Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton responded in an interview aired Sunday to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT)’s campaign manager suggesting that she is to blame for the rise of the Islamic State, calling his comments “beyond absurd.”
Jeff Weaver, Sanders’ campaign manager, said last week that Clinton has a “hawkish” stance on foreign policy that “has led to the rise and expansion of ISIS throughout the Middle East.”
Clinton was asked to respond to the comments on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
“Well, that is beyond absurd. You know, they’re saying a lot of things these days, and I’m just going to let them say whatever they choose to say,” Clinton said. “But, you know, 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.”
Jeff Weaver has so jumped the shark. And since he’s still in charge, looks like the Sanders campaign has, too.
For the first time, I wish he’d just go away. He’s served his purpose, now he’s getting into to Trump territory with his ego taking over and forgetting the bigger picture.
It certainly is a stretch to blame HRC for ISIL. Bush´s handling of the war, the de-Baathification policy, and the US support of Shi´ite anti-Sunni government, were far more direct influences on the rise of ISIL. All she is guilty of is casting a vote (along with Republicans and a minority of Democratic Congressmen) that allowed the whole tragedy to unfold.
The Sanders campaign increasingly looks like a bag of dicks.
all of those who voted for the Iraq invasion are responsible for the existence of ISIS, including Hillary but not Bernie. Al Qaeda in Iraq didn’t exist until we invaded. Then al-Qaeda in Iraq morphed into ISIS. ISIS is the DIRECT consequence of the government’s criminal invasion of Iraq. Hillary was part of that genocidal company who participated in the destruction of Iraq and its subsequent decline into terrorism. The assertion about Hillary is accurate. Her cowardice along with all of congress and the administration created ISIS with their lies about Iraq.
Goodness me, she responded with, you know, historical facts. Where will that ever get anybody on a Sunday morning “news” show?