I don’t think most Americans have a heartfelt concern with Iraq, but I think she accomplished her task by emphatically saying that she would not support American forces occupying Iraq again. There are just north of 5,000 troops there now, mainly in advisory and combat support roles. But they’re only there with the consent of the Government of Iraq. I’m surprised the lack of any mention on the part of Hillary with the Government of Iraq’s refusal to approve any SOFA that led to the U.S. withdrawal.
Those are two different things. The EU does not have open borders externally with non-EU countries that are not a part of the Schengen zone. The refugee issue would exist with or without Schengen or the EU. Whether the Schengen zone has exacerbated the refugee crisis is another question that is more complex. The EU does have open borders internally for countries that are a part of Schengen, but the UK is not a part of that and does not have open borders. The dispute with immigration in the Brexit vote was about the EU (and other European free trade agreement) requirements that EU citizens can freely travel and work in any EU country. It was not a border issue.
That was one of his best moves of the night. People respond to fear, and most Americans know little about Syria, its people, or the refugee vetting process.
His dumbest moment was refusing to accept the election results, because that’s what’s going to be repeated again and again, and it makes him sound, frankly, like he’s not a patriot. That doesn’t play well with anyone except very hardcore conspiracy theorists, and they don’t win you elections. And it makes him sound like a whiny baby, which plays well with absolutely no one in the entire world. Everyone hates a whiner. Even other whiners.
True, RickyJay. That “we’ll see” comment solidified the hard-core 27% of voters he’s had all along, but with it he lost another 1% of the undecideds. 538 Polls Only should hit that statistical ceiling of 91% or 92% for Hillary in about a week.
