Boston Globe: GOP groups launch ad targeting Hillary Clinton

Two Republican outside groups are joining forces to attack Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton on her record in Syria, an attempt by some in the party to refocus attention on the general election as GOP candidates continue to squabble.

The new group Future 45, a super PAC funded by some of the country’s largest GOP donors, including hedge fund billionaire Paul Singer, is set to launch ads this week that criticize Clinton’s efforts to work with Syrian leader Bashar Assad. The spots will also be targeted to online users in New Hampshire, Iowa, Nevada, and Colorado starting Tuesday morning.

“Hundreds of thousands dead, terrorists on the march,” says a female voice narrating the 30-second ad. “Where did it go wrong? In 2009 Hillary Clinton led the engagement with Assad.”

“Clinton was wrong about Assad,” according to the ad, which features grainy footage of Islamic State fighters roving around urban areas in pickup trucks. “Hillary Clinton, bad judgment, deadly consequences.”

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