Cruz Laughs at Reporter on Iran Deal

Truth Revolt ^ | 8/17/15 | Brian Lilley

[markomalley]

As Texas Senator Ted Cruz continued to campaign in the South and Midwest, one local reporter thought he would take a run at Cruz's opposition to the nuclear deal with Iran. News 9 reporter Justin Dougherty from Oklahoma pointed to Cruz's past statements about listening to military leaders and their advice.

"Several times you have mentioned that in international crisis you would seek the advice of military personnel. Now recently there were three dozen former generals and admirals who would say this Iran deal is our only option to keep nuclear weapons. Are you going to listen to that letter at all?" Dougherty asked.

Cruz answered with a quick laugh and reply.

"I don’t know the letter to which you are referring, but I can tell you this Iranian nuclear deal is catastrophic," Cruz said.

"The single greatest national security threat facing America is the threat of a nuclear Iran. If this deal goes through, three things will happen. Number one, the Obama Administration will be world’s leading financier of radical Islamic terrorism. Billions of dollars will flow to jihadists who will use that money to try and murder Americans. Number two, this deal leaves four American hostages languishing in Iran including Pastor Saeed Abedini an American citizen sentenced to 8 years in prison for preaching the Gospel. But number three, most dangerously, this deal only accelerates Iran’s acquiring a nuclear weapon," Cruz said.

Cruz has been one of the most outspoken critics of the Iran deal, even debating Code Pink activists outside of the White House in July.

[TADSLOS]

Reporters should be laughed at loudly and more often.

[Paladin2]

What Gerbilism Major learns squat? Knows that they actually know nothing of value?

[justa-hairyape]

Who cares what some retired US employees say, the Israelis call it a Tornado. And their opinion is all that matters.

[mylife]

Cruz says the deal is Lose, lose, lose.

[cripplecreek]

[TADSLOS]

LMAO.

[South40]

Obama and these "generals" trust Iran, Ted Cruz doesn't.

Cruz is correct in opposing Obama's treason.

[RginTN]

Cruz didn’t accept the obamamedia’s premise...good.

[AFreeBird]

Good one.

[98ZJ USMC]

Our only option to keep Nuclear Weapons?

The hell is that supposed to mean?

[The_Media_never_lie]

I think the cub reporter misspoke. Too bad the camera did not get his face during his important reality check from Cruz.

[Intolerant in NJ]

Now recently there were three dozen former generals and admirals who would say this Iran deal is our only option to keep nuclear weapons...first, I think the number was really only 29 - the couldn't even get it to a round 30 - moreover, with all the retired generals and admirals running around these days, that's a pitiful number to come out in favor of the "deal" - I can think of about a half-dozen who appear on Fox alone who'd probably sign a letter against Obama's Folly....

[SJackson]

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[Eleutheria5]

So should former generals upon occasion, especially when they say the only option to avoid war is this deal. In that case, either with or without the deal, war is coming.