Hillary Clinton: What ISIS is doing is ‘genocide’

Yahoo News (Independent Reporting) ^ | December 30th, 2015 | Dylan Stableford

[Mariner]

Hillary Clinton is sharpening her tone on ISIS, calling the terror group’s attacks against Christians and other religious minorities in the Middle East “genocide.”

“We have enough evidence,” Clinton said at a town hall event in New Hampshire on Tuesday night. “What is happening is genocide, deliberately aimed at destroying not only the lives but wiping out the existence of Christians and other religious minorities in the Middle East in territory controlled by ISIS.”

The Democratic frontrunner said she was asked earlier in the campaign whether ISIS’ attacks on religious minorities — including Christians, Kurdish Muslims and Yazidi women — in Syria and Iraq represented genocide, but wasn’t sure at the time.

“I said, you know, that term carries with it legal import. It is a very important concept and label for behavior that deserves that name,” Clinton told attendees. “I said, ‘We are only at the beginning at seeing this, and I am not sure yet we have enough evidence.’ I am sure now we have enough evidence.”

[imardmd1]

Wrong. ISIS focus is ethnic cleansing, not genocide. These definitions are not the same.

[GonzoII]

You can turn this (exagerated):

“ “Myra Belle “Sally” Miller — the 195”8 Miss Arkans”as who said in 19”92 that she had ”had an affair with Clin”ton in 1983. ”She claimed” that she” had been ”warned no”t to go public by a Demo”cratic” Party official: “They knew that I went jogg”ing by myself and he couldn’t guar”antee what would happen to my pr”etty little legs.” “

Into this:

"Myra Belle "Sally" Miller -- the 1958 Miss Arkansas who said in 1992 that she had had an affair with Clinton in 1983. She claimed that she had been warned not to go public by a Democratic Party official: "They knew that I went jogging by myself and he couldn't guarantee what would happen to my pretty little legs."

Real easy here:

Replace smart quotes with regular straight quotes

[ronnie raygun]

You know those fun lovin guys I helped in bengahzi

[Real Cynic No More]

I wondered who she found to write the speech for her!

[phs3]

I’m with Trump! Bomb the shot out of them. I have a question for freepers in the know. Who sets the ROE’s for our military? Is it the sole responsibility of the CiC?

[phs3]

Whoops, spell check! S#!+

[jersey117]

Why didn’t she speak out two or three years ago when they were crucifying and beheading Christians and putting the heads of children on spikes, burning and burying people alive and on and on it goes.

[jersey117]

The time to do something was before it got to the genocidal stage. The world just watched it happen.

[Mariner]

"Is it the sole responsibility of the CiC?"

DoD, under the auspices of the POTUS...and in accordance with any applicable laws or treaties.

POTUS has final say in spite of law.