Posted on 09/17/2014 9:33:18 AM PDT by jazusamo
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz accused top U.S. military officials of behaving like “social workers” in Iraq and Syria rather than showing military strength.
In an interview Tuesday night with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, Mr. Cruz said he was disappointed by responses from Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Martin Dempsey after he questioned them at a Senate hearing on the administration’s plan to defeat the Islamic State.
“Frankly, their answers were far more those you would expect of a social worker, than of military leaders,” Mr. Cruz said.
The Republican senator, who is considering a bid for the GOP’s 2016 presidential nomination, said that he pressed Gen. Dempsey and Mr. Hagel for a strategy to militarily destroy the Islamic State within 90 days, but was told that the current strategy was focused on solving political issues in the region.
“When I asked General Dempsey, militarily, how would we go in and kill the terrorists before they’re able to take jihad to America, his answer was, ‘Well, we need to see political reconciliation,’” Mr. Cruz said.
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Ph I know
The liberals and those pretending to be conseravtive will be echoing the he’s not a charismatic movie star schmoozed line hard
As if such a dope can bring back the cpuntry
You’re right. Dempsey and Hagel are nobama’s lackeys, Boot lickers, yes men,
You’re right. Dempsey and Hagel are nobama’s lackeys, Boot lickers, yes men,
WOOOPS sorry for the double post.
The play on words was from the book titled “None Dare Call it Treason”
Yes I knew that......a cousin of my moms brought a copy over for my dad to read when it first came out......
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