U.S. presidents have more power over foreign policy than, arguably, any other area of government. This has been particularly true in the age of wars via executive order, in which for decades, Congress has continued to surrender its constitutional duty to declare war to the whim of presidents of both parties.

Six Democrats battled to become the next commander in chief during Wednesday night’s debate in Las Vegas, and it seemed not a single candidate uttered one word about U.S. foreign policy. This oversight, to put it lightly, occurred during a time when America’s longest war in Afghanistan lumbers on, U.S. soldiers continue to die, and a recent blockbuster report by the Washington Post revealed that political and military leaders at all levels believe the war is unwinnable. (Oh, and that officials misled the public about the war for years.)