Hillary Clinton says GOP approach to combating terrorism makes America less safe

The ad, which is part of Priorities USA’s $1.5 million campaign called “Wrong for Us”, targets all Republican candidates for not standing up to the GOP presidential front-runner after his latest proposal to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the United States. Though the stance has attracted widespread criticism, it’s a position that distinguishes him from the other candidates – and, far more importantly, it’s a popular position.

“Promising to carpet bomb until the desert glows doesn’t make you sound strong, it makes you sound like you’re in over your head”, Clinton said, referencing a comment Sen. “It alienates partners and isolates moderates we need around the world”.

“Oh, absolutely, I’d be a better president than Hillary Clinton”, he said.

Boos from the crowd inside the presidential debate hall are befuddling Donald Trump, who has said he wants to kill the families of terrorists and close parts of the Internet in places such as Iraq and Syria where the Islamic State exists.

Clinton hopes to parlay her years as secretary of state and NY senator after the September 11, 2001, attacks into traction for her presidential campaign, with the topic of terrorism providing the candidate with a ripe opportunity to showcase her commander-in-chief credentials. “I’m not talking about closing the Internet”, he says, insisting that he only wants to close down access to sites in other countries. “Insulting potential allies doesn’t make it any easier…” She said that the San Bernardino terrorist attack underscored the urgency, and that the randomness of the California shooting, carried out at a nondescript office park, “made us all feel it could have been anywhere, and anytime”.

Clinton, like Sanders and O’Malley, understands that combating the threat of radical jihadism, as represented by ISIL, calls for more than bombast and sweeping generalizations. “Our security professionals need to more effectively track and analyze ISIS social media posts and track jihadist networks….”

Hours before the debate, Mrs Clinton was outlining her strategy for defeating the Islamic State: emphasising technology, diplomacy and cooperation. “We need to step up our game”. “Immigration, should we allow refugees to come here why or why not?”

Clinton also continued to push for stricter gun control. “I am totally committed to the Republican Party”, Mr. Trump said. “I’ve got news for them”.

Clinton stepped deeper into the debate over terrorism with the speech, offering what her campaign aides called a “360-degree strategy to keep America safe”, including how she will work to discover and disrupt terrorist plots before they happen and how she will work with Muslim-American communities to fight radicalization.