![]() Odd though it was, the interlude led back to a discussion of important nuclear policy issues. I also have a much better temperament than she has,” Trump replied. Given that evidence, asked moderator Lester Holt, why was Trump’s judgment about the invasion any different than Clinton’s? “I have much better judgment that she does. The exchange led to a curious detour in the debate, during which Trump tried to take credit for inspiring NATO to fight international terrorism and repeatedly contended he did not advocate the 2003 invasion of Iraq, despite widely reported evidence to the contrary. They were choking on the sanctions, and now they’re going to be actually, probably a major power at some point pretty soon, the way they’re going.” Where you have a country that was ready to fall, they were doing so badly. You started the Iran deal, that’s another beauty. It’s a total mess, under your direction to a large extent. “We’ve been working with them for many years, and we have the greatest mess anyone’s ever seen,” Trump responded. “Donald has consistently insulted Muslims abroad, Muslims at home, when we need to be cooperating with Muslim nations and the American Muslim community.” We’re working with our friends in the Middle East, many of which, as you know, are Muslim-majority nations,” Clinton said. “We’re working with NATO, the longest (lived) military alliance in the history of the world, to really turn our attention to terrorism. Clinton suggested that to protect the American people from terrorism, the United States needed an “intelligence surge” that required cooperation with U.S. Monday’s nuclear discussion grew out of a question about cyber security that gradually morphed into arguments about the best ways to combat Islamic State. And because both candidates have political reasons to continue to address the existential threat of nuclear weapons, the debate could serve as a much-needed starting point for elaborating on the topic during the remaining two presidential debates. The discussion-directed largely by the candidates themselves-was substantive. The final segment of the Hillary Clinton-Donald Trump debate, vaguely titled “Securing America,” focused in significant part on the nuclear threat. presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speak during their first presidential debate, September 26, 2016. presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic U.S.
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