Today's speech and Q&A at the Council on Foreign Relations once again made clear that there is only one candidate on either side who is ready to be Commander in Chief on the first day in office. With her usual thoughtful attention to detail, Clinton laid out a tough plan to defeat ISIS with the help of a robust international coalition and no American combat forces on the ground. She also reiterated her humanitarian stance of allowing Syrian refugees to settle into the country, hoping to convince a skeptical public in the process. This is quite the opposite of what we're hearing from most Republican candidates, who simultaneously long for another American ground war in the Middle East while coldly rejecting those who are attempting to flee from the enemy. And even worse…if you can believe it...via Marco Rubio. Meanwhile, Hillary's campaign sent out these tweets:
xHillary on confronting an ideology of hate: pic.twitter.com/Hl6iKdsdQY
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) November 19, 2015 x"We cannot allow terrorists to intimidate us into abandoning our values and our humanitarian obligations." —Hillary
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) November 19, 2015x
"Remember: many of these Syrian refugees are fleeing the same terrorists who threaten us." —Hillary
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) November 19, 2015x
"It would be a cruel irony indeed if ISIS can force families from their homes & then also prevent them from ever finding new ones." —Hillary
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) November 19, 2015x
"This is not a time for scoring political points... This is a time for American leadership." —Hillary on defeating ISIS & the refugee crisis
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) November 19, 2015Quite the contrast, eh? Check out the full transcript as well as video of the speech and Q&A with Fareed Zakaria above.
Originally posted at HillaryHQ.com