Trump Says He Would Ask Congress to Declare War on Terrorism

[Maven]

Donald J. Trump said in an interview with Fox News that if he were president, he would go to Congress and ask for a “declaration of war” to combat global terrorism.

“I would, I would,” said Mr. Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee. “This is war. If you look at it, this is war. Coming from all different parts. And frankly it’s war, and we’re dealing with people without uniforms. In the old days, we would have uniforms. You would know who you’re fighting.”

Mr. Trump, who was calling in from California, was responding to a question from Bill O’Reilly.

He also said he would use NATO forces to wage war on terrorist groups.

“I’ve been saying it: We should use NATO for a purpose,” Mr. Trump said, reprising some of his criticisms of the alliance from the campaign trail.

http://www.nytimes.com/live/truck-plows-into-crowd-in-nice-france/trump-would-declare-war/

[Stinky The Clown]

1. donald, you're an idiot

but this will sound good to your legion of morons

[Glimmer of Hope]

2. There is no there there.

[niyad]

3. isn't that what we have supposedly been fighting since 2001?

[karynnj]

6. I think Bush/Cheney and Obama/Biden would agree

Not to mention, NATO is with us in Afghanistan and they are among the 60 plus countries involved in fighting ISIS/ISIL/Daesh. Apparently Trump is unaware of this. I think he wanted to get rid of NATO just months ago.

[Rex]

12. Allegedly. Feels like it was more to get our minds off of 2000 and 9-11.

[karynnj]

4. We already did that in November 2001

To my knowledge, though many wanted it to be ended, it was not.

Not to mention, there is a coalition of over 60 countries fighting ISIS/ISIL/Daesh. You can't fight non state terrorism other than by intelligence and careful policing.

[exboyfil]

7. And it should be noted that the truck driver had multiple

guns and hand grenades, but he had no accomplices. I think that is significant. The carnage could have been much worse (imagine someone firing into the crowd as he drove). He was a nut, but he could not find other nuts to join him.

[AntiBank]

13. mostly toy guns and fake grenades

per BBC

[Iliyah]

5. USA soldiers' boots on the ground. This is the GOP's planned strategy.

Welcome to full blown war. Those who claims there is no difference between Dems and GOP - shakes head.

[spanone]

8. another major reason to defeat this moronic teevee celebrity

[onecaliberal]

9. It's clear he has no ice what the fuck he's talking about

[eleny]

10. doi!

but seriously, his ignorance about foreign affairs is depressing.

[Rex]

11. Can he find Terrorism on a map? I don't think he can.

I give him three chances.

[AntiBank]

14. I can.. Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain

they are the ideological and financial epicentre of global Salafist Sunni jihad

also our biggest "allies" in the region

funny how that works

[tblue37]

15. Wow, what an original idea. The man is a genius, I tell ya!

[Jeffersons Ghost]

16. His problem is that "terrorist" already declared war on him

[Initech]

17. The only thing to come from the war on terrorism is more terrorists.

[FSogol]

18. He's a dumbass. On Sept 14, 2001, Congress authorized use of military force

which gives the President of the United States broad power to fight terrorism around the world.

[yellowcanine]

19. "We should use NATO for a purpose" I thought Drumph was getting rid of NATO?

I am so confused.