Posted on 11/19/2015 5:01:54 PM PST by NormsRevenge
Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton called Thursday for a sharp escalation of the war against the so-called Islamic State on military, diplomatic and ideological fronts, embracing some ideas championed by Republicans and rejected by President Obama.
“It’s time to begin a new phase and intensify and broaden our efforts to smash the would-be caliphate,†the former secretary of state said in a major foreign policy speech to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. “This is a worldwide fight, and America must lead it.â€
While heavy on policy, Clinton’s remarks served multiple political purposes. She contrasted herself with the current president, whose approach is broadly unpopular with the U.S. public. She rebutted Republicans who have criticized her for refusing to call the enemy “radical Islamic terrorism†and sharply rejected the GOP drive to turn Syrian refugees away from the U.S. border in the aftermath of the massacres in Paris. The speech also helped Clinton assert mastery of foreign policy issues after a wobbly debate performance and seize the initiative against her chief rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., hours before he addressed foreign policy in a speech of his own.
Like Obama, Clinton rejected the notion, advanced by some Republicans, that crushing ISIS, as the terrorist army is also known, would require a large U.S. troop presence on the ground in Iraq and Syria.
“That is just not the smart move to make here,†she said. “If we have learned anything from 15 years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, it’s that local people and nations have to secure their own communities. We can help them, and we should, but we cannot substitute for them.â€
But Clinton said that Obama had not sent enough elite U.S. commandos into Syria, ..
“We should be sending more,†she said.
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The question..
Who would she wage it on?
Jack
Jim
What happened to the old phase?
a hard apple cider could set her off.. ;-)
Who would she wage it on?
She already declared that her enemies are republicans, so I suspect she’ll just increase her attacks against who she sees as the real enemy.
Did anyone tell her that the people behind creating the Caliphate are MUSLIMS? That the Caliphate itself is ISLAM? Didn't she JUST claim Islam and Muslims are peaceful and tolerant and not terrorists?
Either this is some kind of demonic level of NeuroLinguistic Programming, or the stupid bitch is drunk again. Probably both.
She will do for the rest of the Middle East what she did for Libya. Of course, it’s almost there as it it.
Hey, come on—she was This Close to being a Marine. Kinda, sorta.
ALSO known? Just about everyone calls the enemy ISIS.
The Beast must have found some more of our secret weapons technology to sell.
Hillary calls on neighbor Ned.
A new phase!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?????????????? Hey maybe it will be a new phase like benghazi
Another “reset” Hilliary?
This new phase is called “kill ‘em with kindness”
Are there no kickbacks to be had ?
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