Excerpt: "Hillary Clinton's policies have consistently helped sow the seeds
for radical Islamic groups like ISIS."
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her husband former President
Bill Clinton wait to go on stage at the Story County Democratic Picnic in
Aimes, Iowa on Nov. 15, 2015. (photo: Melina Mara/WP)
A Hillary Clinton White House Will Likely Increase the Prospects for Terror
in the West
By Paul Gottinger and Andrew Stefan, Reader Supported News
16 November 15
he impacts from the horrendous terror attacks in Paris are being felt
across the US and Europe. The attack has already shifted the political
discussion here in the US. Last night's democratic debate had a renewed
focus on issues of terrorism and national security. These are issues that
Hillary Clinton, with her extensive foreign policy experience, tried to
convince us she was best suited to handle.
Yet her record shows a different story. Hillary's policies have consistently
helped sow the seeds for radical Islamic groups like ISIS. Now, to be fair,
the George W. Bush administration deserves the largest amount of blame for
the creation of ISIS. The war in Iraq created the conditions from which ISIS
emerged.
But Hillary Clinton voted for Bush's war in Iraq when she was in the US
Senate. This is a vote that she now regards as a "mistake." A mistake, it
would seem, is forgetting about dinner and burning the pot roast. Advocating
for a war that killed one million people and created one of the most
ruthless terror organizations in history is something a bit more than a
mistake.
The war in Iraq also helped destabilize Syria. Al Qaeda in Iraq formed after
the arrival of the US in 2003 and moved over to Syria after the Arab Spring
uprising against Bashar al-Assad in 2011. In the absence of functioning
states in Iraq and Syria, ISIS has flourished.
In fact, in 2012 Clinton sided with the head of the CIA, Leon Panetta,
arguing that the US should go to war in Syria to remove Assad. This would
have transformed Syria into an even greater mess than it is now.
Mrs. Clinton backed arming rebels in Syria early on, and continues to back
the idea. She holds this position even though arming the rebels has only
added to Syria's bloodbath and has most benefitted radical Islamic groups in
Syria.
Unfortunately, Hillary Clinton's hawkish positions on Iraq and Syria are far
from her only ones. As secretary of state she was a very strong advocate of
the NATO war in Libya. The air strikes began with the establishment of a "no
fly zone," but they quickly transformed into assisting with the removal of
Muammar al-Qaddafi.
In the aftermath of the air strikes, Libya has become a country in complete
chaos. As in Iraq and Syria, ISIS has stepped in to fill the void. In
February, ISIS released a video of the beheading of 21 Egyptian Coptic
Christians in Libya. Libya has also become a hotbed of arms smuggling to
radical groups since the overthrow of Qaddafi.
Mrs. Clinton, as secretary of state, pushed for continued close US
relationships with Egypt's military dictatorship. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, the
military strong-man currently in power in Egypt, has engaged in a vicious
crackdown on the free press, activists, and Egypt's largest political party,
which has resulted in a massive escalation of ISIS terror in Egypt. Just
last week, ISIS is believed to have brought a Russian airliner down over the
Sinai.
After listening to last night's Democratic debate and hearing Hilary Clinton
tell why she is best suited to tackle ISIS, we would do well to keep in mind
the impact her political decisions have had on the world.
Judging from her past, a Hillary Clinton White House would be more hawkish
than Obama's. As a result, there would be increased instability in the
Middle East and an increased likelihood for more terror attacks like the
ones in Paris.
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Paul Gottinger is a staff reporter at RSN whose work focuses on the Middle
East and the arms industry. He can be reached on Twitter @paulgottinger or
via email.
Andrew Stefan is a journalist in Washington, DC. He can be reached via email
at andrewlstefan@xxxxxxxxx .
Reader Supported News is the Publication of Origin for this work. Permission
to republish is freely granted with credit and a link back to Reader
Supported News.
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Bill Clinton wait to go on stage at the Story County Democratic Picnic in
Aimes, Iowa on Nov. 15, 2015. (photo: Melina Mara/WP)
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A Hillary Clinton White House Will Likely Increase the Prospects for Terror
in the West
By Paul Gottinger and Andrew Stefan, Reader Supported News
16 November 15
he impacts from the horrendous terror attacks in Paris are being felt
across the US and Europe. The attack has already shifted the political
discussion here in the US. Last night's democratic debate had a renewed
focus on issues of terrorism and national security. These are issues that
Hillary Clinton, with her extensive foreign policy experience, tried to
convince us she was best suited to handle.
Yet her record shows a different story. Hillary's policies have consistently
helped sow the seeds for radical Islamic groups like ISIS. Now, to be fair,
the George W. Bush administration deserves the largest amount of blame for
the creation of ISIS. The war in Iraq created the conditions from which ISIS
emerged.
But Hillary Clinton voted for Bush's war in Iraq when she was in the US
Senate. This is a vote that she now regards as a "mistake." A mistake, it
would seem, is forgetting about dinner and burning the pot roast. Advocating
for a war that killed one million people and created one of the most
ruthless terror organizations in history is something a bit more than a
mistake.
The war in Iraq also helped destabilize Syria. Al Qaeda in Iraq formed after
the arrival of the US in 2003 and moved over to Syria after the Arab Spring
uprising against Bashar al-Assad in 2011. In the absence of functioning
states in Iraq and Syria, ISIS has flourished.
In fact, in 2012 Clinton sided with the head of the CIA, Leon Panetta,
arguing that the US should go to war in Syria to remove Assad. This would
have transformed Syria into an even greater mess than it is now.
Mrs. Clinton backed arming rebels in Syria early on, and continues to back
the idea. She holds this position even though arming the rebels has only
added to Syria's bloodbath and has most benefitted radical Islamic groups in
Syria.
Unfortunately, Hillary Clinton's hawkish positions on Iraq and Syria are far
from her only ones. As secretary of state she was a very strong advocate of
the NATO war in Libya. The air strikes began with the establishment of a "no
fly zone," but they quickly transformed into assisting with the removal of
Muammar al-Qaddafi.
In the aftermath of the air strikes, Libya has become a country in complete
chaos. As in Iraq and Syria, ISIS has stepped in to fill the void. In
February, ISIS released a video of the beheading of 21 Egyptian Coptic
Christians in Libya. Libya has also become a hotbed of arms smuggling to
radical groups since the overthrow of Qaddafi.
Mrs. Clinton, as secretary of state, pushed for continued close US
relationships with Egypt's military dictatorship. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, the
military strong-man currently in power in Egypt, has engaged in a vicious
crackdown on the free press, activists, and Egypt's largest political party,
which has resulted in a massive escalation of ISIS terror in Egypt. Just
last week, ISIS is believed to have brought a Russian airliner down over the
Sinai.
After listening to last night's Democratic debate and hearing Hilary Clinton
tell why she is best suited to tackle ISIS, we would do well to keep in mind
the impact her political decisions have had on the world.
Judging from her past, a Hillary Clinton White House would be more hawkish
than Obama's. As a result, there would be increased instability in the
Middle East and an increased likelihood for more terror attacks like the
ones in Paris.
Paul Gottinger is a staff reporter at RSN whose work focuses on the Middle
East and the arms industry. He can be reached on Twitter @paulgottinger or
via email.
Andrew Stefan is a journalist in Washington, DC. He can be reached via email
at andrewlstefan@xxxxxxxxx.
Reader Supported News is the Publication of Origin for this work. Permission
to republish is freely granted with credit and a link back to Reader
Supported News.
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