“I did not detect any great desire for them to come to the United States.”
— Ben Carson, quoted by the Associated Press, after visiting with Syrian refugees in Jordan.
Christie Says He Would Shoot Down Russian Planes
Gov. Chris Christie “ramped up his tough talk on foreign policy on Monday, calling President Obama a ‘weakling’ and saying that the United States should threaten to shoot down Russian planes conducting airstrikes in Syria,” the New York Times reports.
Said Christie: “My first phone call would be to Vladimir, and I’d say, ‘Listen, we’re enforcing this no-fly zone.’ And I mean we’re enforcing it against anyone, including you. So don’t try me. Don’t try me. Because I’ll do it.”
Russian Airstrikes Hit U.S.-Backed Rebels in Syria
“Russian officials insisted they were attacking the Islamic State after efforts by the U.S. and its partners had failed to dislodge the extremists, but U.S. officials said the strikes appeared to target opponents of President Bashar al-Assad and hit units that were trained by the CIA,” the Washington Post reports.
First Read: “If Syria was already a black mark for the Obama administration, it’s now turning into a full-fledged debacle, with Russia now appearing to bomb Syrian rebels opposed to Assad.”
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