article_snippet: An easy way for potential Democratic presidential candidates such as Hillary Clinton to distinguish potential Democratic presidential candidates such as Hillary Clinton national security policies from President Obama's would be to say that potential Democratic presidential candidates such as Hillary Clinton are in favor of some kind of long-term U.S. military presence in Afghanistan and to argue that it would be needed to avoid an Iraq-style outcome.
article_snippet: Similarly, as the Republican Party starts ramping up for the 2016 campaign, potential candidates such as Jeb Bush can distinguish potential candidates such as Jeb Bush from the isolationist Rand Paul wing of the Republican Party by saying that potential candidates such as Jeb Bush are committed to a long-term presence in Afghanistan.
article_snippet: Both the Democratic and Republican parties should adopt such a plan in the Democratic and Republican parties platforms as the Democratic and Republican parties gear up for the 2016 campaign.