“You’re not going to get one faction or another in control without a great deal of strife, but you might be able to form a coalition government, at which time you may be able to repopulate the area (and) repatriate the citizens there”, Carson said. Carson said he is in favor of “different treatment” for any mosques that are “radicalizing people”, but said he would treat any other institutions supporting terrorism in the same way.
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The retired neurosurgeon, who is near the top of many national and early state preference polls, said he’s been in touch with House GOP leaders about their efforts to establish new hurdles for Syrian and Iraqi refugees trying to enter the U.S. Following last week’s “The Adventures of Young Ben Carson” sketch, we were treated to a present-day Carson, who swore he was all “fired up” about the Syrian refugee issue.
“Now what I actually said is, if you had a kid and you knew there was a rabid dog outside you’d probably – even though you love dogs – bring that kid in, call the humane society, make sure that dog was off the street”, Carson explained. “The point being there are people who are radical jihadists and they want to destroy us”. “This is the kind of thing that they do”, he said, drawing laughs and applause. “What I would say is, listen to my policies”.
“Actually listen to my policies, actually listen to my solutions, you will find that they compare favorably with anybody”.
Asked Sunday if people might take his use of “anti-American” to mean he supported restricting liberties, Carson said, “I think anybody with normal intellect knows exactly what I’m saying”.
After finishing the official filing ritual, Carson sat down with the New Hampshire press corps and was asked about his thoughts on Donald Trump’s assertion about a database in the United States to track Muslims. Despite a conservative bend that has traditionally fared better in Iowa, Carson said he doesn’t plan to change his message to win New Hampshire. “I think the American people are actually smarter than that”, he said. He did not hold any bigger campaign events in the state, but his staff did notify reporters that he would be stopping at a local Burger King to eat after filing before departing again for Iowa.
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When the Fox news host commented that the presidential candidate seemed calmer than usual, Carson replied, “Oh, I’m like a koala bear”.
