Hawkish Republican candidates don’t mince words on radical Islam - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Julian Pecquet

Julian Pecquet

Nov 16, 2015

Republican U.S. presidential candidate U.S. Senator Marco Rubio speaks as former Governor Jeb Bush (L), businessman Donald Trump (2nd R) and Dr. Ben Carson (R) listen at the 2016 U.S. Republican presidential candidates debate held by CNBC in Boulder, Colorado, October 28, 2015. REUTERS/Rick Wilking - RTX1TPZI — Florida Sen. Marco Rubio speaks as former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (L), businessman Donald Trump (2nd R) and Dr. Ben Carson (R) listen at the Republican presidential candidates' debate held by CNBC in Boulder, Colorado, Oct. 28, 2015. — REUTERS/Rick Wilking

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waves as he leaves the stage after receiving the endorsement of the New England Police Benevolent Association in Portsmouth, New Hampshire December 10, 2015. REUTERS/Mary Schwalm - RTX1Y6A7

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U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) leads a news conference in support of a proposed constitutional amendment for campaign finance reform, on Capitol Hill in Washington September 8, 2014. Also pictured is Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI). REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR45FBO

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U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump takes the stage at a campaign rally in Windham, New Hampshire, January 11, 2016. REUTERS/Brian Snyder - RTX21VNU

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U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to supporters at the Westin Hilton Head Island Resort and Spa in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, December 30, 2015. REUTERS/Randall Hill - RTX20JLW

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