Political expert contends terror attacks likely to help Republicans in race for White House
The world is on edge Tuesday night as President Obama addressed the terror attacks in Brussels in his a speech from Havana.
“We must be together regardless of nationality, or race or faith in fighting against the scourge of terrorism,” Obama said.
On the heels of the attacks, the five remaining candidates hoping to succeed Obama make a final push for votes before Arizona, Utah and Idaho cast votes in the nomination fight.
“Foreign policy unrest such as these violent terrorist attacks in Europe, really help the party that’s not in the White House in a presidential election,” Colorado College political science professor Bob Loevy said. “Hillary Clinton will carry the burden of Obama’s foreign policy and that has proven to be a questionable policy because of the rise of ISIS.”
ISIS claimed responsibility for the Brussels attacks that took at least 34 lives and injured dozens.
“We got to take them on on the Internet,” Clinton said. “You know you can put wall around your country but you don’t keep out the Internet and that has been a major tool for radicalizing, recruiting and propagandizing that ISIS is quite sophisticated at using.”
Colorado’s U.S. senators responded to the attacks. Sen. Michael Bennet called them senseless and cowardly. He said this is not a time to play politics.
Sen. Cory Gardner said the United States stands in solidarity with its friend and ally, Belgium, and our country cannot wait any longer to develop an aggressive strategy to go after ISIS.
