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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Sanders' campaign stands by book blurb knocking Obama [View all]AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)11. Hillary blames Pres Obama for the rise of ISIS.
Original interview with the Atlantic: http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/08/hillary-clinton-failure-to-help-syrian-rebels-led-to-the-rise-of-isis/375832/
Hillary Clinton blames rise of ISIS on Obama failure to intervene in Syria civil war
link: http://www.salon.com/2014/08/10/illary_clinton_blames_rise_of_isis_on_obama_%E2%80%9Cfailure%E2%80%9D_to_intervene_in_syria_civil_war/
During a long and in-depth interview with the Atlantics Jeffrey Goldberg, former secretary of state and likely future presidential candidate Hillary Clinton distanced herself from President Obamas foreign policy, implying the Islamist extremist group ISIS would not be so powerful had the president listened to her advice and thrown American power more forcefully behind moderate Syrian rebel forces.
The failure to help build up a credible fighting force of the people who were the originators of the protests against Assad there were Islamists, there were secularists, there was everything in the middle the failure to do that left a big vacuum, which the jihadists have now filled, Clinton said.
link: http://www.salon.com/2014/08/10/illary_clinton_blames_rise_of_isis_on_obama_%E2%80%9Cfailure%E2%80%9D_to_intervene_in_syria_civil_war/
During a long and in-depth interview with the Atlantics Jeffrey Goldberg, former secretary of state and likely future presidential candidate Hillary Clinton distanced herself from President Obamas foreign policy, implying the Islamist extremist group ISIS would not be so powerful had the president listened to her advice and thrown American power more forcefully behind moderate Syrian rebel forces.
The failure to help build up a credible fighting force of the people who were the originators of the protests against Assad there were Islamists, there were secularists, there was everything in the middle the failure to do that left a big vacuum, which the jihadists have now filled, Clinton said.
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Sanders is not a flip-flopper who changes positions with every pantsuit. n/t
99th_Monkey
Jan 2016
#2
i guess that's why Hillary keeps trying to run on his record rather than her own
tk2kewl
Jan 2016
#7
I suspect you haven't watched her town halls, or you'd know that wasn't the case.
Lucinda
Jan 2016
#8
So, exactly which letters of Bernie's blurb are a bash on President Obama? nt
ChisolmTrailDem
Jan 2016
#9
She also trashed Joe Biden's diplomacy in the last batch of emails released
AtomicKitten
Jan 2016
#23
Oh looky! Another rovian trick - cherry picking a few words out of a whole conversation & building a
jillan
Jan 2016
#20
What part of Bernie's quote don't you understand? OFA was pretty much over after Obama was elected
jillan
Jan 2016
#25
Sanders has been dogging Obama for years, even called him rightward and proffered
uponit7771
Jan 2016
#28
I can't comment, kicked out from speaking in the Hillary group, Inclusive, open people that they
orpupilofnature57
Jan 2016
#39
BREAKING!: Bernie Sanders uses FIVE squares of toilet paper when FOUR would do!
cherokeeprogressive
Jan 2016
#31