| 1 | Republican presidential candidate former New York Gov. George Pataki speaks at the Iowa State Fair Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015, in Des Moines. |
| 2 | Republican presidential candidate former New York Gov. George... |
| 3 | FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015, file photo, Republican presidential candidate and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson meets with supporters during a campaign stop at the American Legion Post 37 in Hooksett, N.H. Carson has ignited curiosity and enthusiasm from conservatives with his call for a more civil, less partisan dialogue in the federal government. |
| 4 | FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015, file photo, Republican... |
| 5 | Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson greets fairgoers at the Iowa State Fair Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015, in Des Moines. |
| 6 | Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson greets fairgoers at... |
| 7 | Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson rides an attraction with a reporter at the Iowa State Fair Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015, in Des Moines. |
| 8 | Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson rides an attraction... |
| 9 | Former New York Gov. George Pataki is telling Iowans he would make fighting the Islamic State group a higher priority of the federal government by increasing U.S. airstrikes against the violent militant group in the Middle East. |
| 10 | During an appearance at the Iowa State Fair, the Republican presidential candidate says the group that has claimed a swath of Iraq and Syria, and has gained a presence in other countries such as Egypt and Libya can be defeated without the U.S. sending front-line ground forces overseas. |
| 11 | To about 100 onlookers, he said at The Des Moines Register's Political Soapbox: "I would send in American special ops to destroy those recruiting centers, those planning hubs, and kill them there, and get out before they have the chance to kill us here." |
| 12 | Pataki, who was governor from 1995 to 2007, is among the lesser-known candidates in the large Republican field. |
| 13 | He said his time as the Republican governor of heavily Democratic New York shows he can work with his political adversaries. |
| 14 | He said: "I know I can do it, because I did it in New York." |
| 15 | Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson has been holding court with hundreds of Iowans, declaring that he can be president of the United States. |
| 16 | At The Des Moines Register's Political Soapbox at the Iowa State Fair, Carson, a Republican candidate for president, said Sunday: "We shouldn't let the political class pick our presidents." |
| 17 | Carson, who has a rags-to-riches story, has ignited curiosity and enthusiasm from conservatives with his call for a more civil, less partisan dialogue in the federal government. |
| 18 | On the stage, he said: "Just because you disagree with someone doesn't mean you're their enemy." |
| 19 | He sprinkled his 15-minute speech with jokes about aspiring to be a doctor while growing up in inner-city Detroit. |
| 20 | Though offering little details on how to address it, he said the chief problem facing the country is its long-term liabilities, which Carson said amount to $211 trillion over time. |
| 21 | He said: "The problems that threaten to destroy us are not Democrat problems or Republican problems. They are American problems." |