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Ted Cruz wants to nuke the Middle East
the Week ^ | December 9, 2015 | Matthew Gault

Posted on 02/04/2016 3:07:34 AM PST by RC one

If Donald Trump is your drunk uncle at Thanksgiving then Ted Cruz is the charming sociopath your sister brings to Christmas. During a speech at the Rising Tide Summit in Iowa, the freshman senator from Texas whipped the crowd into a frenzy by suggesting President Barack Obama wasn't doing enough to defeat radical Islam.

Cruz thinks he can do better. "We will utterly destroy ISIS," he said. "We will carpet bomb them into oblivion. I don't know if sand can glow in the dark, but we're going to find out."

That's right, Ted Cruz just promised to nuke the Middle East if elected.

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To: NonValueAdded

If done correctly using a submarine launch we could start a nuc war in the ME and make it look like the Iranians started it against the Saudis.


101 posted on 02/04/2016 6:26:12 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: central_va

Sand will glow in the dark if it gets hot enough. If it gets way way hot then it turns to glass.

I know of a few places in the ME that can stand to morph into glass.


102 posted on 02/04/2016 6:29:26 AM PST by seeker7_dj (Things work out best for those who make the best of the way things work out)
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To: seeker7_dj
ISIS is like a cancer on civilization and the only treatment is radiation therapy:


103 posted on 02/04/2016 6:34:31 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: RC one

And, the problem with this is..?


104 posted on 02/04/2016 6:45:16 AM PST by Bikkuri ((...))
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To: EvilCapitalist

Ironically, I’ve met many Iranians here (that are old enough to remember 1979) that LEFT Iran specifically for that incident. Most are opposed to the situation today, but are opposed to the govt in Iran and want it to be returned back to when USA were allies.

On the other hand, many of them are not the people I would trust if they were in the States :p


105 posted on 02/04/2016 6:48:57 AM PST by Bikkuri ((...))
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To: RC one
Well it is not surprising that you do not want to defeat them with tactical nukes or even a MOAB that makes the sand glow ohhhh and kills trees. Ohhhh, the humanity of it.

Educate yourself Trumpanzee before you start trying to run down Cruz on an idiotic tie to thermonuclear bombs or change your name to Pretzel.

106 posted on 02/04/2016 6:50:36 AM PST by eartick (Been to the line in the sand and liked it)
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To: central_va

“George, you sneaky bastard, I READ YOUR BOOK!”


107 posted on 02/04/2016 7:11:10 AM PST by SgtHooper (If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
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To: RC one

How do I get to vote in this poll?


108 posted on 02/04/2016 7:16:03 AM PST by PLMerite (The Revolution...will not be kind.)
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To: RC one

I’d rather nuke the middle east than DENMARK.... :)


109 posted on 02/04/2016 7:17:13 AM PST by kjam22 (America needs forgiveness from God..... even if Donald Trump doesn't)
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To: alloysteel

Oh, you mean you actually WANT to win the war.

You forgot, “Crush your enemies. See them driven before you. Hear the lamentations of their women.”


110 posted on 02/04/2016 7:33:28 AM PST by i_robot73 ("A man chooses. A slave obeys." - Andrew Ryan)
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To: RC one
Cruz is a maniac and shouldn't have his fingers anywhere near the button.

As opposed to the one whose finger is nearest the "button" now, who would not mash it even if we lost NYC, DC, Chicago, Atlanta and LA?

Removing Mecca from the face of the earth is a laudable goal.

111 posted on 02/04/2016 8:12:04 AM PST by JimRed (Is it 1776 yet? TERM LIMITS, now and forever!)
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To: Fading_Light08
Better yet, hand Israel enough firepower to send the entire Godforsaken peninsula to the moon and let THEM do it.

We don't need to "hand" Israel anything but an "I've got your back"; they can handle it easily if they don't have to look over their shoulder all the time.

112 posted on 02/04/2016 8:24:29 AM PST by JimRed (Is it 1776 yet? TERM LIMITS, now and forever!)
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To: Mount Athos
What does it say about their temperament that they lie so easily?

Rat troll plants, maybe?

113 posted on 02/04/2016 8:26:55 AM PST by JimRed (Is it 1776 yet? TERM LIMITS, now and forever!)
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To: RC one

Oh, shut up. And Foxtrot Alpha for his rhetoric, because it’s needed and it is correct.


115 posted on 02/04/2016 9:43:39 AM PST by lefty-lie-spy (Stay metal. For the Horde \m/("_")\m/ - via iPhone from Tokyo.)
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To: RC one

You are now Zot bait, you dingknob!


116 posted on 02/04/2016 9:47:59 AM PST by lefty-lie-spy (Stay metal. For the Horde \m/("_")\m/ - via iPhone from Tokyo.)
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To: Theo

You provided a link to a fake news site to support your position. I think your credibility is shot and we’re done here.


117 posted on 02/04/2016 6:57:59 PM PST by RC one ("...all persons born in the allegiance of the United States are natural-born citizens" US v. WKA)
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To: lefty-lie-spy

A poster links to a fake news source to support his BS rebuttal and I’m the dingknob? You can FO.


118 posted on 02/04/2016 6:59:52 PM PST by RC one ("...all persons born in the allegiance of the United States are natural-born citizens" US v. WKA)
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To: RC one

And then I provided a link to a legit site.

Are you anti-nuke?


119 posted on 02/04/2016 8:37:45 PM PST by Theo (Trump = French Revolution. Cruz = American Revolution. Choose wisely.)
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To: Theo
And then I provided a link to a legit site.

Which did not support your initial argument. Your initial argument was that Trump specifically planned to use Trident missiles against ISIS which was ludicrous. The second link just suggests that he would be willing to use nukes if necessary. Every President since Truman has said they would be willing to use them if necessary. It's expected.

Are you anti-nuke?

I'm anti-hypocrite. Cruz says Donald has an unstable temperament and might nuke Denmark...but Cruz said he plans to nuke the middle east to defeat ISIS. I'm sure that sounds perfectly reasonable to you but it's not and it's very much hypocritical so quit wasting my time with your BS. I'm not here to bandy words with witless fools that use satirical news sources as evidence. I've said more to you than I want to already.

120 posted on 02/04/2016 11:15:30 PM PST by RC one ("...all persons born in the allegiance of the United States are natural-born citizens" US v. WKA)
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