Reckless decisions by politicians making political calculations over keeping America secure is making the world more dangerous. What happened in Afghanistan was unacceptable. The loss of 13 members of the Armed Forces, the embarrassment of the United States on the world stage, was an epic foreign policy failure. This brand of weakness is making our neighborhoods and our communities less safe, too.
Overseas, we are caving to extremists, authoritarians, and communist governments everywhere: The Taliban. Russia. China. Iran. We are ignoring our military and national security experts and putting politics ahead of security. The result? When America shows weakness, the world is less safe.
Here at home, we are losing our cities and communities to homelessness and crime. The political elite refuse to stand with the police and first responders. For purely political expediency, too many leaders ignore the implications of their policies, allowing homelessness, mental health, drug and alcohol abuse, and even violent crime to get completely out of control.
Denver is a true tragedy. And if we don’t get serious about protecting our streets and our people, our entire state will be overrun by crime and homelessness too.
My dad was a Denver beat cop. So naturally, the way the police are being demonized really upsets me. Defunding the police isn’t just a bad idea, it’s morally wrong and the communities who suffer the most aren’t the rich or the middle class – it’s people in poor and disadvantaged communities.
I will be the kind of leader who has the back of the men and women who wear the uniform. That means I will stand with our police and firefighters. And I’ll defend and fight for the men and women in our Armed Forces each and every day.
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