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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Clip 24 Trump on Foreign Policy and ISIS [Watch (HLS stream): Clip 24 Trump on Foreign Policy and ISIS](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/JfwDai5k.m3u8) (4:45)  _Published 2015-11-11. Clip 24 Trump on Foreign Policy and ISIS_ --- Jul 27, 2023 7:07 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Hillary Clinton Tears Into Donald Trump on Foreign Policy](/video/rgE6dpRM/) ### Hillary Clinton Tears Into Donald Trump on Foreign Policy [Obama Criticizes Trump's Foreign Policy ](/video/GZuEHHPd/) ### Obama Criticizes Trump's Foreign Policy [Trump Had A Not-So-Great Radio Interview On Foreign Policy](/video/SylpSUTV/) ### Trump Had A Not-So-Great Radio Interview On Foreign Policy --- ## Transcript Mr. Trump, in a 2012 debate, President Obama mocked Mitt Romney's assertion that Russia was the top geopolitical challenge facing the United States, saying he was a Cold War dinosaur. Now Russia has invaded Ukraine and has put troops in Syria. You have said you will have a good relationship with Mr. Putin. So what does president Trump do in response to Russia's aggression? We'll first of all it is not only Russia. We have problems with North Korea where they They actually have nuclear weapons. Nobody talks about it. We talk about Iran and that's one of the worst deals ever made. One of the worst contracts ever signed, ever in anything. And it's a disgrace. But We have somebody over there, a mad man, who already has nuclear weapons. We don't talk about that. That's a problem. China is a problem, both economically and what they're doing in the South China Sea. I mean, they are becoming a very very major force. So we have more than just Russia, but as far as the Ukraine is concerned, and you could say Syria. As far as Syria, I like if Putin wants to go in. And I got to know him very well because we were both on 60 Minutes, we were stablemates, so we did very well that night. But, you know that. But if Putin wants to go and knock the hell out of ISIS, I am all for it 100 %, and I can't understand how anybody would be against it. They're not doing that. They blew up, hold it. They blew up. Wait a minute. They blew up a Russian airplane. He cannot be in love with these people. He's going in and we can go in and everybody should go in. As far as the Ukraine is concerned, we have a group of people and a group of countries, including Germany, tremendous economic behemoth Why are we always doing the work? I'm all for protecting Ukraine and working, but we have countries that are surrounding the Ukraine that aren't doing anything. They say, keep going, keep going you dummies, keep going, protect us. [ SOUND ] And we have to get smart. We can't continue to be The policemen of the world. We owe $ 19 trillion, we have a country that's going to hell, we have an infrastructure that's falling apart. Our roads, our bridges, our schools, our airports. And we have to start investing money in our country. [ APPLAUSE ] Thank you sir. Donald is wrong on this. He is absolutely wrong on this. [ APPLAUSE ] We're not gonna be the world's policemen, but we sure as heck better be the world's leader. There's a huge difference. [ APPLAUSE ] Without us leading, voids are filled, and the idea that it's a good idea for Putin to be in Syria, let ISIS take out Assad and then Putin will take out Isis. And that's like a board game. That's like playing monopoly or something. That's not how the real world works. We have to lead. We have to be involved. We should have a no- fly zone in Syria. They are barrel- bombing the innocents in that country. If you're a Christian increasingly in Lebanon or Iraq or Syria, you're gonna be beheaded. And if you're a moderate Islamist, you're not going to be able to survive either. We have to play a role in this to be able to bring the rest of the world to this issue before it's too late. Assad is a bad guy. [ APPLAUSE ] But we have no idea who the so- called rebels, I read about the rebels, nobody even knows who they are. I spoke to a general two weeks ago. He was very up on exactly what we're talking about. He said, you know, Mr. Trump, we're giving hundreds of millions of dollars of equipment to these people. We have no idea who they are, so I don't like Assad. Who's gonna like Assad? But we have no idea who these people are and what they're gonna be and what they're gonna represent. They may be far worse than Assad. Look Libya. Look at Iraq. Look at the mess we have after spending two trillion dollars. Thousands of lives. Wounded warriors all over the place who I love. Okay. All over. We have nothing and I said keep the oil and would should have kept the oil. Believe me. [ LAUGH ] We should have kept the oil. And you know what? [ APPLAUSE ] We should have given the oil, we should have given big chucks to the people that lost their arms, their legs, and their families and their sons and daughters. Because right now, you know who has a lot of that oil? Iran and ISIS. You know, Mr. Trump fancies himself a very good negotiator. And I accept that he's done a lot of good deals. So Mr. Trump ought to know that we should not speak to people from a position of weakness. Senator Paul should know that as well. One of the reasons I've said that I would not be talking to Vladimir Putin right now, although I have met him as well, not in the green room for a show but in a private meeting. 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