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Sen. Cruz: When America doesn’t lead, the world is a more dangerous place
yourhoustonnews.com ^ | September 18, 2013

Posted on 09/18/2013 1:59:50 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe

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1 posted on 09/18/2013 1:59:50 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
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To: Tailgunner Joe

Well, get ready for it to continue to get more dangerous - at least for three more years or so.


2 posted on 09/18/2013 2:02:26 PM PDT by WayneS (Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos...)
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The best way to fix a broken system is to SHUT IT DOWN, and THEN fix it.

Newt SHUT DOWN the US Federal Government in the 1990’s and it WORKED!

The Liberal Agenda Media and the Democrats boo-hooed to this day, but Newt achieved success.

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The only way to force a spoiled brat to behave is to punish, punish, punish.

The worst punishment that a Democrat, or RINO can imagine is to take away their ability to spend our tax dollars.

The best way to do that is to shutdown the non-essental parts of the US Federal Government, starting with mothballing Air Force One.


3 posted on 09/18/2013 2:03:54 PM PDT by Graewoulf (Traitor John Roberts' Commune-Style Obama'care' violates U.S. Constitution AND Anti-Trust Law.)
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To: WayneS

Hopefully Nov 2014 results might lessen tge impact


4 posted on 09/18/2013 2:04:45 PM PDT by ObozoMustGo2012
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To: Tailgunner Joe

Why not have the true Republicans require a BINDING, updated, “Federal Financial Impact Statement” for 2012-2013 for Obama”care?”

It should take a month or two to complete, allow for a vote to delay Obama”care” for a year, and then show the great financial harm to our Economy that the Statement’s numbers will document.

Wharton, Stanford, Michigan and Princeton could also file their independent Financial Impact Statements to compare to the Office of Budget and the Congressional Budget Office Financial Impact Statements.

As B. Hussein is fond of saying: “We need to get all the facts first.”


5 posted on 09/18/2013 2:04:54 PM PDT by Graewoulf (Traitor John Roberts' Commune-Style Obama'care' violates U.S. Constitution AND Anti-Trust Law.)
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And then in response, if the touchstone is U.S. national security, we should respond directly, with respect to Russia, by immediately reinstating the anti-ballistic missile station in Eastern Europe that at the beginning of the Obama administration they cancelled in an effort to appease Russia.

If the touchstone is U.S. national security then why does he want to spend billions on an anti-ballistic missile system that doesn't protect the U.S.?

6 posted on 09/18/2013 2:08:44 PM PDT by DoodleDawg
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When America doesn’t lead, the world is a more dangerous place

It's not whether American leads, it's the direction.

7 posted on 09/18/2013 2:13:10 PM PDT by Sherman Logan (Mark Steyn: "In the Middle East, the enemy of our enemy is also our enemy.")
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The man is presidential material, but the voting majority can’t process unchewed facts, they are baby birds sitting in a nest with mouths open for mommy, daddy and media to puke into their waiting mouths.

We like in sad times, with sad and stupid citizens.


8 posted on 09/18/2013 2:14:16 PM PDT by Farnsworth ("The people have always some champion whom they set over them and nurse into greatness...This and no)
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You think we should wait for enemy missiles to approach America's shores before we shoot them down?

We shoot be able to shoot down enemy missiles anywhere in the world the moment they're launched.

9 posted on 09/18/2013 2:17:00 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
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To: ObozoMustGo2012

I also hope 2014 might lessen, or at least slow, the damage to our country.


10 posted on 09/18/2013 2:25:57 PM PDT by WayneS (Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos...)
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You think we should wait for enemy missiles to approach America's shores before we shoot them down?

Russian missiles aimed at us won't come over Europe. They'll come over the pole or the north Pacific.

11 posted on 09/18/2013 2:27:19 PM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: Tailgunner Joe

What one leads in is more important than just “leading.”


12 posted on 09/18/2013 2:32:35 PM PDT by Lent
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To: Tailgunner Joe; mtnwmn; Vindication; skinkinthegrass; katiedidit1; upchuck; TheOldLady; ...

Ted Cruz Ping!


13 posted on 09/18/2013 2:58:30 PM PDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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New world order loves complex international security agreements and commitments.


14 posted on 09/18/2013 3:16:09 PM PDT by PieterCasparzen (We have to fix things ourselves)
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America could lead if America had any leaders.
15 posted on 09/18/2013 3:45:29 PM PDT by 60Gunner (Fight with your head high, or grovel with your head low.)
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To: SoConPubbie

He is 100% right on that statement!


16 posted on 09/18/2013 4:39:01 PM PDT by luvie (All my heroes wear camos! Thank you David, Michael, Chris Txradioguy, JJ, CMS, & ALL of you heroes!)
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To: DoodleDawg
If the touchstone is U.S. national security then why does he want to spend billions on an anti-ballistic missile system that doesn't protect the U.S.?

It does - the launch phase, when the missiles are gathering speed, is when they are most vulnerable. This is why the Poles aren't thrilled about them, and exacted a pretty high price for allowing them to be based there - they protect us, but will draw saturation (nuclear) attacks if the balloon goes up.

17 posted on 09/18/2013 6:43:32 PM PDT by Zhang Fei (Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
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These interceptors are for missiles from Iran.


18 posted on 09/18/2013 7:02:49 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
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These interceptors are for missiles from Iran.

The first question I would have is that if these are to defend Europe from Iran then why does Cruz think that building it will send a message to Russia? The second question is, what missiles? There are no missiles from Iran capable of reaching the U.S. And the chances that there ever will be are non-existent. There longest ranged missile comes up short of the U.S. by about 6000 miles.

19 posted on 09/19/2013 3:50:04 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: Zhang Fei
It does - the launch phase, when the missiles are gathering speed, is when they are most vulnerable. This is why the Poles aren't thrilled about them, and exacted a pretty high price for allowing them to be based there - they protect us, but will draw saturation (nuclear) attacks if the balloon goes up.

Any missiles that the Russians launch at us which are not submarine based will be launched from central Russian, thousands of miles away from the interceptors. And they'll travel over the pole, in the opposite direction.

20 posted on 09/19/2013 3:51:59 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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