[SoConPubbie]

	"If we must have an enemy at the head of Government, let it be one whom we can oppose, and for whom we are not responsible, who will not involve our party in the disgrace of his foolish and bad measures." - Alexander Hamilton "We don't intend to turn the Republican Party over to the traitors in the battle just ended. We will have no more of those candidates who are pledged to the same goals as our opposition and who seek our support. Turning the Party over to the so-called moderates wouldn’t make any sense at all." -- President Ronald Reagan "A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice." - Thomas Paine 1792 "It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men." - Samuel Adams "If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen." - Samuel Adams

[SoConPubbie]

Ted Cruz Ping!

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[skeeter]

America's interests alone should be the primary motive in our foreign policy.

If a solid argument, not an abstract one, in favor of them cannot be found, we should not be involved.

[Alberta's Child]

... the U.S. “has a responsibility to defend our values.”

And what values might they be, Mr. Cruz? Foreign policy initiatives that include the homosexualization of other nations, or combatting "climate change"?

Let's focus on first restoring this country to the point where we actually have something to say to the rest of the world, OK?

[FreeReign]

ABC News Radio

How did this get out on ABC News Radio?

[exnavy]

Mr Cruz understands the history lesson of the 1930’s, Mr. Paul does not.

[conservative98]

[re_nortex]

Go Ted go!

[Fresh Wind]

To paraphrase a line from Star Wars...

“Rand has too much of his father in him.”

[Mariner]

"The United States has a responsibility to defend our values"

I don't agree.

The United States government has a responsibility to limit our military endeavors to what is in our National Interest.

Otherwise we'd be fighting throughout the world, endlessly.

Kinda like what we're doing now.

Cruz and Paul and the others are going to have to answer some very specific, pointed questions over the next 3 years or so.

And this primary voter/contributor is not interested in fighting for "values"...like in Kosovo...Egypt...Libya...Syria...and, hopefully not Ukraine.

[grania]

The globalist pth backstabbing RINO puppet masters are of course going to try to put Rand Paul and Ted Cruz at odds with one another over anything they can. My response would be that together they could come up with a sane foreign policy, with elements from both of their views.

Neither one is talking about over the top crazy sanctions or war mongering in someone else's back yard.

Cruz/Paul or Paul/Cruz....that's how we win!

[ex-snook]

"“I’m a big fan of Rand Paul. He and I are good friends. But I don’t agree with him on foreign policy,” Cruz said. “I think U.S. leadership is critical in the world. And I agree with him that we should be very reluctant to deploy military force abroad. But I think there is a vital role, just as Ronald Reagan did… The United States has a responsibility to defend our values.”"

Hard to top for bullcrap. BTW Obama isn't weak, he is realistic. Cruz's 'defend our values' means everything is on the table, including war. A war with Russia would be outright stupidity. It would be existential for us and China would pick up our pieces. Cruz - just keep talking about eliminating the IRS.

[TBP]

I don’t think there is much of a disagreement here.

[lonestar67]

This is a great example of why Ted Cruz is much better than Rand Paul.

Paul’s anti-foreign policy would be a disaster.