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Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Clinton: US needs ‘360-degree’ anti-terror strategy
Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton plans to address Tuesday the need for a “360-degree strategy” to keep the US safe and prevent domestic terror attacks.
In a speech at the University of Minnesota, Clinton will address proactive steps for capping Islamic State recruitment in the US, especially online, and for stopping potential jihadists from training overseas, her campaign said Tuesday, previewing her remarks.
The Democratic hopeful was addressing her counter terrorism strategy hours before Republicans were holding their latest debate in Las Vegas.
As President Barack Obama’s former secretary of state, Clinton holds direct ties to the White House’s national security policies and has largely endorsed the president’s approach to dismantling the Islamic State group. Like Obama, Clinton has said she would not send American ground troops to the Middle East, saying it would provide a recruiting tool for IS.
Clinton will also talk about ways to stop foreign fighters from coming to the US, discover and disrupt plots before they can be carried out, work more closely with law enforcement agencies and empower Muslim-American communities, her campaign said.
She sought to reassure Americans that she would keep the homeland safe in the aftermath of high-profile attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, California, incidents that have thrust terrorism to the forefront of the presidential campaign.
— AP
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