The Presidential Debate: Divided They Stand on National Security Issues

The issue of national security is one of many to divide the two Presidential candidates in this, the most contentious of election campaigns.

During Monday night’s first debate between Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump, those divisions were readily apparent.  The last 30 minutes provided some animated discussion about a number of key national security issues: cybersecurity, ISIS, the Iran nuclear deal, and U.S. relations with its allies.

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