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The final point in the Cruz Doctrine is that the U.S. military should not be asked to help birth democratic societies.
“Third, we should get the heck out,” he said. “It is not the job of the U.S. military to engage in nation building to turn foreign countries into democratic utopias.”
THIS MAN GETS IT !!!
I like this guy.
sounds very good indeed....
let’s hope we survive the next 21 months so we have opportunity to fix WashDC (and get the govt out of suppressing the American economy and jobs for American citizens)
Meanwhile, Walker is likely evolving an opinion. Jeb is somewhere babbling something in Spanish, while Paul is calling his dad.
Sounds a lot like my concept, except I add in a point between #1 and #2 where you overtly threaten the bad actors prior to actually obliterating them.
And then add a #4: Lather, rinse, repeat. This is important because it’s going to take a few tries before it sinks in that we as a country are serious, based on our recent history. It’s going to take a few passes through the model before the rest of the world understands that when we get to “threaten”, they’d better make corrective action before we move to “obliterate”.
So, my model is:
1. Articulate the U.S. national interest at stake
2. Give an ultimatum to those acting against that interest
3. Use overwhelming force to remove those acting against that interest
4. Get out
5. Repeat to the point where you never have to get past #2 again
Cruz does get it and it’s not the first time he has espoused these ideas. He is out in front of rest of the pack of sometimes and faux conservative contenders.
Ignore the polls and Rove propaganda machine; he is the one to get behind.
I have a tear in my eye I am so happy...!
Number 3 is the killer.
That is twice now today that he has taken what the low information voter would see as the moderate position, which is actually the conservative position http://thehill.com/policy/technology/240383-cruz-stakes-out-spot-in-2016-patriot-act-fight . Excellent positioning to dispell the right-wing crazy narrative.
I don't see that they have a choice:)
Yes yes but the liberal wing of FR doesn’t want that. They want Flip, Rand and Rubio.
So thats likely what we will get.
“First, it should begin with a clearly stated objective at the outset. It should be directly tied to U.S. national security,” he said. “Second, we should use overwhelming force to that objective. We should not have rules of engagement that tie the hands of our soldiers and sailors and airmen and Marines.”
The final point in the Cruz Doctrine is that the U.S. military should not be asked to help birth democratic societies.
“Third, we should get the heck out,” he said. “It is not the job of the U.S. military to engage in nation building to turn foreign countries into democratic utopias.”
YESSS!!! SHOUT THIS FROM THE ROOFTOPS!!!
Cruz Doctrine:
1) There must be a direct National Security interest
2) We must use overwhelming force
3) We must not nation build
I can support that.
bfl
Bravo!
If he can justify that being in war with Iran is in our interests, he can justify any incursion. The voice is the voice of Cruz but the words are the words of a neo-con.
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The Cherry on the Top of all your points and the “ Cruz Doctirne “ would be is to give the UN up to a year to get the hell out of America and set up shop elsewhere.
Ted Cruz as President ? Remove the UN from the USA, give them a eviction notice....
And when the USA national security is threatened, or our national interests are at stake, NO UN APPROVAL, we will act unilaterally.
Cruz or Lose!