Subject: Re: Next step on ISIS - medium post?
From: Dan Schwerin <[email-masked]>
To: Lauren Peterson <[email-masked]>
Cc: Laura Rosenberger <[email-masked]>, Teddy Goff <[email-masked]>, Julie Whitaker <[email-masked]>, Jake Sullivan <[email-masked]>, Jennifer Palmieri <[email-masked]>, John Podesta <[email-masked]>, Brian Fallon <[email-masked]>, Kristina Schake <[email-masked]>, Christina Reynolds <[email-masked]>, Katie Dowd <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2015 12:16:11 -0500

That was a weird ad-lib and we should cut it.

On Mon, Dec 7, 2015 at 12:10 PM, Lauren Peterson <
[email-masked]> wrote:

> I edited the title and added the "too dangerous to fly" line.
>
> Dan - I couldn't tell if this was a typo or just me not understanding, but
> can you look at the last sentence in paragraph 4?
>
> On Mon, Dec 7, 2015 at 12:06 PM, Laura Rosenberger <
> [email-masked]> wrote:
>
>> Great. I do think to dan's question it would also be good to get full
>> text of speech posted on the website.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Dec 7, 2015, at 12:04 PM, Teddy Goff <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>
>> agree
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 7, 2015 at 12:02 PM, Lauren Peterson <
>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>
>>> My two cents would be to just let it stand on its own to get the people
>>> who didn't watch the speech or even know that it happened.
>>>
>>> On Mon, Dec 7, 2015 at 12:02 PM, Dan Schwerin <
>>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm fine with adding that line, as she's been saying it pretty
>>>> regularly.  Would we want to reference that this is adapted from a longer
>>>> speech or just let it stand on its own?
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Dec 7, 2015 at 12:00 PM, Lauren Peterson <
>>>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> We could get this up on Medium pretty quickly. Do we want to add
>>>>> anything about the "if you're too dangerous to fly ..." line? Apparently
>>>>> that's been getting a lot of traction on social so it might be worth
>>>>> squeezing in there if it didn't throw a wrench in everything.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Dec 7, 2015 at 11:58 AM, Laura Rosenberger <
>>>>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm game for whatever folks think will get the most lift but do think
>>>>>> we should try to do quickly.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, Dec 7, 2015 at 11:55 AM, Lauren Peterson <
>>>>>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We could also do on Medium and have Dan or Laura annotate -- you can
>>>>>>> create a Medium account super easily and it's connected to your Twitter.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mon, Dec 7, 2015 at 11:50 AM, Teddy Goff <
>>>>>>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> that's a good thought. or we could do on genius and have you, jake,
>>>>>>>> or laura annotate (if we think there is contextual information worth
>>>>>>>> conveying).
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Mon, Dec 7, 2015 at 11:49 AM, Dan Schwerin <
>>>>>>>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> What if we pulled out the San Bernardino & ISIS excerpts from
>>>>>>>>> yesterday's speech and adapted them into a Medium post?  Might be a way to
>>>>>>>>> give them more lift than they got.  Possible draft attached and below.
>>>>>>>>> (Not sure if we should also link to the full speech, or if that
>>>>>>>>> even exists anywhere on our website yet or not.)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Defeat ISIS
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> By Hillary Clinton
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> These past few days, all of us have tried to make sense of yet
>>>>>>>>> another senseless terrorist attack.  I know that Americans are anxious and
>>>>>>>>> fearful, and we have reason to be.  The threat is real.  The need for
>>>>>>>>> action is urgent.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Our intelligence and law enforcement agencies will continue
>>>>>>>>> learning about what led to the massacre in San Bernardino just as French
>>>>>>>>> and Belgian authorities are doing so in Paris and Brussels.  But this much
>>>>>>>>> we do know: The threat from radical jihadism has metastasized and become
>>>>>>>>> more complex and challenging.  We’re seeing the results of radicalization
>>>>>>>>> not just in far-off lands but right here at home fueled by the internet.
>>>>>>>>> It’s the nexus of terrorism and technology, and we have a lot of work to do
>>>>>>>>> to end it.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> As hard as this is, Americans now have to move from fear to
>>>>>>>>> resolve.  America has beaten bigger threats before, and we will defeat this
>>>>>>>>> one as well.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Resolve means depriving jihadists of virtual territory just as we
>>>>>>>>> work to deprive them of actual territory.  They are using websites, social
>>>>>>>>> media, chat rooms, and other platforms to celebrate beheadings, recruit
>>>>>>>>> future terrorists, and call for attacks.  We should work with host
>>>>>>>>> companies to shut them down. It’s time for an urgent dialogue between the
>>>>>>>>> government, and not just our government – government and the high-tech
>>>>>>>>> community to confront this problem together.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Resolve means supporting also our first responders, like the
>>>>>>>>> officer in San Bernardino who said he would take a bullet for the civilians
>>>>>>>>> he was rescuing.  We owe them our support and gratitude and whatever help
>>>>>>>>> they need.  Local law enforcement should get the support, training, and
>>>>>>>>> coordination they need in their communities from counterterrorism experts
>>>>>>>>> in Washington.  It also means taking a close look at safeguards in visa
>>>>>>>>> programs and working more effectively with our European allies on
>>>>>>>>> intelligence and information sharing.  And yes, Congress must act to ensure
>>>>>>>>> that no one who is a suspected terrorist can buy guns anywhere in America.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Resolve means going after the threat at its source in Iraq and
>>>>>>>>> Syria and beyond.  Our goal must not be to deter or contain ISIS; our goal
>>>>>>>>> must be to defeat ISIS.  And I have put forth a three-prong plan to do that.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> First, deny ISIS territory in Iraq and Syria by leading an
>>>>>>>>> intensified air campaign and working with local and regional forces on the
>>>>>>>>> ground.  Second, dismantle the global infrastructure of terror, the
>>>>>>>>> networks that supply radical jihadists with money, weapons, and fighters,
>>>>>>>>> and stop them from recruiting and inspiring.  And third, toughen our
>>>>>>>>> defenses at home and those of our partners against external and homegrown
>>>>>>>>> threats.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> An effective fight on the ground against ISIS is essential, but
>>>>>>>>> that does not mean deploying tens of thousands of American combat troops.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> It does mean stepping up efforts to get more Arabs and Kurdish
>>>>>>>>> fighters into the fight against ISIS on both sides of the Iraq-Syrian
>>>>>>>>> border, supporting the Iraqi Security Forces while pressuring Baghdad to
>>>>>>>>> pursue a more inclusive and effective approach, and immediately deploying
>>>>>>>>> the Special Operations Forces that President Obama has already authorized
>>>>>>>>> with more to follow as more Syrians get into the fight.  We also have to
>>>>>>>>> demand that our Arab and Turkish partners carry their share of the burden
>>>>>>>>> with military, financial, and diplomatic contributions.  We will do our
>>>>>>>>> part, but it’s their fight too, and they need to act like it is.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Dealing with the conflict in Syria with respect to Assad is
>>>>>>>>> central to this whole effort.  We need to continue Secretary Kerry’s
>>>>>>>>> efforts to move toward a diplomatic solution to the civil war in Syria that
>>>>>>>>> paves the way for new leadership and enables Syrians from every community
>>>>>>>>> to take on ISIS. Investing the Russians in this outcome and getting them to
>>>>>>>>> step up and do their part will be difficult but essential.  And we have to
>>>>>>>>> pursue a transition away from Assad and an intensified fight against ISIS
>>>>>>>>> simultaneously.  We’re not going to get Syrian opposition forces to fight
>>>>>>>>> ISIS in earnest without the credible prospect of a transition, and that’s
>>>>>>>>> going to take more pressure and leverage.  It’s one of the reasons why I
>>>>>>>>> have proposed creating a no-fly zone as well as safe havens and more robust
>>>>>>>>> support for opposition forces.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> And finally, it’s crucial that we embed our mission to defeat ISIS
>>>>>>>>> within a broader struggle against radical jihadism.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Extremist groups like ISIS feed off instability and conflict, and
>>>>>>>>> there is no shortage of that in the Middle East today.  Decades of
>>>>>>>>> repression, poverty, corruption, a lack of pluralism and tolerance turn the
>>>>>>>>> region into a powder keg.  That’s why we have to keep working with our
>>>>>>>>> friends and partners to support economic and political modernization; train
>>>>>>>>> effective and accountable local intelligence, law enforcement, and
>>>>>>>>> counterterrorism services.  And once and for all, the Saudis, the Qataris,
>>>>>>>>> the Kuwaitis, and others must stop their citizens from funding extremist
>>>>>>>>> organizations and stop supporting radical schools and mosques around the
>>>>>>>>> world that have set too many young people on a path toward extremism.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> So across the board, we must act with courage and clarity.  And
>>>>>>>>> it’s important to remind ourselves that Islam itself is not our adversary.
>>>>>>>>> This is not and we should not let it become a clash of civilizations.  It
>>>>>>>>> is a clash between hate and hope -- and the vast majority of Muslims are on
>>>>>>>>> our side of the battle unless we drive them away.  We can’t buy into the
>>>>>>>>> very narrative that radical jihadists use to recruit new followers or
>>>>>>>>> alienate partners we want and need at home and abroad with reckless
>>>>>>>>> rhetoric.  Declaring war on Islam or demonizing the Muslim American
>>>>>>>>> community is not only counter to our values; it plays right into the hands
>>>>>>>>> of terrorists.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Muslim Americans are our neighbors, our co-workers, loved ones,
>>>>>>>>> friends.  Many are working every day all over our country to prevent
>>>>>>>>> radicalization.  We should be supporting them, not scapegoating them.  But,
>>>>>>>>> at the same time, none of us can close our eyes to the fact that we do face
>>>>>>>>> enemies who use Islam to justify slaughtering innocent people.  We have to
>>>>>>>>> stop them and we will.  Radical jihadists, like so many adversaries in our
>>>>>>>>> history, underestimate the strength of our national character.  Americans
>>>>>>>>> will not cower or cave, and we will not turn on each other or turn on our
>>>>>>>>> principles.  We will defeat those who threaten us.  We will keep our
>>>>>>>>> country safe and strong, free and tolerant.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> ###
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>
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>>>>>
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