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Joe Gould
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump laid out his strategy aimed at defeating radical Islamic terrorism, likening it to an ideological struggle akin to the Cold War.
In a speech the Republican presidential nominee delivered on Monday on Ohio, Trump pledged to build a bipartisan and international consensus, re-classifying US allies as any nation that will stand with Washington against "radical Islamic extremism."
“Our approach, which must be shared by both parties in America, by our allies overseas and by our friends in the Middle East, must be to halt the spread of radical Islam,” Trump said. “All actions should be oriented around this goal, and any country which shares this goal will be our ally. We cannot always choose our friends, but we can never fail to recognize our enemies.”
In this, Trump said he plans to work with Jordan, Egypt, NATO and Russia, which has a “big, big problem with ISIS.”
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