Ted Cruz knocks Obama, ‘photo op foreign policy’ in blistering speech

Washington Times ^ | Wednesday, February 11, 2015 | David Sherfinski

[SoConPubbie]

Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, said Wednesday he hasn’t seen a “seriousness of purpose” in confronting the Islamic State terrorist group, as the White House sent a request for the authorization for use of military force to fight the group to Congress for consideration.

In an approximately 30-minute speech at the Center for Security Policy’s “Defeat Jihad” summit, Mr. Cruz also methodically picked apart recent comments from the president on religion, free speech and terrorism that have come under fire.

“What do you intend to do and how do you intend to do it?” Mr. Cruz said. “With regard to ISIS, we have not seen a seriousness of purpose. We have seen, instead, photo op foreign policy — a bomb here, a missile there.”

“The solution to ISIS is to hunt down and kill the terrorist leaders,” he said later. “But when you have an administration that will not utter the words ‘radical Islamic terrorist,’ you have an administration that is unwilling to effectively design and implement a strategy to defeat radical Islamic terrorists.”

Mr. Cruz, who is weighing a run for president in 2016, called for “immediately” arming the Kurds and stripping U.S. citizenship from people who join the fight with the Islamic State.

Mr. Cruz, while he referred to the “Obama-Kerry-Clinton” foreign policy, also took direct aim at several of the president’s remarks during last week’s National Prayer Breakfast, including one in which Mr. Obama invoked the Crusades and the Inquisition to remind people that terrible acts have been carried out in the name of Christ.

“Now the last I checked, the Crusades began in the 11th century,” Mr. Cruz said. “I don’t think it’s too much to ask for the president to stay in the current millennium.”

Though Mr. Obama didn’t directly name the newspaper, Charlie

[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

[Nachum]

[SoConPubbie]

Ted Cruz Ping!

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CRUZ or LOSE!

[Steely Tom]

Congressional Black Caucus: "Don't disrespect our President."

[PoloSec]

Calling on Freeps techies; I know there are freepers who can find and link to a video of this speech; if one exists.

[stephenjohnbanker]

” “What do you intend to do and how do you intend to do it?” Mr. Cruz said. “

Obama: “ Nothing & nothing.”

[stephenjohnbanker]

Good Steyn.

[Dqban22]

OBAMA’S LEGACY

[Doogle]

Center for Security Policy’s “Defeat Jihad” summit speech?

[Theoria]

Video

Cruz begins around the 18min mark.

[Doogle]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl-7nxBOWyU

bout the 18 minute mark

[Gator113]

If one goes to the article, there is a poll near the bottom on the left.

Poll: Should Congress make English the official language of the U.S.?

Absolutely-105128 (87%)
No need- 8282 (6%)
It’s unfair- 3393 (2%)
No one speaks proper English anyway- 4166 (3%)

[ex-snook]

I hope Cruz gets to realize that Obama isn’t running.

[SoConPubbie]

I hope Cruz gets to realize that Obama isn’t running.

Yea, he really should refrain from criticizing Obama when he does something wrong! <\HEAVY SARCASM>

[Verbosus]

Quote:
“I hope Cruz gets to realize that Obama isn’t running.”

Obama won by running against Bush - who himself was not running.

[TexasCajun]

Thanks for posting.

The Imam in the White House is a Clear & Present Danger!