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>> if we stand together, there is nothing that we cannot accomplish! >> tonight, the first democratic debate of this presidential race. it's a critical test for a party's superstar who has been down this road before. hillary clinton, the front-runner. facing questions about her record, her e-mails and the strength of her support. the former secretary of state says her enemies are up to their old tricks. >> i won't get down in the mud with them. >> bernie sanders, the surprise threat. gaining in the polls by critics doubt he can go the distance. the senator and self-proclaimed socialist is givi...

Or wounded in iraq and afghanistan. it is important for the white house or congress to have direct military correspondence or listen closely to those who do. i don't think it's a prerequisite to being a political leader. >> finally, what do you make looking more broadly at the other military service candidates in the graham. lindsay graham under the rules had to pull back from that in order to run, where he was j.a.g. jim webb, a veteran and served in the defense department under reagan, why do you think these candidates are not getting traction? >> they have nothing to do with their military ...

>> want out of the way to stress, she is a moderate. bernie sanders, a progressive. both use the word. a difference when it comes to democratic primary voters. >> hillary clinton in ohio when she said that. thinking general election already. win ohio, deny the republicans the presidency. a great point. because remember, barack obama got to her left in iowa in 2008. principally on the iraq war. bernie sanders to her left now. has to be carful in describing herself as a moderate. doesn't anger the liberals. i make a broader point to where paul was. how important the republican debates. next, cnn...

Changed out from biden, white man in his 70s who goes to mass every day, close to organized labor. that isn't the profile of a modern democratic leader, is it? >> particularly in the early primaries and caucuses, they tend to be more liberal than biden. as you know, tucker, he was once considered one of the great liberals of the senate. he was there forever, elected at age 29 in 1972. yeah, the profile of the democratic party has changed. but in terms of biden, i think he gets a pass on a lot of things or would get a pass on a lot of things because he was barack obama's running mate twice. >> ...

Jim webb. with your expertise in asian affairs, and it seems that every few years that the north koreans are provocative and that means that they want something in return for lowering the military stance that we are footing, and what is your sense of looking at it right now? >> well, thaey are an opaque regime, and the most opaque regime in asia in terms of trying to understand the decisional process is, and as a result, you have to be prepared for, you know, unpredictable actions from them. at the same time, they should know that their military people should know that if they were to do somet...