PHILADELPHIA, July 27, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As
ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, I am keenly
aware of the grave threats we face — from the murderous brutality
of ISIS and al-Qaeda to Iran's
sponsorship of terror; from the belligerence of Vladimir Putin to
the madman in Pyongyang.
This November, America's decision is about more than who
confronts these threats, it's also about how. Will we continue to
be a beacon for freedom loving peoples around the world? Or
will we hunker down, shelter in place, or worse, sow division and
discord? Will we pick a man with no vision, who cowers behind angry
rhetoric? Or will we pick a woman of courage, conviction and
compassion?
In short, the stakes could not be higher.
When the rights of expression, religion and association are
under growing assault around the globe, when the world needs a
leader who can offer "blood, tears, toil and sweat," Trump offers
only bluster, tirade, swindle, and threat.
With malice towards all, and charity for none, Trump would
separate us from the world, and divide us here at home. In Trump's
world, NATO is a relic, Putin an ally, Tiananmen an example, and
torture our instrument. This is not leadership; this is
calamity.
It is not speaking hard truths or shunning political correctness
— but, instead, failing to see America's greatness, its essential
goodness, its unending promise. Like an easy mark at one of his
casinos, Trump would have us throw the dice with America's future.
We will not do it.
But thank God, America has a choice. Rather than a man of
endless ego and obsession, we can choose a woman of purpose and
determination. Instead of a man who sees little but danger and
murder in the face of immigrants, we can choose a woman who
understands how immigrants have strengthened this nation of
immigrants.
Instead of a man who would gamble on the greatness of America,
we can choose a woman with a brilliant mind, a resolute heart, a
steady hand, and a passion for the betterment of humankind.
Democrats: this fall, the choice for Commander-in-Chief is clear
— Hillary Rodham Clinton!
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