Hezbollah leader, locked in a conflict with Isis, echoes Trump and says Obama founded them !!!!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

The leader of Hezbollah this weekend quoted Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's accusation that President Obama and Trump's Democratic rival Hillary Clinton founded ISIS.

Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the Lebanese militant group, used Trump's claim last week that Obama and Clinton were behind the extremist group ISIS's establishment to bolster his criticism of the U.S. administration in a speech in Lebanon on Saturday, according to a transcript posted by the group's media arm.

"This is not simple speech,” Nasrallah said of Trump's remarks. “This is an American presidential candidate. This was spoken on behalf of the American Republican Party. He has data and documents.”

Trump said on Wednesday that Obama was "the founder of ISIS" and later expanded the claim to include Clinton. Trump repeated his accusation throughout the next day. He said Friday morning the comment was meant as sarcasm, but later that day qualified that by saying his initial claim was "not that sarcastic."

Hezbollah, a Shiite Muslim militant group and political party, has aligned itself with Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime in that government's civil war against rebel factions. The Lebanese group is also fighting ISIS.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/hezbollah-leader-echoes-trump-obama-clinton-founded-isis/story?id=41374713

[Still In Wisconsin]

1. Well, when and if the Repubs get around to dumping Trump, he will need a party...

Trump can run on the Hezbollah Party ticket in 2020!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. A C Note says Trump does not know which sect of Islam

A C Note says Trump does not know which sect of Islam Hezbollah, Isis, Hamas, and Al-Qaeda ascribe to.

[Still In Wisconsin]

3. Since I have not a C-note to spare...

I'm not taking that bet

[SheriffBob]

4. his statement proves that trump is

in collusion with the enemies of America.

Trump should tweet him a "thank you."

[David__77]

5. I think Hezbollah is playing a positive role in Syria.

I do not agree that the US government created Islamic State. Unfortunately, I think that the US has a wrong policy toward Iraq and Syria. I think that the US should seek cooperative relations with the governments of Iraq and Syria.

[PragmaticLiberal]

6. A positive role in what sense?

[stevenleser]

7. I suppose if anti-ISIS automatically means "positive" you could argue the point.

And yes I would probably agree that this aspect of Hezbollahs behavior is a good thing. There are so many not good things about their behavior though, and unanswered questions about their past that I am not sure I would be comfortable ascribing their role as positive.

[David__77]

9. In opposing Islamic State and the various jihadist groups operating there.

Whether it's the intention of Hezbollah's leaders or not, it is objectively allied with the forces of secularism and progress.

[PragmaticLiberal]

10. That's one way to look at it.

Another view is that Hezbollah's primary goal is to ensure the survival of Assad.

Now whether that's a good or bad thing depends on what side you're on.

[JRLeft]

11. It's a good thing unless you want ISIS forming a new government in Syria.

We need to back Asad.

[tonyt53]

8. Very odd, most Middle Easterners know what brought about ISIS, and it was sure before Obama.