Rick Santorum on ISIS: 'Bomb them back to the 7th century'

Rick Santorum
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Speaking at the South Carolina Freedom Summit on Saturday, former Sen. Rick Santorum called for a stronger showing against the Islamic State.

"If these folks want to return to a 7th-century version of Islam, then let's load up our bombers and bomb them back to the 7th century," Santorum said, as reported by The Hill.

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Sarah Eberspacher

Sarah Eberspacher is an associate editor at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked as a sports reporter at The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus and The Arizona Republic. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.