[changed the title to reflect update II!]
Hillary this morning before taking off in her plane to Philadelphia:
“Let’s not get diverted and distracted by the kind of campaign rhetoric we hear coming from the other side. This is a serious challenge,”
“We are well equipped to meet it. And we can do so in keeping with smart law enforcement, good intelligence and in concert with our values.”
“This threat is real but so is our resolve. Americans will not cower. We will prevail. We will defend our country and defeat the evil, twisted ideology of the terrorists."
“I’m the only candidate in this race who has been part of the hard decisions to take terrorists off the battlefield.”
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More as I find it.
Update I: Trump has been trashing Obama and Clinton saying weakness invited terror attacks, and congratulating himself for predicting another terrorist attack sometime somewhere. Hillary’s response is very important, especially this:
“I’m the only candidate in this race who has been part of the hard decisions to take terrorists off the battlefield.”
Calmness and toughness.
People will judge the responses.
Update II: Wow!
But Clinton also had barbs for her rival. As she has done in the past, she cited remarks from the former director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Matt Olsen, who has said ISIS is rooting for a Trump victory, in part, because he is seen as a weaker opponent for Islamic extremists. Clinton said Trump’s speeches against terror have played right into ISIS’ desire to turn America’s fight against terrorism into one against an entire religion.
“The kinds of rhetoric and language that Mr. Trump has used is giving aid and comfort to our adversaries,” Clinton said.
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She knocked Trump on his ass with that.
Update III: More from time
“I won’t get into classified information, but I have sat at that table in the Situation Room. I’ve analyzed the threats. I’ve contributed to actions that have neutralized our enemies. I know how to do this. I know how we don’t want this to get even bigger than it already is,” Clinton said.
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“We are going after the bad guys and we are going to get them. But we are not going to go after an entire religion and give ISIS exactly what it’s wanting in order for them to enhance their position,” Clinton said.
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