News from The Hill: Return of the Republican hawks

News from The Hill Return of the Republican hawks By Cameron Joseph Republican presidential hopefuls are re-embracing their party’s hawkish roots as the threat of Islamic terrorism rises. Candidates are tripping over one another to highlight their muscular approaches to foreign policy and national security — and their criticisms of President Obama, whose handling of the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria polls poorly. It’s a sharp turn from the past two presidential cycles, when a war-weary GOP sought to distance itself from the policies of President George W. Bush’s administration and the unpopular wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Read more here.