DOOR TO RECONSTITUTE THEMSELVES AND POSE ONCE AGAIN A GREATER

AND POSE ONCE AGAIN A GREATER THREAT.

THREAT. >> WHAT WOULD YOUR POLICY IN THE

>> WHAT WOULD YOUR POLICY IN THE MIDDLE EAST BE, HOW MANY TROOPS

MIDDLE EAST BE, HOW MANY TROOPS WOULD YOU LEAVE, IF AT ALL, AND

WOULD YOU LEAVE, IF AT ALL, AND HOW WOULD YOU DEAL WITH AN

HOW WOULD YOU DEAL WITH AN ESCALATING CRISIS WITH IRAN,

ESCALATING CRISIS WITH IRAN, TENSIONS ARE ESCALATING.

TENSIONS ARE ESCALATING. >> YEAH, TENSIONS ARE

>> YEAH, TENSIONS ARE DANGEROUSLY ESCALATING.

DANGEROUSLY ESCALATING. GIVEN THE SITUATION OF WHERE WE

GIVEN THE SITUATION OF WHERE WE ARE TODAY, I WOULD REMOVE OUR

ARE TODAY, I WOULD REMOVE OUR TROOPS FROM IRAQ AND SYRIA

TROOPS FROM IRAQ AND SYRIA BECAUSE OF WHAT I MENTIONED.

BECAUSE OF WHAT I MENTIONED. THEY HAVE NO CLEAR ACHIEVABLE

THEY HAVE NO CLEAR ACHIEVABLE MISSION THEY’RE THERE TO

MISSION THEY’RE THERE TO ACCOMPLISH THAT SERVES OUR

ACCOMPLISH THAT SERVES OUR NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS AND

NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS AND NUMBER TWO THE LONGER THEY ARE

NUMBER TWO THE LONGER THEY ARE THERE, THE MORE LIKELY IT IS

THERE, THE MORE LIKELY IT IS THAT THEY ARE AT RISK AND WE

THAT THEY ARE AT RISK AND WE FIND OURSELVES IN THIS QUAGMIRE

FIND OURSELVES IN THIS QUAGMIRE OF A WAR WITH IRAN THAT NOBODY

OF A WAR WITH IRAN THAT NOBODY REALLY KNOWS WHAT THEY’RE TRYING

REALLY KNOWS WHAT THEY’RE TRYING TO DO.

TO DO. WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN NOW, AND IF

WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN NOW, AND IF I WERE PRESIDENT TODAY, I WOULD

I WERE PRESIDENT TODAY, I WOULD WORK TO DE-ESCALATE TENSIONS,

WORK TO DE-ESCALATE TENSIONS, GET THE UNITED STATES AND IRAN

GET THE UNITED STATES AND IRAN BACK INTO THE IRAN NUCLEAR

BACK INTO THE IRAN NUCLEAR AGREEMENT TO PREVENT THEM FROM

AGREEMENT TO PREVENT THEM FROM CONTINUING TO ENRICH URANIUM AND

CONTINUING TO ENRICH URANIUM AND DEVELOP THEIR NUCLEAR WEAPONS

DEVELOP THEIR NUCLEAR WEAPONS CAPABILITY, REMOVE THESE

CAPABILITY, REMOVE THESE CRIPPLING SANCTIONS THAT ARE

CRIPPLING SANCTIONS THAT ARE REALLY A MODERN DAY SIEGE, A

REALLY A MODERN DAY SIEGE, A TACTIC OF WAR AND WORK TOWARDS

TACTIC OF WAR AND WORK TOWARDS ACTUALLY WORKING OUT THE

ACTUALLY WORKING OUT THE DIFFERENCES WE HAVE WITH IRAN ON

DIFFERENCES WE HAVE WITH IRAN ON A PARALLEL TRACK.

A PARALLEL TRACK. THE ISSUES BROUGHT UP WITH

THE ISSUES BROUGHT UP WITH REGARDS TO THE EXPIRATION DATE

REGARDS TO THE EXPIRATION DATE ON THE NUCLEAR DEAL.

ON THE NUCLEAR DEAL. THEIR MISSILE CAPABILITY AND

THEIR MISSILE CAPABILITY AND OTHER ISSUES.

OTHER ISSUES. WE HAVE GOT TO CHOOSE DIPLOMACY

WE HAVE GOT TO CHOOSE DIPLOMACY AND PREVENT AN ESCALATION OF

AND PREVENT AN ESCALATION OF THIS WAR.

THIS WAR. >> LET ME ASK YOU THIS, IF WE

>> LET ME ASK YOU THIS, IF WE DID PULL OUR TROOPS OUT AND WE

DID PULL OUR TROOPS OUT AND WE PULLED OUR TROOPS OUT OF IRAQ AN

PULLED OUR TROOPS OUT OF IRAQ AN THAT LEFT A VACUUM FOR ISIS TO

THAT LEFT A VACUUM FOR ISIS TO RECONSTITUTE, AND WHAT DO YOU

RECONSTITUTE, AND WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THOSE WHO SAY PULLING OUT

SAY TO THOSE WHO SAY PULLING OUT IS GOING TO ALLOW ANOTHER TERROR

IS GOING TO ALLOW ANOTHER TERROR ORGANIZATION TO FILL THAT VOID?

ORGANIZATION TO FILL THAT VOID? >> OUR TROOPS ARE THERE NOW.

>> OUR TROOPS ARE THERE NOW. THIS ADMINISTRATION IS DEPLOYING

THIS ADMINISTRATION IS DEPLOYING MORE AND MORE, THOUSANDS MORE OF

MORE AND MORE, THOUSANDS MORE OF OUR TROOPS TO THE REGION AND

OUR TROOPS TO THE REGION AND SPECIFICALLY TO IRAQ AND THOSE

SPECIFICALLY TO IRAQ AND THOSE ACTIONS ARE STRENGTHENING ISIS

ACTIONS ARE STRENGTHENING ISIS AND AL QAEDA AND UNNECESSARILY

AND AL QAEDA AND UNNECESSARILY PUTTING OUR TROOPS IN HARM’S WAY

PUTTING OUR TROOPS IN HARM’S WAY AND THEY’RE NOT GOING THERE TO

AND THEY’RE NOT GOING THERE TO PREVENT THIS RESURGENCE OF ISIS

PREVENT THIS RESURGENCE OF ISIS AND AL QAEDA.

AND AL QAEDA. THAT’S THE REAL NATIONAL

THAT’S THE REAL NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT THAT WE HAVE.

SECURITY THREAT THAT WE HAVE. THAT’S WHY I’M SAYING WE SHOULD

THAT’S WHY I’M SAYING WE SHOULD PULL OUR TROOPS OUT OF IRAQ AND

PULL OUR TROOPS OUT OF IRAQ AND SYRIA.

SYRIA. IF THERE IS A GROWING THREAT, WE

IF THERE IS A GROWING THREAT, WE CAN HAVE TROOPS GO IN AND

CAN HAVE TROOPS GO IN AND FULFILL THAT VERY SPECIFIC

FULFILL THAT VERY SPECIFIC ACHIEVABLE MISSION OF DEFEATING

ACHIEVABLE MISSION OF DEFEATING THAT THREAT AND GETTING BACK

THAT THREAT AND GETTING BACK OUT, BUT THE CURRENT EXISTING

OUT, BUT THE CURRENT EXISTING POLICY OF THE ADMINISTRATION IS

POLICY OF THE ADMINISTRATION IS ESSENTIALLY HOLDING OUR TROOPS

ESSENTIALLY HOLDING OUR TROOPS HOSTAGE WITH THE POLICY THAT IS

HOSTAGE WITH THE POLICY THAT IS STRENGTHENING ISIS AND AL QAEDA

STRENGTHENING ISIS AND AL QAEDA AND IT IS STRENGTHENING IRAN’S

AND IT IS STRENGTHENING IRAN’S THREATS AND CAPABILITIES.

THREATS AND CAPABILITIES. >> ONE MORE QUESTION WHAT IS

>> ONE MORE QUESTION WHAT IS YOUR RED LINE, WHEN SHOULD THE

YOUR RED LINE, WHEN SHOULD THE U.S. GET INVOLVED?

U.S. GET INVOLVED? >> LOOK, IF THERE IS A DIRECT

>> LOOK, IF THERE IS A DIRECT IMMINENT AND DIRECT THREAT

IMMINENT AND DIRECT THREAT AGAINST AMERICAN FORCES, AND

AGAINST AMERICAN FORCES, AND AMERICAN INTERESTS, THEN THAT IS

AMERICAN INTERESTS, THEN THAT IS WHERE THE ASSESSMENT OF

WHERE THE ASSESSMENT OF INTELLIGENCE AND THAT DECISION

INTELLIGENCE AND THAT DECISION HAS TO BE MADE.

HAS TO BE MADE. BUT HERE’S THE ISSUE WITH THAT

BUT HERE’S THE ISSUE WITH THAT IS -- AND WHY I’M SO HESITANT TO

IS -- AND WHY I’M SO HESITANT TO TALK ABOUT RED LINES IS THE

TALK ABOUT RED LINES IS THE CONSTITUTION HAS TO BE

CONSTITUTION HAS TO BE RESPECTED.

RESPECTED. AND WE HAVE BEEN HEARING THIS

AND WE HAVE BEEN HEARING THIS THING ABOUT IMMINENT ATTACK,

THING ABOUT IMMINENT ATTACK, IMMINENT ATTACK, WELL, THIS

IMMINENT ATTACK, WELL, THIS ADMINISTRATION HAS COMPLETELY

ADMINISTRATION HAS COMPLETELY IGNORED CONGRESS, CITING ARTICLE