Why I Support Cruz over Trump, But Why Trump Would Be Better on Foreign Policy

Last Days Watchman ^ | Julio Severo

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Why I Support Cruz over Trump, But Why Trump Would Be Better on Foreign Policy

By Julio Severo

I support Ted Cruz over Donald Trump as a Republican presidential candidate, even though Trump seems to be more correct regarding to Islam and its threat. About pro-life issues, Trump is suspicious. Cruz is not suspicious about these issues. I think he will not betray pro-life convictions. Yet, my worry about him is the same worry about Bush Jr. He is suspicious in this issue.

Ted Cruz and Donald Trump

I heartedly supported Bush on his pro-life stances. I will do the same thing for Cruz. My worry is foreign policy, especially Christian persecution by Islamic oppression. Bush invaded Iraq allegedly because of 9/11. Before the invasion, there were over 2 million Christians in Iraq. Today, they are less than 400,000 and their numbers are dwindling.

After the U.S. invasion by Bush, Iraq Christians began their exodus to Syria, because U.S. troops did not want to protect this vulnerable minority not to give the impression to Muslims that America was in a Christian crusade in Iraq to protect Christians and attack Muslims. To dispel this image, America under Bush did not protect Iraqi Christians.

And now, under Obama, America is heavily arming "moderate" Syrian Muslim rebels who rape, torture and slaughter Syrian Christians. America under Obama has caused a terrible mess to Syrian Christians and Iraq Christian refugees in Syria.

Cannot America solve her own mess against innocent people?

If America under Bush did not arm Iraqi Christians against Muslim attacks, now America under Obama is not arming Syrian Christians to defend themselves against ISIS and U.S.-armed "moderate" Syrian Muslim rebels.

What will Cruz do? I am sure that in pro-family issues he will not imitate Obama. If he imitates Bush in his pro-life stances, this is very good. But will he also imitate Bush in his disastrous politics benefitting Islam and destroying old Christian communities in the Middle East? In this issue, Bush and Obama are not different.

In this respect (about foreign affairs and Christian persecution), I would not like to see Cruz as a new Bush or Obama. If he intends to continue the mess of Bush and Obama against Christians around the world, he should not be elected.

In this respect, I prefer Trump. He is independent and free to do whatever he wants. He cannot be bribed with millions, because he is a billionaire. He has offended neocons, whom Bush obeyed and whom Obama obeys in their foreign policy disasters against Christians. It seems he will not continue the mess of Bush and Obama against Christians around the world. He has promised good relations with Russia, in contrast with Cruz, who wants neocon relations with Russia. Even so, I am worried about his lack of pro-family credentials.

Trump has advocated a ban on Islamic immigration to the U.S. and he favors Christian immigration. His proposed ban has infuriated Democrats and Republicans, left-wingers and right-wingers. In this point, he has shown that he has more courage than all the other candidates combined do. Cruz has not shown this courage.

America's founders were fond of evangelical values. Cruz, not Trump, seems to have these qualities. Even so, Trump seems much more open to let the U.S. welcome Christian refugees and discontinue the ridiculous Obama and Bush politics of praising Islam and welcoming its adherents. One Christian is slaughtered every five minutes, and the overwhelming majority of these crimes against Christians are committed by Muslims. Why since Bush and Obama has the U.S. received thousands and thousands of Muslims, not Christians? America needs a president to deliver her from this insanity. Probably in this issue Cruz has much to learn from Trump.

U.S. foreign policy, which has been a disaster to international Christians under the Bush and Obama administrations, has been dominated by neocons. Trump, not Cruz, seems to have a distaste for neocon politics.

If Trump had pro-family credentials, he would be the perfect candidate. But because he has not them, perhaps a Cruz-Trump ticket would be perfect.

If I can give a humble advice to Cruz is:

Be a pro-lifer (and I am sure that you are going to be one). But remember also the Cross (which is Cruz in Spanish). Remember Christians suffering Islamic oppression, rape, torture and slaughter.

Remember what Bush and Obama did not remember.

Remember that the trail of U.S. military invasions and interventions in Iraq, Libya and Syria is covered with the blood of Christians that America refused to protect in order to protect U.S. political interests.

Remember that the U.S., which was founded by persecuted Christians, today welcomes many more Muslim invaders than Christian refugees, even though Islam is responsible for about 100,000 Christian martyrs a year.

Be different from Bush and Obama, who armed Muslims who attacked Christians. Could America under your presidency arm Christians to defend themselves against Islamic assaults?

Be different from Bush and Obama, who praised Islam and welcomed Muslim invaders over Christian refugees. Could America under your presidency welcome Christian immigrants over Muslim immigrants? At least, could not America under your presidency welcome Christian refugees from Iraq, Syria, Libya and other Islamic nations where she has caused a big mess against Christians?

Be opposed to neocons, who antagonize Russia, but do not antagonize Islamic dictatorships. Russia has recently been prominent in conservative pro-family efforts in the U.N. system and Russian military involvement in Syria has protected and helped Christians from the mess America created. Cannot America under your presidency be better? Trump has publicly expressed his intent of not antagonizing Russia. Cannot you be better than Trump on this?

Remember to serve the Kingdom of God above the neocon kingdom and its disastrous policies against Christians. In fact, make America a servant of God and His Kingdom. So in this way America will be blessed and a blessing and stop being a curse for Christians persecuted by Muslims around the world.

I doubt that Trump knows how to put the Kingdom of God above a neocon kingdom of foreign policy disaster for international Christians. But Cruz has such knowledge. He will be happy -- and international Christians and their God will be equally happy -- if he puts this knowledge into action.

Portuguese version of this article: Por que apoio Cruz acima de Trump, mas por que Trump seria melhor em politica externa

Source: Last Days Watchman

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[DannyTN]

I agree. The other candidates don’t get it on the economy. Trump does.

[Ted Grant]

Cruz is a solid guy and one of my top picks, but the reason Trump is better is because Trump has a small chance of winning, while Cruz has no chance of winning and will get caught under a 400 electoral vote avalanche.

[knarf]

The best economy, the best domestic programs and the best social services are worthless if muslims control the nation, and we are invaded by enemy agents

I want Trump's thugs in the embassador seats and negotiating rooms

America is alright and will recover when the threat to our American identity is eliminated

WE are not (I have deduced) all that concerned about the economy (We Americans go to work, earn money, pay our bills and raise our families)

We're not all that concerned about the invaders, even ... because .. though we hesitate NOW ... we won't always be so easy going and we're quite capable of taking on an aggressor

What we rebel against the most today is the falling away of our American identity

PC and incremental invasion has infiltrated our culture to where we are a shadow of "American", and IMO ... THAT'S the root of all the uneasiness in our nation

Mexicans successfully jumping the border are pains in the ass people that eat up our resources ... but we can deal with that

Mexicans jumping the border, eating up our resources and instilling a culture foreign to American is a psychological invasion that can no longer be tolerated

Back in the say we called it mind f*** and I see it prevalent now

They HAVE used our freedoms, our laws and our goodness against us and ... I want some badass thugs negotiating

There's a ton of stereotypical jokes out there if we would only let Vinnie and Guido handle the prisoner exchanges (f'rinstance)

Maybe we should stop jokin' around

President Trump

[ETL]

Trump: Iran Deal Requires U.S. Protecting Iran in Event of Israeli Strike

by Jacob Kornbluh
Sept 2, 2015

In a phone interview with CNN Tuesday evening, Trump claimed that there's "something in the Iran deal" that "people don't understand" saying if someone attacks Iran, "we have to come to their defense."

"Does that include Israel?" Trump asked. "And most people say yes, they don't have an exclusion for Israel. So if Israel attacks Iran, according to that deal, I believe, the way it reads, unless they have a codicil or they have something to it, that we have to fight with Iran against Israel." ..."

Trump was most probably referring to language highlighted by the opponents of the deal. On page 142, the deal includes a clause that states, "Co-operation through training and workshops to strengthen Iran's ability to protect against, and respond to nuclear security threats, including sabotage, as well as to enable effective and sustainable nuclear security and physical protection systems."

Washington-based Center for Security Policy asserted that Annex III appears "to commit the United States and other world powers to the defense of Iran's nuclear program."

http://jpupdates.com/2015/09/02/trump-iran-deal-requires-u-s-protecting-iran-in-event-of-israeli-strike/
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Aug 2015...

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TRUMP: Vladimir Putin's praise is 'a great honor'..."It is always a great honor to be so nicely complimented by a man so highly respected within his own country and beyond," Trump said

[ETL]

How Russia arms America's southern neighbors

Ioan Grillo
May 9, 2014

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- Russia's push into Ukraine has put many on edge. But less known is that Russia is also strengthening its military links south of the Rio Grande and re-establishing itself as a power in the region.

Vladimir Putin has been strengthening military links here, and Russia is now the largest arms dealer to governments in Latin America, surpassing the United States.

Russia has even floated the possibility of building new military bases in Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua, and putting its warships permanently in the Caribbean.

In the midst of the Ukraine crisis, Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov recently visited Cuba, Peru, Chile, and Nicaragua, where he announced that Russia would also pour money into the new Central American canal project. ..."

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/140508/russian-arms-military-trade-latin-america

[ETL]

Russia Boosts Arms, Training for Leftist Latin Militaries

Moscow defense minister inks deals with Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua for joint exercises

BY: Bill Gertz
February 20, 2015

Russia agreed to provide military training for three leftist regimes in Latin America and increase military visits and exercises following a visit last week to the region by Moscow's Defense Minister Sergei Shoygu, Pentagon officials said.

Shoygu met with defense and military leaders in Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua and signed several agreements on warship visits and military training during the visit, which ran from Feb. 11 to 14. It is not clear whether any new arms deals were completed during the visit.

Defense officials said the Russian leader is seeking bases in the region for strategic bomber flights that Shoygu recently promised would include flights over the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean.

http://freebeacon.com/national-security/russia-boosts-arms-training-for-leftist-latin-militaries/

[babble-on]

I think the message is that rather than being a Christian organization, some of these groups operating under the banner of middle-east Christians in the US are really pro-Iranian agit-prop outfits, and to be regarded skeptically.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

Now that makes sense.

Thank you for informing me of this.

[UCANSEE2]

I think that because there is so darn much to UNDO and FIX, that we should have both of them as PRESIDENT. Co-presidents, so to speak.

That way we get the best of both worlds.

[UCANSEE2]

The problem for me is that one must win the election in order to end up being President.

Winning the election and performing as President are two different things.

Which one is better at winning ? If we don’t have a winner, what that candidate might do as President seems a moot point.

[JSDude1]

And your line of reasoning is?

I see no evidence whatsoever that Cruz will get crushed in the Electoral College.

I do see polling evidence that says that Cruz is currently tied with (or a bit ahead of Clinton) and that Trump is slightly behind her.

[BobL]

Notice how this writer supports Cruz, while NOT ATTACKING Trump...since they both have very good qualities.

This is what HONEST CRUZ SUPPORTERS do. The ones that ATTACK Trump, especially on a personal level, I’m beginning to think, don’t want either. Perhaps they’re on the payroll of one if the kiddie-candidates, or just a supporter of of one of the kiddie-candidates. Remember, there is A LOT OF MONEY in the hands of the kiddie-candidates and their PACs - and they need to spend it in some way...and we are a very well-known conservative site, so perhaps here is a good place to start.

[Forward the Light Brigade]

Our enemies think Trump is Crazy—he is a madman who might blow up the world! They will not chalenge him—this was something Reagan did well. Not knowing how Trump will react they go for peace with the blombastic New Yorker. Arabs know this—they will fight you but if they think they will lose, they will go all smiles and make a deal—they are also great deal makers. Saladin, the Great Kurdish leader won every battle he fought-—until he met Richard Lionheart. Not being able to beat him—he made a deal and let Christians enter Jerusalem to pray—while Richard had to take care of things at home.

[Zhang Fei]

Good for Cruz. Sounds like not everyone was Christian at that conference. Those that claimed the title but participated in the hate prove they are Christian in name only. Shame on them.

Middle Eastern Christians have been anti-Israel for a good long time. The founder of the Baath Party, Michel Aflaq was a ME Christian. Bobby Kennedy's assassin, Sirhan Sirhan is a ME Christian. George Habash, the founder of the PFLP terrorist group, was a ME Christian. In general, ME Christians have been Arab nationalists, and that basically means Israelis must be driven into the sea. Maybe your personal experience has been different, but my recollection of the Christian Arabs I have known is pretty much wall-to-wall opposition to the existence of Israel. Christian Arab politicians from John Sununu and Darrell Issa in the GOP to pretty much every Democratic pol have been anti-Israel for as long as I remember. Christian Arabs are allowed to enlist in the IDF, but very few do. A big reason is the Arab animus, regardless of religion, against the state of Israel. It's only now, after Christian communities in the Middle East have been subjected to large scale pogroms and genocidal slaughter, that Christian Arabs in Israel are starting to change their minds about the Jewish state as protector of Christians instead of oppressor of Arabs.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

I see. Thanks for the education. That actually makes sense. It is just so foreign to me as an American Christian. It’s just shocking. Makes no sense theologically or any other way. I do see how being Arab would color their thinking now that you mention it.

[Zhang Fei]

I see. Thanks for the education. That actually makes sense. It is just so foreign to me as an American Christian. It’s just shocking. Makes no sense theologically or any other way. I do see how being Arab would color their thinking now that you mention it.

Christian Arabs have serious Stockholm Syndrome. Spaniards never liked their Muslim conquerors and finally drove them out in the 15th century after almost 800 years of occupation. Christian Arabs have grown to identify with Muhammad's descendants (originally from what is now Saudi Arabia) despite over a thousand years of Muslim persecution of ME Christians.

[Ted Grant]

Cruz’s big defect is that he’s selling conservative philosophy by marketing the features of the philosophy. Features don’t sell, benefits sell.

Hillary will be out there selling benefits.

You’d think that after seven years of Barack Obama, the public would be hot for a principled conservative to remedy the glaring defects. I just honestly don’t think they are.

I honestly think that Hillary is the favorite to win in 2016, so we may as well roll the dice.

If Cruz is the nominee, I’ll vote for him, but I’m certain it will be an early, losing night.

Maybe I’m wrong.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

I think liberals worldwide suffer from some variation of Stockholm Syndrome as it relates to Muslim terrorists. Nothing else explains their over identifying with them and against the victims.

[JSDude1]

Cruz isn’t philosophizing, he’s got a conservative agenda that he’s promoting (if you were paying attention).

Hillary C. while not an easy defeat is damaged.

Don’t you worry, Ted C, Donald T or (really most other) Republicans will do fine against her.

[SunkenCiv]

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