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'Loose Cannons Tend To Misfire': Hillary Highlights Donald Trump’s Dangerous Foreign Policy
Last edited Wed Apr 27, 2016, 08:44 PM - Edit history (1)
Jesse Lehrich ?@JesseLehrich 1h1 hour agoBefore @realDonaldTrump gives his speech, brush up on his dangerous foreign policy: https://www.hillaryclinton.com/briefing/factsheets/2016/04/27/loose-cannons-tend-to-misfire-donald-trumps-dangerous-foreign-policy/ …
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Loose Cannons Tend To Misfire: Donald Trump’s Dangerous Foreign Policy
Continuing his efforts to convince the Republican establishment and the American people that he’s “presidential,” Donald Trump is set to give a foreign policy address today. But nothing he can say can hide the long list of dangerous national security proposals he’s put forward over the course of this campaign. He has used the most reckless rhetoric of any major presidential candidate in modern history.
These are not off-the-cuff quips. Despite his frequent contradictions and displays of ignorance, Trump has a long record of recklessness and has espoused a worldview that goes against everything that makes America great. A Trump presidency risks leaving both our country and the world dramatically less safe.
As Hillary Clinton has said, loose cannons tend to misfire.
Check out some of Trump’s most irresponsible comments and proposals, and experts’ condemnation of them, below:
Trump’s Recklessness With Nuclear Weapons
Donald Trump has displayed a reckless disregard for the dangers of nuclear proliferation, saying Japan, South Korea and Saudi Arabia may need nuclear weapons:
CBS News, 3/29/16: Donald Trump: Japan, South Korea might need nuclear weapons
CNN Town Hall, 3/29/16: TRUMP: At some point we have to say, you know what, we're better off if Japan protects itself against this maniac in North Korea, we're better off, frankly, if South Korea is going to start to protect itself, we have – COOPER: Saudi Arabia, nuclear weapons? TRUMP: Saudi Arabia, absolutely.
Business Insider, 3/30/16: 'Total catastrophe': Experts say Donald Trump's position on nuclear proliferation would be a disaster
CNN, 3/31/16: Japan and South Korea hit back at Trump's nuclear comments
In a debate last December, Trump appeared to have no idea what the nuclear triad was.
Free Beacon, 12/15/15: Rubio Explains to Trump What The Nuclear Triad Is
CBS News, 12/20/15: Jeb Bush: Donald Trump’s opinions on nuclear triad are “mind-blowing”
Rolling Stone, 12/16/15: Trump's Terrifying Nuke Answer at the Debate Should End His Campaign (But It Won't)
Trump refused to rule out using tactical nuclear weapons against ISIS:
Fortune, 3/23/16: Donald Trump Won't Rule Out Using Nukes Against ISIS
Bloomberg, 3/23/16: ‘Unpredictability’ on Nukes Among Trump Keys to Muslim Respect
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Trump’s Dangerous Plans For Fighting ISIS
Trump has called for sending tens of thousands of American ground troops to back into the Middle East to fight ISIS.
Weekly Standard, 3/10/16: Trump Calls for 20,000-30,000 Troops to Fight ISIS
Trump has insisted that he would intentionally kill terrorists’ family members and has repeatedly called for returning to Bush-era torture, which has been widely denounced as ineffective, unethical, and dangerous for American servicemembers around the world.
Donald Trump, 12/2/15: "The other thing with the terrorists is you have to take out their families”
Politifact, 12/17/15: “Geneva Conventions bar Donald Trump's idea of killing terrorists' families”
Washington Post, 2/28/16: Former CIA director: Military may refuse to follow Trump’s orders if he becomes president
Donald Trump, 2/6/16: "I'd bring back a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding"
Donald Trump, 2/17/16: “Torture works.”
Politifact, 3/30/16: “All ethical issues aside, the experts say, [torture] doesn't work because it is extremely inefficient and, in many ways, counterproductive.”
These calls clearly violate international laws, so in turn, Trump has denounced the Geneva Conventions and urged us to fight more like ISIS.
Face The Nation, 3/7/16: TRUMP: We are playing by rules, but [ISIS has] no rules. It's very hard to win when that's the case. DICKERSON: Isn't that separates us from the savages, rules? TRUMP: No, I don't think so. We have to beat the savages. DICKERSON: And therefore throw all rules out? TRUMP: We have beat the savages. DICKERSON: By being savages? TRUMP: No. We -- well, look, you have to play the game the way they're playing the game. You're not going to win if we are soft, and they are -- they have no rules.
Donald Trump on waterboarding being a violation of international law, 3/22/16: "Well I would say that the eggheads who came up with this international law should turn on their television and watch CNN right now, because I'm looking at scenes on CNN right now as I'm talking to you that are absolutely atrocious,"
Donald Trump, 3/30/16: “The problem is we have the Geneva Conventions, all sorts of rules and regulations, so the soldiers are afraid to fight.”
Trump’s Damaging Islamophobia
Donald Trump has proposed banning Muslims from entering the United States, and toyed with the idea of creating a national database to track all Muslims. Not only are these plans un-American, but experts agree that they would play right into terrorists’ hands.
Donald Trump statement, 12/7/15: “Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on.”
MSNBC, 11/20/15: Donald Trump's Plan for a Muslim Database Draws Comparison to Nazi Germany: “Trump was repeatedly asked to explain how his idea was different [from Nazi Germany]. Four times, he responded: "You tell me."”
Washington Post’s David Ignatius, 11/24/15: Donald Trump undermines our fight against the Islamic State
Jonathan Russell, head of policy at anti-radicalization group Quilliam, 12/9/15: Why Trump is playing right into ISIS' hands
Dan Rather, 12/16/15: Trump’s rhetoric “helps ISIS tremendously”
Trump has repeatedly peddled lies to demonize Muslims, including refugees and Muslim-Americans, further undermining our fight against terrorism.
Politifact, 11/22/15:Fact-checking Trump's claim that thousands in New Jersey cheered when World Trade Center tumbled [PANTS ON FIRE]
Washington Post Factchecker: Trump’s outrageous claim that ‘thousands’ of New Jersey Muslims celebrated the 9/11 attacks
Politifact, 1/14/16: Donald Trump's false claim that refugees, migrants are mostly 'strong, powerful men'
Donald Trump on Syrian refugees, 4/25/16: “We can't let this happen. But you have a lot of them resettling in Rhode Island. Just enjoy your — lock your doors, folks….who knows, who knows, maybe it's ISIS.”
Undermining Our Key Alliances
At a time that calls for strengthening our cooperation with our allies to tackle shared challenges, Donald Trump seems set on undermining them. He’s called NATO obsolete, said we gain nothing from the United Nations or from protecting our allies in Asia, and has said he’d ask Israel to reimburse the US for military assistance:
Donald Trump, 3/29/16: “NATO has to be either changed, or we have to do something.”
Donald Trump on NATO, 3/30/16: “No, we don't really need NATO in its current form. NATO is obsolete… If we have to walk, we have to walk.”
Times of Israel, 3/22/16: Trump says he’ll make Israel pay for defense aid
Foreign Policy, 4/7/16: Donald Trump Doesn’t Understand the Value of U.S. Bases Overseas
Trump meeting with Washington Post editorial board, 3/21/16: HIATT: Well I guess the question is, does the United States gain anything by having bases [in Asia]? TRUMP: Personally I don’t think so. I personally don’t think so.
Trump’s Support For Brutal Dictators And Strongmen
Trump has expressed a disturbing amount of admiration for the actions of widely reviled dictators and strongmen. He has praised the leadership of Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, Saddam Hussein, and even the Chinese government’s strength in the Tiananmen Square massacre.
NBC News, 3/11/16: Trump Calls Tiananmen Square Protests a 'Riot,' Defends Calling Crackdown 'Strong'
Donald Trump, 1990: “When the students poured into Tiananmen Square, the Chinese government almost blew it. Then they were vicious, they were horrible, but they put it down with strength. That shows you the power of strength. Our country is right now perceived as weak … as being spit on by the rest of the world”
Washington Post, 12/18/15: Donald Trump isn’t fazed by Vladimir Putin’s journalist-murdering
Trump on Morning Joe, 12/18/15: TRUMP: He's running his country, and at least he's a leader, unlike what we have in this country. SCARBOROUGH: But, again: He kills journalists that don't agree with him. TRUMP: Well, I think that our country does plenty of killing, too, Joe.
CNN, 12/19/15: Donald Trump's bromance with Vladimir Putin
The Hill, 1/9/16: Trump: Kim Jong Un deserves ‘credit’ for taking out rivals
Donald Trump, 1/9/16: "And you've got to give him credit. How many young guys — he was like 26 or 25 when his father died — take over these tough generals…. It's incredible. He wiped out the uncle. He wiped out this one, that one. I mean, this guy doesn't play games.”
Daily Beast, 2/16/16: Donald Trump’s Insane Praise of Saddam Hussein
Donald Trump, 2/15/16: “Saddam Hussein killed terrorists. He didn’t do it politically correct. He found a terrorist, they were gone within five seconds, OK. With us, we find a terrorist, it’s going to be 25 years and a trial.”
read: https://www.hillaryclinton.com/briefing/factsheets/2016/04/27/loose-cannons-tend-to-misfire-donald-trumps-dangerous-foreign-policy/
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