During tonight’s Republican presidential debate, Carly Fiorina went on an extended foreign policy riff:
“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 I would not be talking to Vladimir Putin right now—although I have met him as well, not in a green room for a show, but in a private meeting.
“One of the reasons I’ve said I wouldn’t be talking to Vladimir Putin right now is because we are speaking to him in a position of weakness brought on by this administration. So I wouldn’t talk to him for a while, but I would do this. I would start rebuilding the six fleet right under his nose. Rebuilding the missile defense system in Poland under his nose. I would conduct very aggressive military exercises in the baltic states so he understood we would protect our NATO allies and would-be allies and I might put a few thousand troops into Germany, not to start a war but make sure Putin understands the United States of America will stand with our allies. That is why Governor Bush is correct, we must have a no-fly zone in Syria because Russia cannot tell the United States of America where and when to fly our planes.”
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