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The 2016 presidential candidates quickly took to Twitter and their websites to release statements expressing their support for the people of France after members of the Islamic State (ISIS) killed at least 129 people and wounded more than 350 during a terrorist attack that occurred at six separate locations in Paris on November 13, 2015.[1] After statements of support and condolence were issued, the candidates shifted to policy and politics, each explaining how they would handle ISIS as commander-in-chief.

The terrorist attacks changed the topic of CBS' November 14, 2015, Democratic primary debate from the economy and domestic issues to foreign policy and ISIS. Hillary Clinton sought to demonstrate that, as a former secretary of state, she was the candidate with the most foreign policy experience and in the best position to handle ISIS. Her Democratic presidential rivals, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and former Gov. Martin O'Malley (D-Md.), criticized her vote to authorize the use of force in Iraq, which Sanders said led to the rise of ISIS.[2]

Republican candidates criticized President Barack Obama's strategy for handling ISIS and for saying hours before the attack that the terrorist group was "contained." GOP candidates also accused Clinton—a former member of the Obama administration—for playing a role in the growth of ISIS, a point that was repeated frequently on the campaign trail.[3][4]

The terrorist attacks in Paris shifted the focus of the 2016 presidential race from domestic issues to the threat that ISIS posed.

See below what the 2016 presidential candidates and their respective party platforms said about ISIS and terrorism.

OVERVIEW OF CANDIDATE POSITIONS
  • Hillary Clinton supported a "360-degree strategy" to defeat ISIS. She said she would identify the network of people who fund ISIS, cut off online recruitment, create stricter screenings for visa applicants who have traveled to a country in Islamic State-controlled areas in the last five years, reauthorize the use of military force against ISIS, and work with Muslim-American communities to combat homegrown radicalization.
  • Donald Trump would not rule out using waterboarding, tactical nuclear weapons, or bombs against ISIS. He also expressed support for surveilling mosques in the U.S. for jihadist rhetoric, potentially closing mosques, and establishing a "total and complete shutdown” of Muslims entering the U.S.
  • Jill Stein maintained that poor foreign policy choices had allowed ISIS to grow.
  • Gary Johnson opposed military intervention in Syria.

    • Democratic ticket

    Democratic Party Hillary Clinton

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    • On September 19, 2016, Hillary Clinton gave a statement about the terrorist attacks in New Jersey, New York, and Minnesota over the previous weekend.[5]
      • She discussed the importance of supporting local law enforcement in antiterrorism efforts and launching "an intelligence surge to help identify and thwart attacks before they can be carried out." She continued, "In the Middle East, we have to smash ISIS’ strongholds with an accelerated coalition air campaign, more support for Arab and Kurdish forces on the ground and intense diplomatic efforts in Syria, Iraq and across the region."
      • When asked to comment on whether Donald Trump's immigration proposals should be considered given one alleged perpetrator was an Afghan immigrant, she said, "But let us remember, there are millions and millions of naturalized citizens in America from all over the world. There are millions of law-abiding peaceful Muslim-Americans. This is the kind of challenge that law enforcement can be and is prepared to address, namely going after anyone who would threaten the United States. So I am absolutely in favor of and have long been an advocate for tough vetting, for making sure that we don’t let people into this country — and not just people who come here to settle, but we need a better visa system. Let’s remember what happened on 9/11. These were not refugees who got into airplanes and attacked our city and our country. So let’s not get diverted and distracted by the kind of campaign rhetoric we hear coming from the other side."
    • In an interview on the morning of June 13, 2016, Clinton declined to use the words “radical Islam” to describe the Orlando mass shooting and responded to Donald Trump’s criticism that she should leave the presidential race because she refused to do so. “I am not going to demonize and demagogue and declare war on an entire religion. That's just plain dangerous, and it plays into ISIS's hand," she said. Clinton continued, “From my perspective, it matters what we do, not what we say. It matters that we got bin Laden, not what name we called him, but if [Trump] is somehow suggesting I don't call this for what it is, he hasn't been listening."[6]
    • On April 10, 2016, Clinton rejected the proposition from Bernie Sanders’ campaign manager Jeff Weaver that she supported a foreign policy which enabled the growth of ISIS. She said, “That is beyond absurd. They're saying a lot of things these days and I'm going to let them say whatever they choose to say. But ISIS was primarily the result of the vacuum in Syria caused by Assad first and foremost. Aided and abetted by Iran and Russia, so I think that let's put responsibility where it belongs."[7]
    • At the third Democratic primary debate on December 19, 2015, Clinton discussed her plan to deal with domestic terror threats: "I think there are three things that we have to get right. We have to do the best possible job of sharing intelligence and information. That now includes the internet, because we have seen that ISIS is a very effective recruiter, propagandist and inciter and celebrator of violence. That means we have to work more closely with our great tech companies. They can't see the government as an adversary, we can't see them as obstructionists. We've got to figure out how we can do more to understand who is saying what and what they're planning. And we must work more closely with Muslim-American communities. ... I met with a group of Muslim-Americans this past week to hear from them about what they're doing to try to stop radicalization. They will be our early warning signal. That's why we need to work with them, not demonize them, as the Republicans have been doing."[8]
    • On December 15, 2015, Clinton discussed her "360-degree strategy" to defeat ISIS during a speech at the University of Minnesota-Minneapolis. Her strategy included identifying the network of people who fund ISIS, cutting off online recruitment, “creating stricter screenings for visa applicants who had been to a country in Islamic State-controlled areas in the last five years,” reauthorizing the use of military force against ISIS and working with Muslim-American communities to combat homegrown radicalization. She also warned against using anti-Muslim rhetoric. She said, "We are in it for the long haul and we will stand taller and stronger than they could possibly imagine. Shallow slogans don't add up to a strategy. Promising to carpet bomb until the desert glows doesn't make you sound strong -- it makes you sound like you're in over your head. Bluster and bigotry are not credentials for becoming commander-in-chief."[9]
    • Clinton said on December 6, 2015, that she would not use the term “radical Islam” because it “sounds like we are declaring war against a religion.” She continued, “It doesn't do justice to the vast number of Muslims in our country and around the world who are peaceful people. … [It] helps to create this clash of civilizations that is actually a recruiting tool for ISIS and other radical jihadists who use this as a way of saying, 'We are in a war against the West -- you must join us.’”[10]
    • Read more of Hillary Clinton's public statements on ISIS and terrorism.

    Democratic Party Tim Kaine

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    • On September 18, 2016, Tim Kaine told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union," "We have dramatically improved in the last year, and the proof is in how much ground ISIS has lost." Kaine also said, "A year ago, I think you remember, we had a small force that we were trying to put into Syria, and the opening of that was an abysmal failure." Kaine added, "But now we are taking the fight to ISIS to defeat them and to destroy them. And if you look at what's happened in the last year, ISIS's territory has dramatically shrunk because of a significant uptick in cooperation between the US, the Iraqi military, the Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq, the Kurds in northern Syria and the Syrian opposition. We're shrinking their space on the battlefield."[13]
    • In a CNN interview on September 18, 2016, Kaine said, "We can't make governments govern wisely. But what we need to do is when terrorists pose a threat to allies of the United States, we need to engage in punishing activity to destroy them. We are now on track to defeat ISIS on the battlefield, but we have got to be sharing intelligence with our allies so that we can keep America and our allies safe."[13]
    • During a speech on the Senate floor on June 25, 2014, Kaine said, "I do not believe that this president or any president has the ability, without congressional approval, to initiate military action in Iraq or anywhere else, except in the case of an emergency posing an imminent threat to the U.S. or its citizens." Kaine also said, "And I also assert that the current crisis in Iraq, while serious and posing the possibility of a long-term threat to the United States, is not the kind of conflict where the president can or should act unilaterally. If the United States is to contemplate military action in Iraq, the president must seek congressional authorization."[14]
      • Also during his June 25, 2014, floor speech, Kaine discussed ISIS and said that current law would not permit military action without congressional approval: "The fanatical Sunni organization ISIL has grown in its campaign to topple the current Syrian government and the now [sic] seeks to do the same in Iraq as part of its plan to establish a larger, single Sunni caliphate from Lebanon to Iraq. ISIL is a well-armed and well-funded organization of jihadists. While their primary motive is the toppling of governments in the region, there is little doubt that they will seek in the future to strike western targets in Europe and the United States. This explains the current concern and the current debate in this body about how to counter the threat that ISIL poses. But while ISIL terrorists pose a concern, it is important to point out, Madam President, that there is nothing in current law that would allow the President to take military action against them without Congressional approval."[15]
      • Kaine also argued that prevous authorizations of military force would not validate unilateral action against ISIS. He said, "Congress passed an Authorization for the Use of Military Force immediately after 9/11, the 9/11 attacks, to allow action against those who perpetrated the attacks on that day. ISIL had no connection with the 9/11 attacks. ISIL did not form until 2003. Now both the Bush and Obama administrations have broadly interpreted that AUMF to allow attacks against Al Qaeda or associated forces. But ISIL is not Al Qaeda, nor is it an associated force. While it forged a temporary alliance with Al Qaeda in 2004, three years after 9/11, it is now an avowed enemy of Al Qaeda, and it's viciously battling Al Qaeda in Syria as we speak. It would be a wholly unprecedented stretch to suggest that the 2001 AUMF would justify action against ISIL in Iraq. Congress acted in 2002 to authorize military action in Iraq to topple the regime of Saddam Hussein. All combat operations ceased in 2011. And even the administration now maintains that the Iraq AUMF is now obsolete and it should be repealed. Clearly the 2002 AUMF would not support unilateral action against ISIL."[15]
    • Read more of Tim Kaine's public statements on 2016 campaign issues.

    Republican ticket

    Republican Party Donald Trump

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    • On October 25, 2016, Trump said that Hillary Clinton’s policy proposals for Syria could lead a third world war. “What we should do is focus on ISIS. We should not be focusing on Syria. You're going to end up in World War III over Syria if we listen to Hillary Clinton." He added, “You're not fighting Syria anymore, you're fighting Syria, Russia and Iran, all right? Russia is a nuclear country, but a country where the nukes work as opposed to other countries that talk.” Trump also said that dealing with Syrian president Bashar al-Assad is secondary to defeating ISIS. He said, “Assad is secondary, to me, to ISIS.”[16]
    • At a "commander-in-chief" forum on NBC News on September 7, 2016, Trump discussed his views U.S. involvement in Iraq and his plan for defeating ISIS.[17]
      • On U.S. involvement in Iraq, Trump said, “I mean, part of the problem that we’ve had is we go in, we defeat somebody, and then we don’t know what we’re doing after that. We lose it, like as an example, you look at Iraq, what happened, how badly that was handled. And then when President Obama took over, likewise, it was a disaster. It was actually somewhat stable. … But he came in. He said when we go out — and he took everybody out. And really, ISIS was formed. This was a terrible decision. … I’ve always said, [we] shouldn’t be there, but if we’re going to get out, take the oil. If we would have taken the oil, you wouldn’t have ISIS, because ISIS formed with the power and the wealth of that oil.”
      • On his plan for defeating ISIS, Trump said, "I have a plan. … If I win, I don’t want to broadcast to the enemy exactly what my plan is. … And let me tell you, if I like maybe a combination of my plan and the generals’ plan, or the generals’ plan, if I like their plan, Matt [Lauer], I’m not going to call you up and say, ‘Matt, we have a great plan.’”
    • In a speech at the Union League of Philadelphia on September 7, 2016, Trump said that, if elected, his administration would formulate a plan to defeat ISIS. He said, “We are going to convey my top generals and give them a simple instruction. They will have 30 days to submit to the Oval Office a plan for soundly and quickly defeating ISIS. We have no choice.”[18]
    • On August 2, 2016, Trump promised to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) by bombing them, if elected. He said, "We have no choice but to bomb them. They have taken over Libya. That was another one of Hillary Clinton's duties — they have taken over Libya. No good. We have to bomb them. … I would do what you have to do to get rid of ISIS. It's a horrific problem. ... We should have never been there in the first place. I was opposed to going into Iraq.”[19]
    • When asked if he would be willing to use tactical nuclear weapons against ISIS, Trump said, “I'm never going to rule anything out—I wouldn't want to say. Even if I wasn't, I wouldn't want to tell you that because at a minimum, I want them to think maybe we would use them.”[20]
    • In an interview on April 11, 2016, Donald Trump called CIA Director John Brennan's refusal to waterboard “ridiculous.” He said, “We’re playing on different fields, and we have a huge problem with ISIS, which we can’t beat. And the reason we can’t beat them is because we can’t use strong tactics, whether it’s this or other thing. So I think his comments are ridiculous. Can you imagine these ISIS people sitting around, eating and talking about this country won’t allow waterboarding and they just chopped off 50 heads?”[21]
    • At the fifth GOP primary debate on December 15, 2015, Trump talked about ISIS and the internet: “Well, look, this is so easy to answer. ISIS is recruiting through the Internet. ISIS is using the Internet better than we are using the Internet, and it was our idea. What I wanted to do is I wanted to get our brilliant people from Silicon Valley and other places and figure out a way that ISIS cannot do what they're doing. You talk freedom of speech. You talk freedom of anything you want. I don't want them using our Internet to take our young, impressionable youth and watching the media talking about how they're masterminds - these are masterminds. They shouldn't be using the word ‘mastermind.’ These are thugs. These are terrible people in ISIS, not masterminds. And we have to change it from every standpoint. But we should be using our brilliant people, our most brilliant minds to figure a way that ISIS cannot use the Internet. And then on second, we should be able to penetrate the Internet and find out exactly where ISIS is and everything about ISIS. And we can do that if we use our good people.”[22]
    • While discussing how the U.S. could defeat the Islamic State with minimal civilian casualties on December 2, 2015, Trump recommended targeting terrorists’ family members. He said, “The other thing with the terrorists is you have to take out their families, when you get these terrorists, you have to take out their families. They care about their lives, don't kid yourself. When they say they don't care about their lives, you have to take out their families.”[23]
    • On November 16, 2015, Trump said that mosques in the U.S. should be surveilled for jihadist rhetoric. He added that he would not be opposed to closing mosques, saying, "I would hate to do it but it’s something that you’re going to have to strongly consider. Some of the absolute hatred is coming from these areas. … The hatred is incredible. It's embedded. The hatred is beyond belief. The hatred is greater than anybody understands."[24]
    • In an interview on CNBC on November 16, 2015, Trump commented on airstrikes against Syria in the wake of French military action. He said, “I've been saying attack the oil for two years. People would laugh, and they'd scoff, and they'd joke. Now all of a sudden, they started attacking the oil because that's a significant source of their wealth."[25]
    • Trump said on November 14, 2015, that strict gun control laws in France led to more deaths in the Paris terrorist attacks. "You can say what you want, but if they had guns—if our people had guns, if they were allowed to carry—it would have been a much, much different situation. I hear it all the time, you know. You look at certain cities that have the highest violence, the highest problem with guns and shootings and killings—Chicago is an example, toughest gun laws in the United States, nothing but problems. So our country better get smart because we're not smart right now," he said.[26]
    • Read more of Donald Trump's public statements on ISIS and terrorism.

    Republican Party Mike Pence

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    • During the 2016 vice presidential debate on October 4, 2016, Pence said, "Iraq has been overrun by ISIS because Hillary Clinton failed to renegotiate ... a status of forces agreement." Later on October 4, 2016, PolitiFact called Pence's claim "mostly false." The fact-checking website said that Pence was accurate in that 2011 negotiations between the Obama administration and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to keep troops in Iraq failed. Military commanders pushed for more forces than President Obama was prepared to commit to Iraq, along with immunity from prosecution by Iraqis for American troops, and Iraqi leaders were not inclined to move against Iraqi citizens who wanted American troops to leave. PolitiFact said that Pence's claim "puts too much emphasis on Clinton’s role, when the key decisions and discussions took place between the White House itself and Iraqi leaders."[28]
    • On October 4, 2016, during the vice presidential debate, moderator Elaine Quijano asked, "Two hundred fifty thousand people, 100,000 of them children, are under siege in Aleppo, Syria. Bunker buster bombs, cluster munitions, and incendiary weapons are being dropped on them by Russian and Syrian militaries. Does the U.S. have a responsibility to protect civilians and prevent mass casualties on this scale, Governor Pence?" Pence replied in part, "I just have to tell you that the provocations by Russia need to be met with American strength. And if Russia chooses to be involved and continue—I should say, to be involved—in this barbaric attack on civilians in Aleppo, the United States of America should be prepared to use military force to strike military targets of the Assad regime to prevent them from this humanitarian crisis that is taking place in Aleppo." During the October 9, 2016, presidential debate moderator Martha Raddatz asked Donald Trump if he agreed with Pence's response and Trump replied, “He and I haven't spoken, and I disagree.” Trump also said, "I think you have to knock out ISIS."[29][30]
    • Pence said on October 4, 2016, during the vice presidential debate, "Syria is imploding. You just asked a very thoughtful question about the disaster in Aleppo. ISIS is headquartered in Raqqa. It is—ISIS from Raqqa has overrun vast areas that, at great sacrifice, the American soldier won in Operation Iraqi Freedom."[31]
    • On August 14, 2016, Pence told CNN that Donald Trump was being "serious" and not sarcastic when he called President Obama the "founder" of ISIS. "I think he was being very serious," Pence said. "He was making a point that needs to be made, that there is no question that the failed policies of President Barack Obama and then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in the wider Middle East, created a vacuum within Iraq in which ISIS was able to arise."
    • Read more of Mike Pence's public statements on 2016 campaign issues.

    Green ticket

    Green Party Jill Stein

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    • On September 11, 2016, Jill Stein released a statement on her website calling for "a comprehensive and independent inquiry into" the September 11 terrorist attacks. She continued, "It is well known that the 9/11 Commission produced a report containing so many omissions and distortions that Harper's Magazine described it as 'whitewash as public service'—a document that 'defrauds the nation.'" Stein added that there were unanswered questions about what role Saudi intelligence and other intelligence agencies may have played in the attacks.[32]
    • In January 2015, Stein said ISIS has grown as a result of poor foreign policy choices. She explained, "We need a foreign policy based on international law, human rights, and diplomacy, instead of militarism. Our current foreign policy has been an outright, incredible disaster. Drones and torture have especially been damaging and the past decade of endless war on terror has been an unmitigated disaster which is now blowing back at us in the proliferation of extremist groups. ISIS itself grows directly out of the chaos. We see this in Iraq through ten years of vicious warfare and sectarian conflict that was promoted by our policies in Iraq."[33]
    • Read more of Jill Stein's public statements on 2016 campaign issues.

    Green Party Ajamu Baraka

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    • In an October 3, 2016, interview with The Real News Network, Sharmini Peries asked Baraka, "How do you plan to deal with ISIS?" Baraka replied, "ISIS has to be isolated politically and its material foundation has to be undermined which means also that those powerful states like the Saudis and individuals in Saudi Arabia that support ISIS and support the Wahhabis movement, they have to be put on notice that continued support will result in international sanctions and prosecutions. There’s US law that can be applied to Saudi citizens who are continuing with their support of international terrorism. But those laws have not been applied to the Saudis. In fact, we know that it’s been the opposite in terms of the relations between the US and the western powers with the Saudis. So one of the major sources of support for international terrorism has in fact been the government and the individuals of Saudi Arabia. So we have to address that issue."[35]
    • Read more about Ajamu Baraka.

    Libertarian ticket

    Libertarian Party Gary Johnson

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    • In an interview with The Daily Caller on June 7, 2016, Johns said that radical Islam was an “overblown” threat. He continued, “You can argue we’re at war with ISIS, I’ll concede that.” He added, “Do I have issue with wiping out ISIS? If it involves boots on the ground, if it involves dropping bombs, if it involves flying drones, I think that all those methods have the unintended consequence of making things worse not better.” Johnson also said he would not expand restrictions to immigration from the Middle East.[36]
    • In a statement released on November 19, 2015, Johnson said that Sharia ideology should be recognized as antithetical to American values. He said, "It is time that we have an open, honest dialogue about the politics of Sharia law. It is time that we face the reality that, while Islam is a faith that must be granted the same freedoms of religion as all others, Sharia is a political ideology that cannot coexist with the constitutional and basic human rights on which the United States is founded. We must face the fact that ISIS is a murderous, violent movement driven by Sharia ideology, not by the religion of Islam. We need not and should not be Islamophobic, but all who are free and wish to be free should be Shariaphobic."[37]
    • In an interview with Reason in November 2015, Johnson criticized drone strikes. He said, "When it comes to drones, I think it makes a bad situation even worse. We end up killing innocents and fueling hatred as opposed to containing it. It just hasn't worked." He also briefly discussed the Syrian refugee crisis, saying, "We need to take our share, and I'm not sure what that share should be. I'd like to come up with a formula based on our coalition partners. I wouldn't say zero, but I don't know if 65,000 puts us in the category of 'our fair share.'"[37]
    • Read more of Gary Johnson's public statements on 2016 campaign issues.

    Libertarian Party Bill Weld

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    • On June 13, 2016, Weld called for a 1,000-member task force to combat Islamic State adherents in the U.S. and for a tip line for Muslims to inform on individuals who might have been radicalizing. "Let’s face it: The United States is under attack right now by ISIS and ISIS copycats," Weld said. "They have a deep pool to pull from. There are over 3 million Muslims in the United States — maybe Mr. Trump will want to deport them all, but the better approach is to work with the community."[39]
    • After reviewing the evidence reported after Omar Mateen killed 49 people at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016, Weld argued that Mateen could have been apprehended before the mass shooting. "What’s outrageous from a law enforcement perspective is that if this guy Omar Mateen was talking about killing people, if he was interviewed by the FBI, if he was ranting and raving so bad that people knew about it, they should have known," Weld said. "Someone who’s come to the FBI’s attention twice – his name should never disappear. If you had a task force of 1,000 FBI agents working on these cases, that would be doable."[40][41]
    • Read more about Bill Weld.

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    1. ↑ CNN, "Paris victims: From all over the world and all walks of life," accessed November 17, 2015
    2. ↑ The New York Times, "Rivals at Democratic Debate Attack Hillary Clinton," accessed November 17, 2015
    3. ↑ The Hill, "Obama refugee plan targeted after attacks," accessed November 16, 2015
    4. ↑ The Hill, "Republicans see post-Paris vulnerabilities for Clinton," accessed November 17, 2015
    5. ↑ TIME, "Read Hillary Clinton’s Remarks on New York and New Jersey Bombings," September 19, 2016
    6. ↑ The Hill, "Clinton: I'm happy to say 'radical Islamism'," June 13, 2016
    7. ↑ CNN, "Clinton: I will have the delegates required to win," April 10, 2016
    8. ↑ The Washington Post, "3rd Democratic debate transcript, annotated: Who said what and what it meant," December 19, 2015
    9. ↑ NBC News, "Hillary Clinton Unveils Plan to Stop Spread of ISIS," December 15, 2015
    10. ↑ CNN Politics, "Clinton explains why she won't say 'radical Islam'," December 7, 2015
    11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    12. ↑ Democratic Party, "The 2016 Democratic Party Platform," accessed August 24, 2016
    13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 CNN, "Kaine: Fight against ISIS 'dramatically improved' since 2015," September 18, 2016
    14. ↑ Roll Call, "Kaine Said Obama Needed Congressional Approval to Fight ISIS," July 22, 2016
    15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Tim Kaine United States Senator for Virginia, "ON SENATE FLOOR, KAINE CALLS FOR CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORIZATION OF U.S. MILITARY ACTION IN IRAQ & NEW AUMF," June 25, 2014
    16. ↑ Reuters, "Exclusive: Trump says Clinton policy on Syria would lead to World War Three," October 26, 2016
    17. ↑ Time, "Read Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump’s Remarks at a Military Forum," September 7, 2016
    18. ↑ Time, "Donald Trump Wants Military to Hatch Plan to Stop ISIS in 30 Days," September 7, 2016
    19. ↑ The Hill, "Trump: US has 'no choice but to bomb' ISIS in Libya," August 2, 2016
    20. ↑ Bloomberg, "‘Unpredictability’ on Nukes Among Trump Keys to Muslim Respect," March 23, 2016
    21. ↑ Politico, "Trump: CIA chief's waterboarding refusal 'ridiculous'," April 11, 2016
    22. ↑ CNN, "Rush Transcript second debate: CNN Facebook Republican Presidential Debate," December 15, 2015
    23. ↑ CNN Politics, "Donald Trump on terrorists: 'Take out their families'," December 3, 2015
    24. ↑ New York Times, "Donald Trump Repeats Call to Inspect Mosques for Signs of Terrorism," accessed November 17, 2015
    25. ↑ CNBC, "Donald Trump: We should attack terrorist oil, bank resources," accessed November 16, 2015
    26. ↑ The Washington Post, "Donald Trump says tough gun control laws in Paris contributed to tragedy," accessed November 16, 2015
    27. ↑ Republican Party, "The 2016 Republican Party Platform," accessed August 24, 2016
    28. ↑ PolitiFact, "Mike Pence: Hillary Clinton failed to keep U.S. troops in Iraq," October 4, 2016
    29. ↑ Slate, "Mike Pence Takes Donald Trump’s Side in His Public Disagreement With Mike Pence," October 10, 2016
    30. ↑ Mother Jones, "Mike Pence Insists He and Trump Totally Agree on Syria," October 10, 2016
    31. ↑ The Washington Post, "The Mike Pence vs. Tim Kaine vice-presidential debate transcript, annotated," October 5, 2016
    32. ↑ Jill 2016, "Jill Stein's Statement On 9/11," September 11, 2016
    33. ↑ YouTube, "Jill Stein, Green Party State of The Union Response 2015," January 21, 2015
    34. ↑ Green Party, "The 2016 Green Party Platform on Democracy," accessed August 10, 2016
    35. ↑ The Real News Network, "Green Party VP Ajamu Baraka on the Middle East," October 3, 2016
    36. ↑ The Daily Caller, "EXCLUSIVE: Gary Johnson Says The Threat Of Radical Islam Is ‘Overblown’," June 7, 2016
    37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 Reason.com, "Gary Johnson Talks ISIS, Refugees, Black Lives Matter and Marijuana Leglization," November 19, 2015
    38. ↑ Libertarian Party, "The 2016 Libertarian Party Platform," accessed August 24, 2016
    39. ↑ The Washington Post, "Libertarian VP candidate calls for anti-ISIS task force," June 13, 2016
    40. ↑ CNN, "Omar Mateen timeline: What led up to the gunman's rampage?" June 23, 2016
    41. ↑ The Washington Post, "Libertarian VP candidate calls for anti-ISIS task force," June 13, 2016
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