Michael O'Donovan commented on Ben Carson Does A Sarah Palin When Asked Which Ally He’d Call First To Help Fight ISIS
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Excerpt of the Democrat Debate of November 14
“BERNIE SANDERS:
It is enormously complicated. But here’s something that I believe we have to do is we put together an international coalition. And that is we have to understand that the Muslim nation in the region, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Turkey, Jordan, all of these nations, they’re gonna just have to get their hands dirty, their boots on the ground.
They are gonna have to take on ISIS. This is a war for the soul of Islam. And those countries who are opposed to Islam, they are gonna have to get deeply involved in a way that is not the case today. We should be supportive of that effort. So should the UK, so should France. But those Muslim countries are gonna have to lead the efforts. They are not doing it now.
HILLARY CLINTON:
I think that is very unfair to a few that you mentioned— most particularly Jordan which has put a lot on the line to the United States. It’s also taken in hundreds of thousands of refugees from Syria and has been therefore subjected to threats and attacks— by extremists themselves.
I do agree that in particular Turkey and the Gulf Nations have got to make up their minds. Are they going to stand with us against this kind of jihadi radicalism or not? And there are many ways of doing it. They can provide sources, they can provide resources. But they need to be absolutely clear about where they stand.”
The above debate excerpts specifically mentioned Saudi Arabia, Iran, Turkey, Jordan, indirectly the countries of (the Gulf Nations) Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia (already noted), and the United Arab Emirates, and some of our traditional allies – the United Kingdom and France.
I suppose Mr. Carson watched the debate, and he meant the foregoing when he said “I would call for all of the Arab states to be involved”.
“BERNIE SANDERS:
It is enormously complicated. But here’s something that I believe we have to do is we put together an international coalition. And that is we have to understand that the Muslim nation in the region, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Turkey, Jordan, all of these nations, they’re gonna just have to get their hands dirty, their boots on the ground.
They are gonna have to take on ISIS. This is a war for the soul of Islam. And those countries who are opposed to Islam, they are gonna have to get deeply involved in a way that is not the case today. We should be supportive of that effort. So should the UK, so should France. But those Muslim countries are gonna have to lead the efforts. They are not doing it now.
HILLARY CLINTON:
I think that is very unfair to a few that you mentioned— most particularly Jordan which has put a lot on the line to the United States. It’s also taken in hundreds of thousands of refugees from Syria and has been therefore subjected to threats and attacks— by extremists themselves.
I do agree that in particular Turkey and the Gulf Nations have got to make up their minds. Are they going to stand with us against this kind of jihadi radicalism or not? And there are many ways of doing it. They can provide sources, they can provide resources. But they need to be absolutely clear about where they stand.”
The above debate excerpts specifically mentioned Saudi Arabia, Iran, Turkey, Jordan, indirectly the countries of (the Gulf Nations) Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia (already noted), and the United Arab Emirates, and some of our traditional allies – the United Kingdom and France.
I suppose Mr. Carson watched the debate, and he meant the foregoing when he said “I would call for all of the Arab states to be involved”.