U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Democrat Hillary Clinton's plan for Syria would "lead to World War Three," because of the potential for conflict with military forces from nuclear-armed Russia.

In an interview focused largely on foreign policy, Trump said defeating Islamic State is a higher priority than persuading Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down, playing down a long-held goal of U.S. policy.

Trump questioned how Clinton would negotiate with Russian President Vladimir Putin after demonizing him; blamed President Barack Obama for a downturn in U.S. relations with the Philippines under its new president, Rodrigo Duterte; bemoaned a lack of Republican unity behind his candidacy, and said he would easily win the election if the party leaders would support him.

“If we had party unity, we couldn’t lose this election to Hillary Clinton,” he said.

On Syria's civil war, Trump said Clinton could drag the United States into a world war with a more aggressive posture toward resolving the conflict.

Clinton has called for the establishment of a no-fly zone and “safe zones” on the ground to protect non-combatants. Some analysts fear that protecting those zones could bring the United States into direct conflict with Russian fighter jets.

"What we should do is focus on ISIS. We should not be focusing on Syria," said Trump as he dined on fried eggs and sausage at his Trump National Doral golf resort. "You’re going to end up in World War Three over Syria if we listen to Hillary Clinton.

"You’re not fighting Syria any more, you’re fighting Syria, Russia and Iran, all right? Russia is a nuclear country, but a country where the nukes work as opposed to other countries that talk," he said.

Clinton's campaign dismissed the criticism, noting that both Republican and Democratic national security experts have denounced Trump as unfit to be commander-in-chief.

"Once again, he is parroting Putin's talking points and playing to Americans' fears, all while refusing to lay out any plans of his own for defeating ISIS or alleviating humanitarian suffering in Syria," Clinton spokesman Jesse Lehrich said in a statement.

Trump said Assad is much stronger now than he was three years ago and said getting Assad to leave power was less important than defeating Islamic State.

"Assad is secondary, to me, to ISIS," he said.

OBAMA FOCUSED 'ON HIS GOLF GAME'

On Russia, Trump again knocked Clinton's handling of U.S.-Russian relations while secretary of state and said her harsh criticism of Putin raised questions about "how she is going to go back and negotiate with this man who she has made to be so evil," if she wins the presidency.

On the deterioration of ties with the Philippines, Trump aimed his criticism at Obama, saying the president "wants to focus on his golf game" rather than engage with world leaders.

Since assuming office, Duterte has expressed open hostility toward the United States, rejecting criticism of his violent anti-drug clampdown, using an expletive to describe Obama and telling the United States not to treat his country "like a dog with a leash."

The Obama administration has expressed optimism that the two countries can remain firm allies.

Trump said Duterte's latest comments showed "a lack of respect for our country."

The interview comes two weeks before the Nov. 8 election, with Trump trailing badly in the polls. He repeated his assertion that the "media is rigging the polls" and said his supporters were upset with Republican Party leadership.

"The people are very angry with the leadership of this party, because this is an election that we will win 100 percent if we had support from the top. I think we’re going to win it anyway."

He said if he wins he would not consider putting Democrats in his cabinet but would work with them on legislation.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-exclusive-idUSKCN12P2PZ

where did he say that?

Trump is right. This isn't rocket science.

Thing is, no one would argue with this if it came from the other side.

Both of these fuckers gotta stop using scare tactics. Neither of them will or are capable of causing WW3. Could they help lead up to that point in the future? Sure. But them causing it? Nah.

Russia doesn't wasn Assaad to be taken down. For some reason we are hell bent on removing Asaad. I don't understand it really and I wish we would just leave the ME. We are just going from country to country bombing and killing so many people.

Syria is a big deal as it will change relationships everywhere and basically put the world at war. 

Clinton's leaked email said she wants to destabilise syria to make way for Greater Israel.

That will put Turkey into play, Iraq, Iran, Possibly many other Muslim countries, South American countries, parts of Africa etc.

It will also cause the likes of DAESH and Al Qaeeda more power in recruitment.

Russia will naturally side against America as a Greater Israel will also be a threat to Russia. 

Additionally, Saudi will have to make a tough decision to either side with their faith or their political friends who put them in power. If Saudi chooses faith, they will lose their political backing in the west and will be open to scrutiny that they had immunity from. if they choose their political ties, they will face a huge backlash from the Muslim world.

With as many powers in play, the world will suffer financially and with human lives. 

Well, if Trump says that's the case, then it's definitely not. What comes out of his mouth is even less reliable than Pachter's predictions.

Also, nice use of scare tactics.

There isn't going to be a World War III, and least of all it wouldn't over freaking Syria.

Even Russia does not give that much of a fuck, they are saber rattling because they are angry that they feel the US enabled pro-Europe factions in Ukraine, the US is upset that they invaded Crimea and put sanctions on Russia that really have hurt them. So they are trying to give the US a headache by making it tough on them in Syria. 

Russia can huff and puff a lot but in reality, they are no where near the military power the US is

And compartively are a much poorer country than the US. A World War would bankrupt Russia.

Scare tactics? Hillary has a plan for a no fly zone that makes it directley a war of the US with Russia and Syria. Trump says get rid of ISIS and everything else comes later, probably new election for syria. 

She also says that the No Fly Zone is supposed to keep syrian civillians from dying but we gonna see so how they will not die if WW3 breaks out right in their country. 

So why they are in syria in the first place? No one excepted them to be there after getting sanctioned but funny how fast things can change? The military budgets you show are in US Dollars, but Russia pays its soldiers in rubles and builds its own weapons in rubles.

Those 60 billion $ are alot more eqpipment in their currency, its probably equal in quality and quantity to around 200 billion $ of what the US pays for its troops as Russia spends 5.4% of its GDP PPP on military.  China has probably 400 Billion PPP dollars if you look at their 1.9% of their GDP, and same story they also build all of their weapons by themselves. 

Also what would the US miliatry might matter if your carriers get hit by a nuclear bomb explain that to me.