'We Will Defeat ISIS': Hillary Clinton Gives Counterterrorism Speech at Stanford in Wake of Belgium

[Agschmid]

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During a speech on counterterrorism at Stanford University Wednesday, Hillary Clinton said the U.S. needs every American community invested in the fight against terrorism.

Clinton stressed that demonizing Muslims is wrong.

"It's understandable that Americans here at home are worried. The threat we face from terrorism is real," she said. "ISIS is attempting a genocide of religious and ethnic minorities ... We need to rely on what actually works, not bluster that alienates our partners."

Clinton's appearance at the Bechtel Conference Center at Encina Hall on the Stanford University campus comes in the wake of deadly bombings in Belgium that killed at least 31 people and injured 270 at an airport and transit station in and near Brussels.

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[HassleCat]

1. Any clue as to what "actually works?"

Selling F-35 fighters to Israel? Invading Iraq? I wish she would fill in with some specifics. These open-ended statements remind me of when Congress gave GW Bush the authority to do whatever he wanted in response to "tare-rizzm."

[Agschmid]

2. I'd like to hear more on this part too, from all our candidates.

[ibegurpard]

3. here's how you defeat Isis

Stop fucking jumping every time they say. Stop devoting endless media attention to their attacks. Start telling people the truth...that even if you live in the middle of Baghdad you're more likely to die from a fall in the bathtub than from a terrorist attack.
Stoking the war machine and peoples' fears just strengthens groups like Isis...and the industries that thrive on fear of them.

[Agschmid]

4. That's honestly a big part of it.

[NWCorona]

5. I can't see how Hillary would defeat that group

Seemed like a generic speech to me but this stood out.


'These terrorists seek to undermine the democratic values that are the foundation of our allegiance and our way of life, but they will never succeed," Clinton said in a statement. "

Didn't Hillary vote for the Patriot Act? That changed everything.

[Agschmid]

7. Unfortunately she did.

[HooptieWagon]

6. She created it. I'm skeptical she has a good plan to defeat it.

[LAS14]

8. It was a terrific speech.