Clinton on No-Fly Zone in 2013: ‘You’re Going to Kill a Lot of Syrians; In 2016: ‘Could Save Lives’
(CNSNews.com) – Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on Wednesday night reiterated her support for a “no-fly zone” in Syria, saying that imposing one “could save lives and could hasten the end of the conflict.”
The remarks during the third presidential debate in Las Vegas are at odds with comments she made in a 2013 speech, when she is quoted as saying that imposing a no-fly zone would mean taking out air defense systems, including in populated areas, and that in doing so “you’re going to kill a lot of Syrians.”
Clinton acknowledged in the debate with Donald Trump that there were “really legitimate concerns” about the implications of enforcing such a zone, but suggested that the matter could be negotiated with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian allies.
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