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understand the president s decision to move us out. the iraqi army was in a pretty good position when we left. they were reasonably well trained. they were certainly not as integrated as we would liked to have seen and i think we saw the lack of that integration when isis crossed the border and began to engage. the steps we re taking now in iraq, approximately 3500 folks on the ground, this is a great first step but i think what we got to be able to do is look at this in a broader context. we have to understand this fight against isis is not something we can do on margins but i think this is a generational fight and i think it s going to require, unfortunately, the lives of more young men and women and billions more dollars in order for us to be able to destroy this threat. if we don t do it now, we ll have to do it later. so it s just a matter of timing. this is probably a student question but why does it seems the forces the united states support in iraq and afghanistan need billio
accountable. we have another student question on religion in america. in the light of the events in the past decade, islam has been viewed as a religion for extreme itse ists and terrorists. recently there s been controversy over the mosque being built in ground zero and the florida pastor making remarks about the koran. as a senator, where is the line between freedom of speech and the respect of other religions, both of which are found in the first amendment of the constitution. mr. coons? a great question and a difficult one. the florida pastor who caused outrage by threatening to burn the koran showed profound misunderstanding of the terrorists that attacked america and the vast majority of muslims who participate in a religion
discarded, where they ve given hundreds and potentially thousands of infertile couples the opportunity to have babies. it s a wonderful program. our next student question brings us to the issue of abortion. what is your stance on abortion, including in cases of rape and incest? i believe that there s been a profound loss of respect for the dignity of human life and that s reflected in a lot of our policies, whether it s cutting tax exemptions for disabled low-income citizens in new castle county or with abortion. i respect the human dignity on all levels. the unrepeatable precious human dignity on all levels. and my opponent and others will use rape and incest when that s less than 1% of all abortions in america. i support a woman s right to choose.
point to a program called the snowflake babies where they ve had incredible success adopting these human embryos that are going to be discarded for medical waste where they ve given millions or i m sorry, hundreds and potentially thousands of infertile couples the opportunity to have babies. it s the snowflake program. it s a wonderful program and i suggest everyone take a look at it. our next student question brings us the issue of abortion. what is your stance on abortion including in cases of rape and incest? it s for you. i believe there s been a profound loss of respect for the dignity of human life and that s reflected in a lot of our policies, whether it s cutting tax exemptions for disabled low-income citizens in new castle county or with abortion. i respect the human dignity on all levels, the unrepeated precious human dignity on all levels and my opponents and others use the scare tactic of