the Press."
"100 percent - is there even a doubt in your mind?" Trump, the Republican frontrunner, said in a separate interview on the same show.
WNU Editor: After the toppling Iraq's Saddam Hussein and Libya's Muammar Gaddafi .... and the subsequent chaos that it produced .... overthrowing dictators and the unforeseen consequences that it produces is something that today's American electorate is not comfortable to repeat. For Donald Trump .... this position will differentiate him away from Hillary Clinton .... who is still standing by the role that she played in advocating the toppling of Libya's former dictator Muammar Gaddafi. For Bernie Sanders .... his remarks resonate with many in the Democrat party .... but it will not be enough to overtake Hillary Clinton for the nomination.
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