GOP rivals want global war over Syria: Trump
Leading US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says his GOP rivals seek to “start World War III over Syria.”
Trump said Friday that "they want to start World War III over Syria. Give me a break," the Hill quoted him as saying in Oklahoma City.
He also said the US should allow Russia to take up the fight against the Daesh (ISIL/ISIS) Takfiri militants in Iraq and Syria.
"You know Russia wants to get ISIS right. We want to get ISIS. Russia’s in Syria. Maybe we should let them do it?," he said, noting, "Let them do it. What the hell are we crazy?"
The comments come as foreign policy has appeared as a stumbling block for GOP front-runner Trump at times.
Trump has touted his foreign policy, noting that he was opposed to the Iraq war, pledging to do more for America's veterans.
"I said don’t go into Iraq. I’m the most militant person here, the most militaristic person you’ll ever meet. I believe in the military strongly, but I didn’t want to see us invade Iraq," he said.
"We spend $2 trillion dollars, thousands of lives, wounded warriors all over the place that I love by the way… we got nothing. We can’t even go over there."
The US Republican presidential candidate has on different occasions created controversy by making confused remarks on different issues during his campaign or while taking questions from journalists.
Trump has also pledged contentious policies such as vowing to close US borders to undocumented immigrants on day one of his presidency. His immigration policy further calls on deporting all illegal immigrants from the country.
The billionaire real estate developer and businessman, however, continues to dominate the crowded Republican field as a recent survey shows 39 percent of Republican primary and caucus voters say Trump has the best chance of winning the White House in the 2016 presidential election.
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