Republican prez hopefuls say destroying ISIS top priority

February 14, 2016 11:53

Top Republican presidential aspirants have agreed that defeating ISIS is one of the top priority for the US even as they sharply differed on the

process to combat the terror outfit.

Frontrunner Donald Trump favoured America partnering with Russia to defeat ISIS, while Jeb Bush said a Sunni-led coalition along with special US forces would accomplish the job, and Ted Cruz did not rule out sending troops on the ground along with massive air power to defeat ISIS.

"We are going to have to hit very, very hard to knock out ISIS," Trump said participating in the Republican presidential debate in this city in South Carolina, where Indian-American Nikki Haley is the Governor.

He said he would do this with Russia.

"This is the problem," Bush, the former Florida Governor said as he opposed the idea of partnering with Russia to defeat ISIS.

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