# Ex-Republican strategist: Republican Party conservatism was always a lie

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**Created:** [August 23, 2020, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-republican-strategist-republican-party-conservatism-was-always-a-lie/918812 "2020-08-23T10:29:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-republican-strategist-republican-party-conservatism-was-always-a-lie/918812/16 "2020-08-24T15:57:02Z")

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As for family values, if both Democrat and GOP candidates have bad character then you have to choose the least evil. As for standing up to adversaries Trump has done quite well with regard to Russia, China, and Iran. Obama played footsie with Russia and promised more “flexibility”. When Iran was caught paying bounties for attacks on American soldiers Obama responded by giving them billions.

> **[Report: Iran pays $1,000 for each U.S. soldier killed by the Taliban](https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna39014669)**
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> Iran is paying Taliban fighters $1,000 for each U.S. soldier they kill in Afghanistan, according to a report Sunday in a British newspaper.

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