Posted on 04/28/2022 7:08:28 AM PDT by RandFan
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@tedcruz delivers a speech at America First Policy Institute on America's role in war.
"The job of our military is not nation building. The job of our military is not invading distant lands and transforming them into Switzerland."
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Seems like the link stopped before he started talking about Ukraine. I like Cruz, so I’ll be interested to see the whole speech.
Nice sentiments if he really believes them. Would be more impressed if Cruz actively identified and purged the neo cons who influence and make foreign policy.
“If it’s necessary to keep America safe we should do it... if it’s not, we should not.” Ted Cruz
He's correct, but he misses the point. The notion that its possible to turn Somalia or Afghanistan into Switzerland is the ultimate progressive/socialist/marxist social-engineering fantasy. ie) ALL society needs is some really smart PhDs and "resources" and nation-wide social-engineering is a piece of cake. They hold this fantasy both at home, and abroad.
That is the mental illness that affects people in Washington DC
“Would be more impressed if Cruz actively identified and purged the neo cons who influence and make foreign policy.”
How exactly would he go about purging them?
L
Did he mention the military should only be deployed to protect essential American interests?
Of course not, at heart he is a neocon.
wasn’t this the clown who said Jan. 6 participants were bad people and got caught live on tape, then tried to say he didnt make the comments?
“He’s correct, but he misses the point.”
He isn’t missing it. That just isn’t the purpose of his speech. You can’t have a coherent talk and cover all aspects of a subject.
Yep, that's lyin' ted!
But those of us who were paying attention don't forget such things as him congratulating Dementia Joe on winning the presidency before the announcement was official.
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