Earlier this week, Carson called on Congress to defund federal programs seeking to resettle Syrian refugees. Doesn’t imply in that you simply hate all dogs by any stretch of the creativeness, still you’re putting your mind in to motion and moreover you’re considering: ‘How do I protect my children?
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“By the same token, we have to have in place screening mechanisms that allow us to determine who the mad dogs are, quite frankly”, he continued. Ted Cruz: “If you want to insult me, you can do it overseas, you can do it in Turkey, you can do it in foreign countries, but I would encourage you, Mister President, come back and insult me to my face”.
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the carnage, stoking fears of future attacks across Europe and in the U.S.
With dozens of Democrats joining majority Republicans, the House defied President Barack Obama’s veto threat Thursday and passed the measure, 289-137. “We will end up with situations similar to that, or even worse, here in the United States, and I think we ought to take this as a warning that we need to really go in there with very serious intent – not to contain them – but to take (ISIS) out completely”.
Wednesday morning: The Washington Post publishes Carson’s op-ed, titled, “Ben Carson: My plan to defeat the Islamic State”.
“It’s not the kind of thing that he should be talking about on the campaign trail”, Williams said of Carson.
Since the ISIS is on the offensive right now, obliterating Christian minorities left and right and initiating terror attacks, Carson believes that America “must do more to counter their fighters and eviscerate their infrastructure”. “That’s where the difference lies”, Carson said.
“By mainstreaming Islamophobic and unconstitutional policies, Donald Trump and Ben Carson are contributing to an already toxic environment that may be hard to correct once their political ambitions have been satisfied”, said CAIR Government Affairs Manager Robert McCaw. Former Central Intelligence Agency official, Duane R. Clarridge, told NY Times on Tuesday that Carson’s problems understanding foreign policy issues are bigger than expcted, despite intense weekly briefing. “Mr. Clarridge’s input to Dr. Carson is appreciated but he is clearly not one of Dr. Carson’s top advisors”, Carson’s campaign spokesman Doug Watts told Business Insider.
Discussing the Syrian refugee crisis, Carson said the United States must balance security needs against humanitarian impulses.
Mr. Clarridge, who contacted Mr. Carson almost two years ago to offer his services without pay, has helped the candidate prepare for debates.
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The Republican presidential candidate made the curious comparison while campaigning in Alabama.
