section_path: Foreign policy positions
section_name: Foreign policy positions
paragraph_text: Foreign policy positions
  
  In her foreign policy positions, Gabbard has taken a strong stand against Islamist militancy in the Middle East and endorsed tough actions against Al Qaeda and the Islamic State. Gabbard has been a strong supporter of the US military offensive to defeat ISIS. In 2016, Gabbard described herself as a hawk "when it comes to the war against terrorists ", but a dove "when it comes to counterproductive wars of regime change". Gabbard has also called for reducing military interventionism by the United States. She criticizes the neocon war machine for U.S. involvement in "wasteful regime change wars" that do not make America any safer.
  
  In her foreign policy positions, Gabbard has taken a strong stand against Islamist militancy in the Middle East and endorsed tough actions against Al Qaeda and the Islamic State. Gabbard has been a strong supporter of the US military offensive to defeat ISIS. In 2016, Gabbard described herself as a hawk "when it comes to the war against terrorists ", but a dove "when it comes to counterproductive wars of regime change". Gabbard has also called for reducing military interventionism by the United States. She criticizes the neocon war machine for U.S. involvement in "wasteful regime change wars" that do not make America any safer.