No Republican Candidate is Qualified or Capable to be President

The Republican answer is always to talk tough. Even after the great failure that was the Iraq War, this hasn't changed. They want to talk tough with Iran, tough with North Korea, tough on Syria, tough on ISIS, and even tough on Cuba. They want sanctions, wars, bombings, and covert operations all over the place. The default answer is tough. It doesn't matter what the question is. It doesn't matter who they're talking about. They want to go down the same failed road. We've spent most of the last fifteen years trying to fight terrorists through war- it hasn't worked. That hasn't moved these people at all.

Jeb Bush and Ted Cruz are calling for a religious screening test, to only admit Christians fleeing Syria. Marco Rubio is calling for a "clash of civilizations," also known as a war against Islam. Mike Huckabee can't name any non-Muslim terrorists. Ben Carson wants to build a coalition to fight ISIS, but can't name any partners. Chris Christie would even ban "orphans under five" from coming here as refugees. Donald Trump would end the discussion of bringing in refugees.

These guys don't get basic facts right, and have some of the most half-baked plans to deal with Syria, ISIS, and the refugees that I've ever seen. Let's touch on a few facts-

• Since we're talking coalitions and fight against ISIS, it's important to note that there is a coalition, which France is part of. This idea that there needs to be an Arab coalition is a fight over things already done. If this is about the Saudis getting involved, don't hold your breath. If this is about the Iranians, they are already there, on the side of Russia and the Syria Government, against ISIS and others. We are not on that side.
• Even George W. Bush didn't want a "clash of civilizations." He carefully made sure to note we weren't fighting Islam. Marco Rubio would not be so careful. He'd like to re-hash the crusades.
• The U.S. has taken 745,000 refugees since 9/11, and none of them have been arrested on domestic terrorism charges. We certainly could take children in with little fear of letting in "terrorists." The government does a great job at this.
• For Jeb, he should look to recent history in regards to letting Muslims in. In the 1990s and into the early 2000s, the U.S. took thousands of Bosnians into the United States. Bosnians are Muslim, traditionally. There's no record of them being terrorists.

No one running for the Republican nomination is qualified or capable of running this country. None of them would make a good President. None of them is really capable of doing a good job. Hopefully none of them win.