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On Fri, Jun 3, 2016 at 12:42 PM, plainolamerican <[email protected]>
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> you keep on focusing on Hil and praying that she's your ticket!
> ---
> prayer is for religious myth believers and I'm not voting for Hil.
>
> On Thursday, June 2, 2016 at 5:53:50 PM UTC-5, KeithInTampa wrote:
>>
>> Hardly, but you keep on focusing on Hil and praying that she's your
>> ticket!
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIWkifAMiLI&list=RDI6yEAjfrrIk&index=2
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 5:45 PM, plainolamerican <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> [image: SAN DIEGO, CA - JUNE 02: Democratic presidential candidate
>>> former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers a national security
>>> address on June 2, 2016 in San Diego, California. With less than one week
>>> to go before the California presidential primary, Hillary Clinton delivered
>>> a major national security address as she campaigns in Southern California.
>>> (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)]
>>>
>>> Hillary Clinton delivered a speech this afternoon providing … what’s the
>>> word? Critique? Review?
>>>
>>> Royal ass-kicking, knife-wielding takedown?—of Donald Trump’s foreign
>>> policy.
>>>
>>> It was a speech designed to do three things: tear the media narrative
>>> out of Trump’s hands, remind everyone that his positions are ridiculous,
>>> and goad Trump into even higher levels of idiocy. Not only was it a
>>> jaw-droppingly powerful speech, it was a speech that placed Clinton’s
>>> knowledge and experience against Trump’s massive ignorance and even more
>>> massive ego in a way that was both well-delivered and entertaining. It was
>>> a helluva speech, but not in the “better angels” or “ask not” sense of a
>>> speech that was uplifting. This was more like the world’s most high-level
>>> epic pwning.
>>>
>>> Clinton started her speech with a steady, low-key introduction.
>>>
>>> We honor the sacrifice of those who died for our country in many ways.
>>> By living our values. By making this a stronger and fairer nation. And by
>>> carrying out a smart, and principled, foreign policy.
>>>
>>> In many ways, that’s the whole speech. What she did in the next
>>> 40 minutes was to contrast those ideas with what Trump has proposed
>>> instead. She framed the positions this way.
>>>
>>> It’s a choice between a fearful America that’s less secure and less
>>> engaged with the world, and a strong, confident America that leads to keep
>>> our country safe and our economy growing.
>>>
>>> And while that may sound like a fairly mild and standard beginning … it
>>> didn’t stay that way.
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>>> It took only a few lines before Clinton made her point directly.
>>>
>>> Like many across our country and around the world, I believe the person
>>> the Republicans have nominated for president cannot do the job. Donald
>>> Trump’s ideas aren’t just different, they are dangerously incoherent.
>>> They’re not even really ideas. Just a series of bizarre rants, personal
>>> feuds, and outright lies.
>>>
>>> Throughout the speech, she contrasted the depth of her own experience
>>> with the things that Trump has done, and provided enough lines to fuel a
>>> Twitter war from now to November.
>>>
>>> There's no risk of losing lives if you blow up a golf course deal. …
>>>
>>> He says “I know more about ISIS than the generals, believe me.” You
>>> know what? I don’t believe him. …
>>>
>>> He says he doesn’t have to listen to our generals, admirals, our
>>> ambassadors and other high officials, because he has, “a very good brain.”
>>>
>>> She went down the line of Trumpisms
>>> <https://www.hillaryclinton.com/briefing/updates/2016/06/02/trump-literally-said-all-those-things/>,
>>> hitting him on everything from pulling out of NATO, to dissing prisoners of
>>> war, to encouraging torture of civilians, to not believing in climate
>>> change, to … well, everything.
>>>
>>> And if you want to sum it up:
>>>
>>> He is not just unprepared. He is temperamentally unfit to hold an office
>>> that requires knowledge, stability, and immense responsibility. This is not
>>> someone who should ever have the nuclear codes, because it’s not hard to
>>> imagine Donald Trump leading us into a war just because somebody got under
>>> his very thin skin.
>>>
>>> She kicked butt. That’s what she did. Oh, and she made this prediction.
>>>
>>> "I'm willing to bet he's writing a few [nasty tweets] right now."
>>>
>>> Which, of course, he was.
>>>
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>>>
>>> *Complete Transcript*
>>>
>>> "Thank you, thank you so much. Thank you all very much. Thank you. Thank
>>> you San Diego for that warm, warm welcome and thanks to Ellen for those
>>> moving words, her introduction, and for reminding us it’s not only our men
>>> and women in uniform that serve our country, it’s their families, their
>>> spouses, their children, and we are grateful to each and every one of them.
>>> I want to recognize and thank Congressman Scott Peters for being here,
>>> thank you very much.
>>>
>>> And all of the other electeds and service members, active duty and
>>> retired National Guard and Reservists, veterans, military spouses, family
>>> members, all who are with us today.
>>>
>>> On Monday, we observed Memorial Day – a day that means a great deal to
>>> San Diego, home of so many active-duty and former military and their
>>> families.  We honor the sacrifice of those who died for our country in many
>>> ways – by living our values, by making this a stronger and fairer nation,
>>> and by carrying out a smart and principled foreign policy.
>>>
>>> That’s what I want to speak about today – the challenges we face in
>>> protecting our country, and the choice at stake in this election.
>>>
>>> It’s a choice between a fearful America that’s less secure and less
>>> engaged with the world, and a strong, confident America that leads to keep
>>> our country safe and our economy growing.
>>>
>>> As Secretary of State, Senator and First Lady, I had the honor of
>>> representing America abroad and helping shape our foreign policy at home.
>>> As a candidate for President, there’s nothing I take more seriously than
>>> our national security. I’ve offered clear strategies for how to defeat
>>> ISIS, strengthen our alliances, and make sure Iran never gets a nuclear
>>> weapon.  And I’m going to keep America’s security at the heart of my
>>> campaign.
>>>
>>> Because as you know so well, Americans aren’t just electing a President
>>> in November.  We’re choosing our next commander-in-chief – the person we
>>> count on to decide questions of war and peace, life and death.
>>>
>>> And like many across our country and around the world, I believe the
>>> person the Republicans have nominated for President cannot do the job.
>>>
>>> Donald Trump’s ideas aren’t just different – they are dangerously
>>> incoherent. They’re not even really ideas – just a series of bizarre rants,
>>> personal feuds, and outright lies.
>>>
>>> He is not just unprepared – he is temperamentally unfit to hold an
>>> office that requires knowledge, stability and immense responsibility.
>>>
>>> This is not someone who should ever have the nuclear codes – because
>>> it’s not hard to imagine Donald Trump leading us into a war just because
>>> somebody got under his very thin skin.
>>>
>>> We cannot put the security of our children and grandchildren in Donald
>>> Trump’s hands.  We cannot let him roll the dice with America.
>>>
>>> This is a man who said that more countries should have nuclear weapons,
>>> including Saudi Arabia.
>>>
>>> This is someone who has threatened to abandon our allies in NATO – the
>>> countries that work with us to root out terrorists abroad before they
>>> strike us at home.
>>>
>>> He believes we can treat the U.S. economy like one of his casinos and
>>> default on our debts to the rest of the world, which would cause an
>>> economic catastrophe far worse than anything we experienced in 2008.
>>>
>>> He has said that he would order our military to carry out torture and
>>> the murder of civilians who are related to suspected terrorists – even
>>> though those are war crimes.
>>>
>>> He says he doesn’t have to listen to our generals or our admirals, our
>>> ambassadors and other high officials, because he has – quote –
>>> 'a very good brain.'
>>>
>>> He also said,​ 'I know more about ISIS than the generals do, believe
>>> me.'​ You know what? I don’t believe him.
>>>
>>> He says climate change is a hoax invented by the Chinese, and he has the
>>> gall to say that prisoners of war like John McCain aren’t heroes.
>>>
>>> He praises dictators like Vladimir Putin and picks fights with our
>>> friends – including the British prime minister, the mayor of London, the
>>> German chancellor, the president of Mexico and the Pope. He says he has
>>> foreign policy experience because he ran the Miss Universe pageant in
>>> Russia.
>>>
>>> And to top it off, he believes America is weak.  An embarrassment.  He
>>> called our military a disaster.  He said we are – and I quote – a​ 
>>> 'third-world
>>> country.' ​And he’s been saying things like that for decades.
>>>
>>> Those are the words my friends of someone who doesn’t understand America
>>> or the world. And they’re the words of someone who would lead us in the
>>> wrong direction. Because if you really believe America is weak – with our
>>> military, our values, our capabilities that no other country comes close to
>>> matching – then you don’t know America. And you certainly don’t deserve to
>>> lead it.
>>>
>>> That’s why – even if I weren’t in this race – I’d be doing everything I
>>> could to make sure Donald Trump never becomes President – because I believe
>>> he will take our country down a truly dangerous path.
>>>
>>> Unlike him, I have some experience with the tough calls and the hard
>>> work of statecraft. I wrestled with the Chinese over a climate deal in
>>> Copenhagen, brokered a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, negotiated the
>>> reduction of nuclear weapons with Russia, twisted arms to bring the world
>>> together in global sanctions against Iran, and stood up for the rights of
>>> women, religious minorities and LGBT people around the world.
>>>
>>> And I have, I have sat in the Situation Room and advised the President
>>> on some of the toughest choices he faced. So I’m not new to this work.
>>> And I’m proud to run on my record, because I think the choice before the
>>> American people in this election is clear.
>>>
>>> I believe in strong alliances; clarity in dealing with our rivals; and a
>>> rock-solid commitment to the values that have always made America great.
>>> And I believe with all my heart that America is an exceptional country –
>>> that we’re still, in Lincoln’s words, the last, best hope of earth.  We are
>>> not a country that cowers behind walls.  We lead with purpose, and we
>>> prevail.
>>>
>>> And if America doesn’t lead, we leave a vacuum – and that will either
>>> cause chaos, or other countries will rush in to fill the void.  Then
>>> they’ll be the ones making the decisions about your lives and jobs and
>>> safety – and trust me, the choices they make will not be to our
>>> benefit. That is not an outcome we can live with.
>>>
>>> As I see it, there are some important things our next President must do
>>> to secure American leadership and keep us safe and our economy growing in
>>> the years ahead.  These are all areas in which Donald Trump and I
>>> profoundly disagree.  And they are all critical to our future.
>>>
>>> First, we need to be strong at home. That means investing in our
>>> infrastructure, education and innovation – the fundamentals of a strong
>>> economy.  We need to reduce income inequality, because our country can’t
>>> lead effectively when so many are struggling to provide the basics for
>>> their families.  And we need to break down the barriers that hold Americans
>>> back, including barriers of bigotry and discrimination.
>>>
>>> Compare that with what Trump wants to do.  His economic plans would add
>>> more than $30 trillion – that’s trillion with a ‘t’ ​– $30 trillion to
>>> our national debt over the next 20 years.  He has no ideas on education.
>>> No ideas on innovation.  He has a lot of ideas about who to blame, but no
>>> clue about what to do. None of what Donald Trump is offering will make
>>> America stronger at home.  And that would make us weaker in the world.
>>>
>>> Second, we need to stick with our allies. America’s network of allies
>>> is part of what makes us exceptional.  And our allies deliver for us every
>>> day. Our armed forces fight terrorists together; our diplomats work
>>> side by side.  Allies provide staging areas for our military, so we can
>>> respond quickly to events on the other side of the world.  And they share
>>> intelligence that helps us identify and defuse potential threats.
>>>
>>> Take the threat posed by North Korea – perhaps the most repressive
>>> regime on the planet, run by a sadistic dictator who wants to develop
>>> long-range missiles that could carry a nuclear weapon to the United States.
>>>
>>> When I was Secretary of State, we worked closely with our allies Japan
>>> and South Korea to respond to this threat, including by creating a missile
>>> defense system that stands ready to shoot down a North Korean warhead,
>>> should its leaders ever be reckless enough to launch one at us.  The
>>> technology is ours.  Key parts of it are located on Japanese ships.  All
>>> three countries contributed to it.  And this month, all three of our
>>> militaries will run a joint drill to test it. That’s the power of
>>> allies. And it’s the legacy of American troops who fought and died to
>>> secure those bonds, because they knew we were safer with friends and
>>> partners.
>>>
>>> Now Moscow and Beijing are deeply envious of our alliances around the
>>> world, because they have nothing to match them.  They’d love for us to
>>> elect a President who would jeopardize that source of strength.  If Donald
>>> gets his way, they’ll be celebrating in the Kremlin.  We cannot let that
>>> happen.
>>>
>>> That’s why it is no small thing when he talks about leaving NATO, or
>>> says he’ll stay neutral on Israel’s security.
>>>
>>> It’s no small thing when he calls Mexican immigrants rapists and
>>> murderers. We’re lucky to have two friendly neighbors on our land borders.
>>> Why would he want to make one of them an enemy?
>>>
>>> And it’s no small thing when he suggests that America should withdraw
>>> our military support for Japan, encourage them to get nuclear weapons, and
>>> said this about a war between Japan and North Korea – and I quote –​ 'If
>>> they do, they do. Good luck, enjoy yourself, folks.' I wonder if he
>>> even realizes he’s talking about nuclear war.
>>>
>>> Yes, our friends need to contribute their fair share. I made that point
>>> long before Donald Trump came onto the scene – and a number of them have
>>> increased their defense spending.  The real debate here is whether we keep
>>> these alliances strong or cut them off.  What he says would weaken our
>>> country.
>>>
>>> Third, we need to embrace all the tools of American power, especially
>>> diplomacy and development, to be on the frontlines solving problems before
>>> they threaten us at home.
>>>
>>> Diplomacy is often the only way to avoid a conflict that could end up
>>> exacting a much greater cost.  It takes patience, persistence and an eye on
>>> the long game – but it’s worth it. Take the nuclear agreement with
>>> Iran. When President Obama took office, Iran was racing toward a nuclear
>>> bomb. Some called for military action.  But that could have ignited a
>>> broader war that could have mired our troops in another Middle Eastern
>>> conflict.
>>>
>>> President Obama chose a different path.  And I got to work leading the
>>> effort to impose crippling global sanctions.  We brought Iran to the
>>> table.  We began talks. And eventually, we reached an agreement that should
>>> block every path for Iran to get a nuclear weapon. Now we must enforce that
>>> deal vigorously. And as I’ve said many times before, our approach must be
>>> ​'distrust and verify.'​
>>>
>>> The world must understand that the United States will act decisively if
>>> necessary, including with military action, to stop Iran from getting a
>>> nuclear weapon.  In particular, Israel’s security is non-negotiable.
>>> They’re our closest ally in the region, and we have a moral obligation to
>>> defend them.
>>>
>>> But there is no question that the world and the United States, we are
>>> safer now than we were before this agreement.  And we accomplished it
>>> without firing a single shot, dropping a single bomb or putting a single
>>> American soldier in harm’s way.
>>>
>>> Donald Trump says we shouldn’t have done the deal.  We should have
>>> walked away.  But that would have meant no more global sanctions, and Iran
>>> resuming their nuclear program and the world blaming us.  So then what?
>>> War?  Telling the world, good luck, you deal with Iran?
>>>
>>> Of course Trump doesn’t have answers to those questions.  Donald Trump
>>> doesn’t know the first thing about Iran or its nuclear program.  Ask him.
>>> It’ll become very clear, very quickly.
>>>
>>> There’s no risk of people losing their lives if you blow up a
>>> golf-course deal.
>>>
>>> But it doesn’t work like that in world affairs. Just like being
>>> interviewed on the same episode of “60 Minutes” as Putin was, is not the
>>> same thing as actually dealing with Putin.
>>>
>>> So the stakes in global statecraft are infinitely higher and more
>>> complex than in the world of luxury hotels. We all know the tools Donald
>>> Trump brings to the table – bragging, mocking, composing nasty tweets – I’m
>>> willing to bet he’s writing a few right now. But those tools won’t do
>>> the trick. Rather than solving global crises, he would create new ones.
>>>
>>> He has no sense of what it takes to deal with multiple countries with
>>> competing interests and reaching a solution that everyone can get behind.
>>> In fact, he is downright contemptuous of that work. And that means he’s
>>> much more likely to end up leading us into conflict.
>>>
>>> Fourth, we need to be firm but wise with our rivals. Countries like
>>> Russia and China often work against us. Beijing dumps cheap steel in our
>>> markets. That hurts American workers. Moscow has taken aggressive military
>>> action in Ukraine, right on NATO’s doorstep. Now I’ve gone toe-to-toe with
>>> Russia and China, and many other different leaders around the world. So I
>>> know we have to be able to both stand our ground when we must, and find
>>> common ground when we can.
>>>
>>> That’s how I could work with Russia to conclude the New START treaty to
>>> reduce nuclear stockpiles, and with China to increase pressure on North
>>> Korea. It’s how our diplomats negotiated the landmark agreement on climate
>>> change, which Trump now wants to rip up.
>>>
>>> The key was never forgetting who we were dealing with – not friends or
>>> allies, but countries that share some common interests with us amid many
>>> disagreements.
>>>
>>> Donald doesn’t see the complexity.  He wants to start a trade war with
>>> China.  And I understand a lot of Americans have concerns about our trade
>>> agreements – I do too.  But a trade war is something very different. We
>>> went down that road in the 1930s. It made the Great Depression longer and
>>> more painful. Combine that with his comments about defaulting on our debt,
>>> and it’s not hard to see how a Trump presidency could lead to a global
>>> economic crisis.
>>>
>>> And I have to say, I don’t understand Donald’s bizarre fascination with
>>> dictators and strongmen who have no love for America. He praised China for
>>> the Tiananmen Square massacre; he said it showed strength.  He said, 
>>> ​'You’ve
>>> got to give Kim Jong Un credit' ​for taking over North Korea –
>>> something he did by murdering everyone he saw as a threat, including his
>>> own uncle, which Donald described gleefully, like he was recapping an
>>> action movie. And he said if he were grading Vladimir Putin as a leader,
>>> he’d give him an A.
>>>
>>> Now, I’ll leave it to the psychiatrists to explain his affection for
>>> tyrants.
>>>
>>> I just wonder how anyone could be so wrong about who America’s real
>>> friends are. Because it matters. If you don’t know exactly who you’re
>>> dealing with, men like Putin will eat your lunch.
>>>
>>> Fifth, we need a real plan for confronting terrorists. As we saw six
>>> months ago in San Bernardino, the threat is real and urgent. Over the past
>>> year, I’ve laid out my plans for defeating ISIS. We need to take out
>>> their strongholds in Iraq and Syria by intensifying the air campaign and
>>> stepping up our support for Arab and Kurdish forces on the ground. We need
>>> to keep pursuing diplomacy to end Syria’s civil war and close Iraq’s
>>> sectarian divide, because those conflicts are keeping ISIS alive.  We need
>>> to lash up with our allies, and ensure our intelligence services are
>>> working hand-in-hand to dismantle the global network that supplies money,
>>> arms, propaganda and fighters to the terrorists. We need to win the battle
>>> in cyberspace. And of course we need to strengthen our defenses here at
>>> home.
>>>
>>> That – in a nutshell – is my plan for defeating ISIS.
>>>
>>> What’s Trump’s?  Well he won’t say. He is literally keeping it a secret.
>>> The secret, of course, is he has no idea what he’d do to stop ISIS. Just
>>> look at the few things he’s actually said on the subject.  He’s
>>> actually said – and I quote –​ 'maybe Syria should be a free zone for
>>> ISIS.​' Oh, okay – let a terrorist group have control of a major
>>> country in the Middle East.
>>>
>>> Then he said we should send tens of thousands of American ground troops
>>> to the Middle East to fight ISIS. He also refused to rule out using nuclear
>>> weapons against ISIS, which would mean mass civilian casualties.
>>>
>>> It’s clear he doesn’t have a clue what he’s talking about. So we can’t
>>> be certain which of these things he would do. But we can be certain that
>>> he’s capable of doing any or all of them. Letting ISIS run wild. Launching
>>> a nuclear attack. Starting a ground war. These are all distinct
>>> possibilities with Donald Trump in charge.
>>>
>>> And through all his loose talk, there’s one constant theme: demonizing
>>> Muslims and playing right into the hands of ISIS’. His proposal to ban 1.5
>>> billion Muslims from even coming to our country doesn’t just violate the
>>> religious freedom our country was founded on.  It’s also a huge propaganda
>>> victory for ISIS.  And it alienates the very countries we need to actually
>>> help us in this fight.
>>>
>>> A Trump Presidency would embolden ISIS. We cannot take that risk. This
>>> isn’t reality television – this is actual reality.
>>>
>>> And defeating global terrorist networks and protecting the homeland
>>> takes more than empty talk and a handful of slogans. It takes a real plan,
>>> real experience and real leadership. Donald Trump lacks all three.
>>>
>>> And one more thing. A President has a sacred responsibility to send our
>>> troops into battle only if we absolutely must, and only with a clear and
>>> well-thought-out strategy. Our troops give their all. They deserve a
>>> commander-in-chief who knows that.
>>>
>>> I’ve worked side-by-side with admirals and generals, and visited our
>>> troops in theaters of war.  I’ve fought for better health care for our
>>> National Guard, better services for our veterans, and more support for our
>>> Gold Star families. We cannot put the lives of our young men and women in
>>> uniform in Donald Trump’s hands.
>>>
>>> Sixth, we need to stay true to our values. Trump says over and over
>>> again,​ 'The world is laughing at us.' ​He’s been saying ​this for
>>> decades, he didn’t just start this year. He bought full-page ads in
>>> newspapers across the country back in 1987, when Ronald Reagan was
>>> President, saying that America lacked a backbone and the world was – you
>>> guessed it – laughing at us. He was wrong then, and he’s wrong now – and
>>> you’ve got to wonder why somebody who fundamentally has so little
>>> confidence in America, and has felt that way for at least 30 years, wants
>>> to be our President.
>>>
>>> The truth is, there’s not a country in the world that can rival us. It’s
>>> not just that we have the greatest military, or that our economy is larger,
>>> more durable, more entrepreneurial than any in the world. It’s also that
>>> Americans work harder, dream bigger – and we never, ever stop trying to
>>> make our country and world a better place.
>>>
>>> So it really matters that Donald Trump says things that go against our
>>> deepest-held values.  It matters when he says he’ll order our military to
>>> murder the families of suspected terrorists.  During the raid to kill bin
>>> Laden, when every second counted, our SEALs took the time to move the women
>>> and children in the compound to safety. Donald Trump may not get it, but
>>> that’s what honor looks like.
>>>
>>> And it also matters when he makes fun of disabled people, calls women
>>> pigs,
>>> proposes banning an entire religion from our country, or plays coy with
>>> white supremacists.  America stands up to countries that treat women like
>>> animals, or people of different races, religions or ethnicities as less
>>> human.
>>>
>>> What happens to the moral example we set – for the world and for our own
>>> children – if our President engages in bigotry?
>>>
>>> And by the way, Mr. Trump – every time you insult American Muslims or
>>> Mexican immigrants, remember that plenty of Muslims and immigrants serve
>>> and fight in our armed forces.
>>>
>>> Donald Trump, Donald Trump could learn something from them.
>>>
>>> That brings me to the final point I want to make today – the temperament
>>> it takes
>>> to be Commander-in-Chief. Every President faces hard choices every day,
>>> with imperfect information and conflicting imperatives.  That’s the job. A
>>> revolution threatens to topple a government in a key region, an adversary
>>> reaches out for the first time in years – what do you do?
>>>
>>> Making the right call takes a cool head and respect for the facts.  It
>>> takes a willingness to listen to other people’s points of view with a truly
>>> open mind.  It also takes humility – knowing you don’t know everything –
>>> because if you’re convinced you’re always right, you’ll never ask yourself
>>> the hard questions.
>>>
>>> I remember being in the Situation Room with President Obama, debating
>>> the potential Bin Laden operation. The President’s advisors were divided.
>>> The intelligence was compelling but far from definitive. The risks of
>>> failure were daunting. The stakes were significant for our battle against
>>> al Qaeda and our relationship with Pakistan.  Most of all, the lives of
>>> those brave SEALs and helicopter pilots hung in the balance.
>>>
>>> It was a decision only the President could make. And when he did, it was
>>> as crisp and courageous a display of leadership as I’ve ever seen. Now
>>> imagine Donald Trump sitting in the Situation Room, making life-or-death
>>> decisions on behalf of the United States.  Imagine him deciding whether to
>>> send your spouses or children into battle.  Imagine if he had not just his
>>> Twitter account at his disposal when he’s angry, but America’s entire
>>> arsenal.
>>>
>>> Do we want him making those calls – someone thin-skinned and quick to
>>> anger, who lashes out at the smallest criticism?  Do we want his finger
>>> anywhere near the button? I have a lot of faith that the American
>>> people will make the right decision.  This is a country with a deep
>>> reservoir of common sense and national pride.  We’re all counting on that.
>>>
>>> Because making Donald Trump our commander-in-chief would be a historic
>>> mistake. It would undo so much of the work that Republicans and Democrats
>>> alike have done over many decades to make America stronger and more secure.
>>> It would set back our standing in the world more than anything in recent
>>> memory. And it would fuel an ugly narrative about who we are – that we’re
>>> fearful, not confident; that we want to let others determine our future for
>>> us, instead of shaping our own destiny. That’s not the America I know
>>> and love.
>>>
>>> So yes, we have a lot of work to do to keep our country secure. And we
>>> need to do better by American families and American workers – and we will.
>>> But don’t let anyone tell you that America isn’t great.  Donald Trump’s got
>>> America all wrong. We are a big-hearted, fair-minded country.
>>>
>>> There is no challenge we can’t meet, no goal we can’t achieve when we
>>> each do our part and come together as one nation. Every lesson from our
>>> history teaches us that we are stronger together. We remember that every
>>> Memorial Day.
>>>
>>> This election is a choice between two very different visions of America. One
>>> that’s angry, afraid, and based on the idea that America is fundamentally
>>> weak and in decline. The other is hopeful, generous, and confident in
>>> the knowledge that America is great – just like we always have been.
>>>
>>> Let’s resolve that we can be greater still. That is what I believe in my
>>> heart. I went to 112 countries as your Secretary of State.  And I never
>>> lost my sense of pride at seeing our blue-and-white plane lit up on some
>>> far-off runway, with​ 'The United States of America'​ emblazoned on the
>>> side.  That plane – those words – our country represents something special,
>>> not just to us, to the world.  It represents freedom and hope and
>>> opportunity.
>>>
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