Cruz did answer the question, and pointed out why he was giving the answer he was, at that moment, giving as an answer - Cruz: “...who can have the judgment when to engage and when not to engage — both are incredibly important for a commander-in-chief, knowing how to go after our enemies.” Cruz is a very smart man, so we have to listen closely.
Embassy Tripoli on 9/14: "Relatively few have even mentioned the inflammatory video. So if we post messaging about the video specifically, we may draw unwanted attention to it."
Did State WANT to inflame the area? Why didn't State listen? Why did they do exactly the opposite of what had been recommended. Oh yes, that's right, the election.
“Possession, use, or threatened use of firearms (including but not limited to BB guns, air guns, water pistols, and paint guns) ammunition, explosives, dangerous chemicals, or any other objects as weapons on college property, except as expressly authorized by law or college regulations, is prohibited.
A Natural Gas pipeline. Putin doesn’t want an NG pipeline from Saudi Arabia undermining his stranglehold on the EU’s NG supply from Russia...At least unless Putin controls the valve and collects $$.
" there is so much freaking oil available everywhere," It's about Natural Gas. Russia does not want a Saudi NG pipeline to flow through Syria, then Turkey into Europe... because Europe is currently at Russia's mercy regarding NG.
As I recall from my readings, Mussolini said the Keystone of fascism is the primacy of the state over the individual. The rest of it, ex. nationalism, are just a means to establishing and maintaining the keystone. Someone should ask Trump whether he values individual liberty over “the state”. Of course he could pull and Obama, and lie.
If the military is told that ground forces cannot pull an end around like “Anzio’ or “Inchon” to cut supply lines and/or force the enemy to dedicate forces to “defense”, it is “politics”, not “war”.