Sen. Warren gives first foreign policy lecture, urges greater consideration of civilian casualties
By Noah Bierman, Globe Staff
WASHINGTON -- Senator Elizabeth Warren took steps to broaden her foreign policy portfolio Wednesday night, with a planned lecture warning about the dangers of not carefully considering civilian casualties when ordering an attack on military targets.
“When military action is on the table, do we fully and honestly debate the risk that while our actions would wipe out existing terrorists or other threats, they also might produce new ones?” Warren planned to say Wednesday at the Whittington Lecture at Georgetown University, according to prepared remarks.
Warren’s national rise has been fueled by her attention to domestic issues, particularly the financial hurdles middle-class Americans face, the effects of the financial crisis, and the burgeoning income gap. She has denied interest in seeking the presidency, but fans of the Massachusetts Democrat have continued to promote a potential candidacy. Warren’s lack of a foreign policy profile is sometimes cited as a gap in her experience should she seek higher office.
Wednesday’s planned lecture was to be her first devoted to foreign policy since she entered the Senate last year. The speech, along with comments she has made since her 2012 campaign, demonstrate that her liberalism extends to her foreign policy views.
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