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U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton slammed rival Donald Trump on Monday for saying that the week-old effort to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from the control of Islamic State was going badly.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s basically declaring defeat before the battle has even started,\u201d Clinton said at a campaign event in New Hampshire. \u201cHe\u2019s proving to the world what it means to have an unqualified commander in chief.\u201d
In a tweet on Sunday, Trump, the Republican nominee for the Nov. 8 election, said the \u201cattack on Mosul is turning out to be a total disaster. We gave them months of notice. U.S. is looking so dumb.\u201d<\/p>\n
Iraqi and Kurdish forces, backed by the United States, have mounted a huge assault on the area surrounding the city, the last stronghold of Islamic State forces in Iraq. They have retaken about 80 Islamic State-held villages and towns since the offensive was launched on Oct. 16, but have yet to move on the city itself.<\/p>\n
Trump reiterated his position during a rally on Monday in St. Augustine, Florida, where he also urged supporters to vote early and declared his campaign was winning the election.<\/p>\n
“So now we\u2019re bogged down in Mosul. The enemy is much tougher than they thought. They\u2019ve had a lot of time to get ready,” Trump said. “It\u2019s a horrible, horrible situation that\u2019s going on. Why did we have to tell them we\u2019re going in?”<\/p>\n
The operation could last weeks, or even months. Islamic State mounted counterattacks on Monday across the country against the Iraqi army and Kurdish forces, trying to deflect attention away from the Mosul campaign.
Trump suggested last week during the final 2016 presidential debate that the U.S.-backed attack on Mosul was orchestrated to help Clinton in her White House bid.<\/p>\n
With just over two weeks to go until the election, Clinton, President Barack Obama’s first-term secretary of state, leads the New York businessman in national opinion polls. Both candidates have been focusing on a small set of political swing states that could decide the contest.<\/p>\n
Seeking to cement a wide advantage she holds with women voters, Clinton enlisted the help of firebrand U.S.
Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, who blasted Trump over allegations he tried to grope or kiss several women without their consent over a 20-year span.<\/p>\n
Source :Reuters<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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