Hillary vs. Hillary on the Islamic State

Yes, she called for more airstrikes, a no-fly zone over Syria and boots on the ground.

One senses that, if Clinton had not paid such a high political price for her support of the Iraq War in 2003, she might be sympathetic to such arguments.

Speaking just hours before her primary rival Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent seeking the Democratic nomination. The chaos in Syria and Iraq has allowed militant ISIS fighters control of large portions of Syria and Iraq.

“ISIS is demonstrating new ambition, reach, and capabilities”.

And she made news Saturday by saying that ISIS “cannot be contained; it must be defeated”. For the first time, Clinton said that she would, as president, arm the Kurds directly if the Iraqi government in Baghdad continued to hamper the process. “This can not be an American fight, although American leadership is essential”.

Sanders’ address at Georgetown University will be twofold: In a tribute to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, he will describe the philosophical underpinnings of his belief in “democratic socialism”. Barack Obama in 2008, on Friday signaled a more hawkish approach to Syria than he has taken as president.

Hillary Clinton speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations in NY City on Thursday, November 20, 2015.

Schiff said the United States, along with allies, could create “a safe zone, or buffer zone, that would be policed on the ground by Turkish or Gulf nations and from the air by the United States and the coalition”.

“Our efforts will only succeed if the Arabs and Turks step up in a much bigger way”, Clinton said. “But we can not substitute for them”.

She called on Turkey to properly engage in the fight against IS.

Hillary Clinton has shifted her focus regarding Syria: she is now urging Congress to pass a bill approving stronger military action against the Islamic State (IS).

Clinton ended her remarks with a heartwarming vignette about a French Muslim working at a kosher grocery store who protected French Jews during a previous terrorist attack last winter.

In a shot at Republicans who have criticized her for not using the phrase, Clinton said that denouncing “radical Islamic terrorism” amounts to giving “these criminals, these murderers, more standing than they deserve”.

Clinton conceded, however, that there was a problem of extremism in the Muslim world.

Silicon Valley corporations, she stated, should not view authorities as its adversary on the subject of formulating counter-terrorism insurance policies, including that social media corporations may help cease terrorism by “swiftly shutting down affiliated accounts”.

The United States presently has 3, four hundred troops in Iraq and is sending greater than 50 extra who’re particular operations forces. “I was a senator from NY on 9/11”. “I will never hesitate to defend this nation, but I will never send our sons and daughters to a war under false pretense”. She said the United States would be prepared to increase air strikes and send more special forces to spot enemy targets and get local forces combat-ready. Marco Rubio of Florida support it. She called for more planes and more bombs, more special forces, and arming and equipping local proxy forces.

While a few of the details differed, most notably on the role of USA ground forces, the plans of both candidates are grounded in a belief the next president must be more aggressive than the current one in order to defeat the Islamic State group.

Cooper, Nashville’s congressman, said there is no candidate with more experience for the Oval Office than Clinton and she is the obvious choice. Again, Hillary’s stance put her in lockstep with Obama.

“I don’t think we’re at war with Islam. We must use every pillar of American power, including our values, to fight terror”, Clinton said. Yes it is – too bad nothing in her speech suggests she’d provide any more than the president she served.