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*"ISIS right now is the face of evil. They’re crucifying Christians, they’re persecuting Christians.” [http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/09/how-to-defeat-isis-according-to-ted-cruz/380500/ (Atlantic)] | *"ISIS right now is the face of evil. They’re crucifying Christians, they’re persecuting Christians.” [http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/09/how-to-defeat-isis-according-to-ted-cruz/380500/ (Atlantic)] | ||
*Does not support any US training of the moderate opposition in Syria [http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/388214/ted-cruz-opposes-funding-bill-and-isis-measures-joel-gehrke (NATR)] | *Does not support any US training of the moderate opposition in Syria [http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/388214/ted-cruz-opposes-funding-bill-and-isis-measures-joel-gehrke (NATR)] | ||
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| + | "We will carpet bomb [ISIS] into oblivion. I don’t know if sand can glow in the dark, but we’re going to find out."[http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/dec/16/ted-cruz/ted-cruz-misfires-definition-carpet-bombing-gop-de/ (PF)] | ||
===Iran Deal=== | ===Iran Deal=== | ||
| − | + | *Cruz vehemently opposes the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/05/ted-cruz-iran-war_n_7216698.html (Huff Post - Iran)] | |
| − | *Cruz vehemently opposes the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action | + | *"This deal makes war certainty" [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/05/ted-cruz-iran-war_n_7216698.html (Huff Post - Iran)] |
| − | *"This deal makes war certainty" | + | *Deal is "catastrophic" [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/05/ted-cruz-iran-war_n_7216698.html (Huff Post - Iran)] |
| − | *Deal is "catastrophic" | ||
| − | (Huff Post - Iran) | ||
*"The #IranDeal will facilitate and accelerate the nation of Iran acquiring nuclear weapons" (deemed by sources as an untrue statement) | *"The #IranDeal will facilitate and accelerate the nation of Iran acquiring nuclear weapons" (deemed by sources as an untrue statement) | ||
| − | (Politifact - Iran) | + | [http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/sep/10/ted-cruz/ted-cruz-says-deal-will-facilitate-and-accelerate-/ (Politifact - Iran)] |
===Supporting Israel=== | ===Supporting Israel=== | ||
| − | *Will recognize Jerusalem as the eternal, undivided capital of Israel and the US embassy will be moved there | + | *Will recognize Jerusalem as the eternal, undivided capital of Israel and the US embassy will be moved there [https://www.tedcruz.org/issues/stand-with-israel/ (TCWSWI)] |
| − | *Readdress US Policy in regards to Palestine; divert any American funds going there | + | *Readdress US Policy in regards to Palestine; divert any American funds going there [https://www.tedcruz.org/issues/stand-with-israel/ (TCWSWI)] |
| − | *Consider defunding the UN for showing anti-Israel bias or American universities that boycott Israel | + | *Consider defunding the UN for showing anti-Israel bias or American universities that boycott Israel [https://www.tedcruz.org/issues/stand-with-israel/ (TCWSWI)] |
| − | *Supports Israel's Iron Dome Program | + | *Supports Israel's Iron Dome Program [https://www.tedcruz.org/issues/stand-with-israel/ (TCWSWI)] |
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| − | (TCWSWI) | ||
Latest revision as of 15:04, 9 February 2016
Cruz's Middle East (section page)
International Terrorism
- Introduced the Terrorist Refugee Infiltration Prevention Act of 2015, immediately barring refugees to the United States from any country, such as Iraq or Syria that contains substantial territory controlled by a foreign terrorist organization (TCWDN)
- Chaired a hearing titled “Justice Forsaken: How the Federal Government Fails the American Victims of Iranian and Palestinian Terrorism.” (TCWDN)
- Really wants the president, and will do so as president, to utter the words "radical Islamic terrorism" (TCWDN)
- Wants the US to recognize the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas as terrorist organizations (TCWDN)
- When asked where he fit on the spectrum of Republican views on foreign policy, with Rand Paul (isolationist) at one end and John McCain (active interventionist) at the other he said, “I consider myself somewhere in between those two poles." [1](Stripes)
- Wants to “bomb [ISIS] back to the Stone Age” (FOX)
- "ISIS right now is the face of evil. They’re crucifying Christians, they’re persecuting Christians.” (Atlantic)
- Does not support any US training of the moderate opposition in Syria (NATR)
"We will carpet bomb [ISIS] into oblivion. I don’t know if sand can glow in the dark, but we’re going to find out."(PF)
Iran Deal
- Cruz vehemently opposes the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (Huff Post - Iran)
- "This deal makes war certainty" (Huff Post - Iran)
- Deal is "catastrophic" (Huff Post - Iran)
- "The #IranDeal will facilitate and accelerate the nation of Iran acquiring nuclear weapons" (deemed by sources as an untrue statement)
Supporting Israel
- Will recognize Jerusalem as the eternal, undivided capital of Israel and the US embassy will be moved there (TCWSWI)
- Readdress US Policy in regards to Palestine; divert any American funds going there (TCWSWI)
- Consider defunding the UN for showing anti-Israel bias or American universities that boycott Israel (TCWSWI)
- Supports Israel's Iron Dome Program (TCWSWI)
