Clinton: Trump Declaring Defeat In Mosul Before The Battle Has Even Started

Hillary Clinton slammed Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Manchester, NH on Monday, saying he is "someone who roots for failure and takes glee in mocking our country no matter who our president is." She was responding to a tweet Trump sent out Sunday evening about the ongoing battle between ISIS and American, Iraqi and Kurdish forces in the Northern Iraq city of Mosul. "The attack on Mosul is turning out to be a total disaster," Trump said. "We gave them months of notice. The U.S. is looking so dumb." "He has no plan to defeat ISIS," Clinton said. "He's basically declaring defeat before the battle has even started." "It's not only wrong, it's dangerous, and it needs to be repudiated on November 8th," she added. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The attack on Mosul is turning out to be a total disaster. We gave them months of notice. U.S. is looking so dumb. VOTE TRUMP and WIN AGAIN!</p>— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/790337063489040384">October 23, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote>HILLARY CLINTON: We believe we should honor the men and women who fight for our country, and that America is safer when we work with our allies to lead the world with strength and intelligence. Yet my opponent attacked a grieving Gold Star family whose son died in Iraq. He has no plan to defeat ISIS. And just last night, he tweeted that the new effort under way to push the terrorists out of the key city of Mosul is already, and I quote, "a total disaster." And that our country is, quote, "looking so dumb." Imagine, imagine, this is a guy who says he knows more about ISIS than the generals. I don't think so. He's basically declaring defeat before the battle has even started. He's proving to the world what it means to have an unqualified commander-in-chief. It's not only wrong, it's dangerous, and it needs to be repudiated on November 8th, here in New Hampshire and across America. But just in case you think this is new for Donald, it shouldn't surprise you or surprise anybody else. And I'll tell you why. He has been denigrating America for decades. It started before he ran against me. It started before President Obama took office. In fact, back in 1987, he he spent $100,000 on an ad in "The New York Times" criticizing President Reagan. He said, and I quote, "the world is laughing at America." Does that sound familiar? This is someone who roots for failure and takes glee in mocking our country no matter who our president is. </BLOCKQUOTE> Watch the full Manchester, NH rally below: <iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0QlpCGqFlqk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>