Partial transcript 9/17/15
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Every time we have toppled a secular dictator, we have gotten chaos, the rise of radical Islam and we are more at risk.
One sentence from a video clip, is all Kelly allowed to be heard, of Rand Paul's foreign policy.
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From transcript:
BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
CHRISTIE: I was named U.S. attorney by President Bush on September 10, 2001. And that next day, my wife Mary Pat, did what she did every day, she traveled through the World Trade Center and went to her office, two blocks from the World Trade Center. After those planes hit for five and a half hours, after that, I couldn't reach her. Didn't know whether she was dead or alive, we had three children at the time, aged five and one. And I had to confront with so many thousands of others in my reach and out confront (ph). The idea that I might become a single parent, the idea that my life and my children's life might be changed forever, and I support what President Bush did at that time, going into Afghanistan, hunting al-Qaeda and its leaders getting sanctuary out of place and making it as difficult around the world to move people and money.
BEN CARSON, R-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: When the war -- when the issue occurred in 2003, I suggested to President Bush that he not go to war. OK, so I just want that on the record.
PAUL: Every time we have toppled a secular dictator, we have gotten chaos, the rise of radical Islam and we are more at risk.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
KELLY: Once again, we're joining by our panel. So
let's talk about that because foreign policy took center stage. Rubio had some big moments as well Dr. Carson. Was anybody surprised to learn that he did not support the war in Afghanistan? Yes?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I was very surprised. And I think it's gonna be very harmful for him. We lost 3,000 people that day and the country that hoarded those people that planned this, they did not hand them over and they were asking for us to do what was necessary. You know, the one foreign policy achievement that I supported of Barack Obama, was sending that SEAL team in there to get Osama bin Laden. That's how you respond when you have this kind.
KELLY: How many people here like Dr. Carson? OK, so -- and by the way, none of you is committed. We intentionally selected you because you are uncommitted Republican voters, right?
CROWD: Right.
KELLY: You -- for now, at least you have open minds about who you might go for. And is there anybody -- I mean, would you -- I will ask you what was asked of the Republican candidates. Would you support the ultimate nominee, whoever it is, you know, whoever the Republican is, who run as a Republican?
CROWD: Yes.
KELLY: OK. So you are all planning on voting Republican, no matter which of these guys or gals get the nomination.
CROWD: Yes.
KELLY: OK, so who did you think won, when it came to the foreign policy section?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yup, Marco Rubio.
KELLY: Why?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Has a better understanding of a lot of these foreign policy topics is he talking about, instead of just.
KELLY: But he is an insider.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: He is an insider, but that's, you know, that's -- in every time there is a debate or any kind of gathering, this guys had try to one up each other of who has the most humble upbringings or who was the most University or.
(CROSSTALK)
KELLY: Brit Hume called it destitution derby.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, yes.
(LAUGHTER)
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: My dad was a coal miner, when his dad, you know his dad was, you know a harder coal miner. So, I mean getting back to the foreign policy I mean, he hit it really well when he said that our military is not designed for pin-prick actions and we can't leave power vacuums, so when we do go somewhere, we need to be very strong, but we need to be very smart.
KELLY: But let me ask you,
other than Rand Paul, who obviously, you know made his libertarian position very clear. Do you see a clear distinction between these candidates when it comes to foreign policy?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Not at this point, no.
KELLY: Not -- you don't, no.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No, I don't. And I think what we are doing right now is this is still in the beginning stages of these debates. Wait until we get into the later stages when there is going to be a necessity for each candidate to become much more specific on policies of all kind, but foreign policy in particular.
KELLY: Any doubt that each one of them would do better than Hillary Clinton, as to you Republican voter?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No.
KELLY: No doubt.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No doubt, no doubt or whatsoever.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: There is different on the Iran deal. Like for example, Kasich would accept the Iran deal form what he said.
KELLY: Is that a problem for you?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: That's a problem for me.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes.
KELLY: It is a problem for you?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, in fact.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Absolutely.
KELLY: You want, you want the person to get rid of it -- I mean, on day one, it's gone?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Absolutely.
(CROSSTALK)
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It's a terrible deal.
(CROSSTALK)
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: And there is no way to get it back.
KELLY: Go ahead.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I think that we need to look at a lot of the intricacies associated with the Iran deal. There are a lot of things we just don't know. I hear things left and right. However, with the underbelly of this deal is, what is my concern is. I hear candidates saying that they want to rip up the deal on day one. Let's look at the deal. Let's, before we make any snap judgments.
(CROSSTALK)
KELLY: Rip up the deal, Gary, quickly.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: That's possible (ph). The Iran.
KELLY: In the back there.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: South (ph) is call to death to America. So what are you looking at, to talk to another leader to wants to wish death to us?
KELLY: How about Ted Cruz? You like his position on that? He was very strong on that one.
CROWD: Absolutely, yeah.
(CROSSTALK)
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Look at the side deal being made.
KELLY: Look at the side deal.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: -- talking about and figure out what those are and why won't the Obama administration turn those deals over to Congress. And let them actually, debate on those issues and find out what's in that deal.
KELLY: It's going to keep being a big issue. All right, the next section has got to be one of the most interesting for our panel here. There was a lot of drama at the big debate, but there were some funny moments, too. Did you catch this one, between Ben Carson and Donald Trump? The moment that made us cringed and laughed, next.
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