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*Chaired a hearing titled “Justice Forsaken: How the Federal Government Fails the American Victims of Iranian and Palestinian Terrorism.”
*Really wants the president, and will do so as president, to utter the words "radical Islamic terrorism"
*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." (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)
===Iran Deal===
*Cruz vehemently opposes the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
*"This deal makes war certainty"
*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)
(Politifact - Iran)
===Supporting Israel===
