into the very NATO countries that ironically are bombing their homeland , only to face more violence from anti - immigrant far - right nationalists . From Russia ’s perspective , the U.S. and NATO have consistently violated international law by invading foreign countries in order to conduct regime change ( through “ color revolutions ” or by military force ) . Insofar as Russian participation in Syria , it was by invitation from Bashar al - Assad to defend Syria against terrorists : both ISIS and so - called “ moderate rebels ” ( a.k.a .
But he said he did not want to detail military strategy because it would tip off potential foes . " We will defeat radical Islamic terrorism just as we have defeated every threat we 've faced at every age and before , " Trump said , blaming his Democratic rival , Hillary Clinton , the former secretary of state , and President Barack Obama for aiding the rise of Islamic State . In a speech in the swing state of Ohio , Trump also said that in implementing his call for a temporary ban on Muslims immigratinginspection.sensoryobserve.inspectpeopleorganizationto the country , he would institute “ extreme vetting ” and develop a new screening test to try to catch people who intend to do harm to the United States . As president , he said , he would ask the U.S. State Department and Department of Homeland Security to identify regions of the world that remain hostile to the United States and where normal screening might not be sufficient to catch those who pose a threat . The Clinton campaign said Trump 's plan to have immigrants submit to ideological tests was " a cynical ploy to escape scrutiny of his outrageous proposal to ban an entire religion from our country and no one should fall for it . "
He has admitted that he does n’t prepare for debates or study briefing books ; he believes such things get in the way of a good performance . No major presidential candidate has ever been quite as disdainful of knowledge , as indifferent to facts , as untroubled by his benightedness . It is little surprise , then , that many of Mr. Trump ’s most celebrated pronouncements and promises — to quickly and “ humanely ” expel 11 million illegal immigrants , to force Mexico to pay for the wall he will build on our southern border , to defeat the Islamic State “ very quickly ” while as a bonus taking its oil , to bar Muslims from immigratinginspection.sensoryobserve.inspectpeopleorganizationto the United States — are nativistic pipe dreams and public relations stunts . Even more disqualifying is Mr. Trump ’s temperament . He is erratic , inconsistent and unprincipled .