Turns out the statement-accompanied by a black-and white-photo of the retired neurosurgeon stroking the head of a sleeping baby-does nothing more than reinforce Carson’s view that refugees should not come to the US.
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Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson said Saturday, after visiting a camp for Syrian refugees, that the displaced should be absorbed by Middle Eastern countries, with the global community sending aid and “encouragement” to the host nations. We must find a political end to this conflict. Fears over Syrians crossing borders have increased since the Paris terror attacks November 13 – for which the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS, has claimed responsibility – with some concerned militants would try to sneak into the U.S., CBS News reported.
More than 4 million Syrians have fled war since 2011.
He said many organizations are trying to help injured Syrians and refugees, but they are overwhelmed.
Though he proposes no immediate solution, he foreshadows a release of his own plan “in the coming days” that will offer solutions to the “Obama Clinton Administrations (sic) failed policies”.
The candidate has repeatedly struggled to discuss worldwide affairs as they become a greater focus in the 2016 presidential contest.
Carson’s campaign, without explanation, later on Saturday issued an updated version of the statement changing those sentences to read: “We can do our part to help this crisis without bringing 10-25,000 refugees to the United States”.
Carson said he would not support a US president of the Muslim faith with which many Syrian refugees, the Washington Post reported.
“He is not flawless”, Carson adviser Armstrong Williams told Bloomberg News recently.
In addition to receiving backlash for comparing Syrian refugees to rabid dogs, his foreign policy credentials have also been called into question following his comments about China’s role in the Syrian crisis.
In addition, more than 130,000 Syrians have flooded Jordanian public schools, forcing many schools to cut classes in half to provide schooling to Jordanians and Syrians in “shifts”.
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“If there’s a rabid dog running around in your neighborhood, you’re probably not going to assume something good about that dog”, Carson said.
