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Title: Ted Cruz’s foreign policy: Somewhere between Rand Paul & John McCain
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URL Source: http://www.theblaze.com/blog/2013/0 ... between-rand-paul-john-mccain/
Published: Aug 8, 2013
Author: Meredith Jessup
Post Date: 2013-08-08 11:57:59 by A K A Stone
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Views: 1534
Comments: 2
In an interview with TIME, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz reflects on the Republican Party’s divided foreign policy and where he views himself on the ideological continuum: Right now there is a divide, say, between the views of John McCain on the one hand and the views of Rand Paul on the other. I like and respect both men, and I would say that my views are somewhere in the middle. The person whose views on foreign policy mine are closest to is Ronald Reagan. Reagan’s views on foreign policy, and how I would characterize my views, are that I think the United States should be a clarion voice for liberty, that we should speak against oppression, against tyranny and for freedom. I think the U.S. needs to be exceedingly reluctant to put our men and women in harm’s way. I think if and when military action is justified, it should be justified only to protect the vital national-security interest of the U.S. But I also recognize the U.S. is today the world’s lone superpower. We have nations that have considerable hostile intents toward the U.S. And we have radical Islamic terrorists who would readily murder our citizens. I support peace through strength. I think developing our military strength so that we can defend our national-security interests makes it far less likely we’ll be drawn into war. I think being unequivocal about redlines that cannot be crossed serves as a far more effective deterrent than the Obama Administration’s endless negotiation with no clear consequence. The President laid out a redline on Syria. Then there were no consequences for months. What does that tell the world? When the U.S. says something, at least under this President, we don’t mean it. You can ignore what we say.
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#1. To: A K A Stone (#0)
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Reagan sent troops into Lebanon. Senator Barry Goldwater said it was a huge mistake. 241 American servicemen were killed by suicide bombers. What did Reagan do? He got smart and left. I was in the Air Force at the time and remember the situation very clearly. Staying out of the crazy Middle East is not John McCain's foreign policy. It's Rand Paul's. So, what is Cruz's foreign policy???
Cruz is a McCain clone, IMO. He's trying to appeal to the Bush/Obama chicken hawks. I hope he keeps it up, it just makes him look like Mitt, a globalist progressive anti-American retard. Neocons are unelectable, with the possible exception of Hillary. I expect the GOP nominee to be so bad that she'll have a shot. The GOP won't let Rand become the nominee. Could be Hillary/Jessie Jackson Jr. vs Jeb Bush/Marco Cubano. The stupid party is obsessed with trying to get the latino vote, and Jeb has a Mexican wife and son P. Bush, and Marco Rubio is a Cuban/American national (both parents Cuban citizens). Rand could beat them all if he switches to the Libertarian Party. The commie reconquista vote would be split between the D and R branches. If Rand doesn't switch and run third party, it's Hillary vs Jeb Bush, with Hillary winning. By 2017 the Peso will probably be worth more than the Dollar, anyway. Right now there is a divide, say, between the views of John McCain on the one hand and the views of Rand Paul on the other. I like and respect both men, and I would say that my views are somewhere in the middle. The person whose views on foreign policy mine are closest to is Ronald Reagan.
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#2. To: jwpegler (#1)
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what is Cruz's foreign policy???
The D&R terrorists hate us because we're free, to vote Third Party
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
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