Reply #6: "I would ensure that they were targeted and killed or captured" is not the same thing [View All]

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as Obama telling them he would attack/invade. Ensuring something is done doesn't have to mean doing it yourself. Nuance is important in diplomacy. Just as you don't tell a potential enemy, or a current enemy, that you would not, probably, use some portion of your defense. Of course, you don't drop nukes, but you don't tell the enemy that you will come after them in a year and a half when you're president, and you don't tell them what you will and will not do. And to do so through day-after clarification?

There is a big difference here. The world, enemies and allies alike, is listening.


We're just coming off a cross your fingers "how bad can it be" presidency. Its just not the right time for another. Getting your point across, correctly, the first time, could prove a valuable asset in the next eight years. A lot is at stake.