Gary Johnson in Second 2016 Presidential Debate

On Foreign Policy: A "No-Fly zone" means war; no regime change in Syria

Hillary Clinton: The situation in Syria is catastrophic. Every day that goes by, we see the results of the regime by Assad in partnership with the Iranians on the ground, the Russians in the air, bombarding places, in particular Aleppo, where there are hundreds of thousands of people, probably about 250,000 still left. There is a determined effort by the Russians to destroy Aleppo. They're interested in keeping Assad in power. I advocate a no-fly zone and safe zones. We need some leverage with the Russians.

Gary Johnson: Hillary Clinton thinks we're safer with regime change despite Libya, Iraq, Syria. The civil war in Syria is heart-breaking. Without strong diplomacy, Hillary's safe zone [would be] ineffective and would require U.S. boots on the ground.

Source: Johnson Twitter posts on Second 2016 Presidential Debate Oct 9, 2016

On Free Trade: Free trade means more jobs and lower prices

Donald Trump: NAFTA, signed by [Hillary Clinton's] husband, is perhaps the greatest disaster trade deal in the history of the world. It stripped us of manufacturing jobs.

Gary Johnson: Free trade means on net more jobs and lower prices for American families.

Source: Johnson Twitter posts on Second 2016 Presidential Debate Oct 9, 2016

On Health Care: US needs free market approach to health care, not government

Donald Trump: ObamaCare is a disaster. We have to repeal it, and replace it with something less expensive. And something that works. We have to get rid of the lines around the state, where we stop insurance companies from competing. We want competition.

Gary Johnson: Bring competition to healthcare! A free market approach is needed, and recognize that healthcare is far removed from the free market.

Source: Johnson Twitter posts on Second 2016 Presidential Debate Oct 9, 2016

On Immigration: A ban based on religion violates our Constitution

Q: Do you plan to ban Muslims from US?

Donald Trump: It's called extreme vetting. They're coming in by the tens of thousands and Hillary Clinton wants to allow a 550% increase over Obama.

Source: Johnson Twitter posts on Second 2016 Presidential Debate Oct 9, 2016

On Immigration: WRONG to deport 11 million undocumented from US

Donald Trump: The border patrol agents endorsed me because I understand the border. [Hillary Clinton] wants amnesty for everybody.

Gary Johnson: The deportation of 11 million undocumented immigrants is WRONG. Issue work visas.

Source: Johnson Twitter posts on Second 2016 Presidential Debate Oct 9, 2016

The above quotations are from Second Presidential Debate, Oct. 9, 2016, moderated by ABC News' Martha Raddatz and CNN's Anderson Cooper. Click here for main summary page. Click here for a profile of Gary Johnson. Click here for Gary Johnson on all issues.
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