Republican candidates talk ISIS, veterans and the draft at eighth debate

By Leo Shane III

With just days before the second primary contest of the 2016 election, the Republican presidential candidates faced a gauntlet of national security and veterans questions in the eighth national debate on Saturday.

All of the hopefuls took shots at President Obama and Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton for being too weak on defense and too naive on foreign policy. Throughout the campaign thus far, the Republican field has promised to plus-up defense spending and restore military might they say was diminished over the last eight years.

But the seven candidates invited to the New Hampshire debate still showed distance — and distrust -— in each other’s proposals. Here’s a look at some of the key points of discussion:

Islamic State group

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who won the Iowa caucuses but has come under fire for his promises to “carpet bomb” Islamic State group strongholds in the Middle East, dismissed concerns that his plan amounted to careless attacks on innocent civilians.

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