US presidential nominee Donald Trump declared on Monday his intention to cooperate with Middle Eastern governments in taking a new approach to defeat “radical Islamic terrorism.” “We will work side-by-side with our friends in the Middle East, including our greatest ally, Israel. We will partner with King Abdullah of Jordan, and President Sisi of Egypt, and all others who recognize this ideology of death that must be extinguished,” Trump said in a foreign policy speech that revolved around the fight against terrorism. The Republican nominee hurled accusations at the failures of current US President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s foreign policy, saying their decisions directly resulted in the rise of the Islamic State (ISIS). “Anyone who cannot name our enemy is not fit to lead this country. Anyone who cannot condemn the hatred, oppression and violence of radical Islam lacks the moral clarity to serve as our president,” Trump said, adding that Clinton lacks “the judgment, the temperament and the moral character to lead [the] nation.” He criticized a number of Obama and Clinton’s decisions regarding the Middle East, including attempting to establish a democracy in…
Donald Trump Announces Plan to Cooperate with Egypt, Jordan, Israel to Combat Radical Islam
August 16, 2016
