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| Ted Cruz: Barack Obama Is '€˜An Apologist For Radical Islamic Terrorists' |
| 2015-10-19 |
| [Daily Caller] Ted Cruz says Barack Obama is "an apologist for radical Islamic terrorists" and that Libya, under dictator Muammar Gaddafi, was "better for US interests than the chaos now." Yet another Rantburg plagiarism. Cruz, appearing on NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday insisted, "Look, toppling Gaddafi, Gaddafi was a bad guy but you know what? Libya is an absolute chaos and war zone where jihadists are battling back and forth and here's." Host Chuck Todd asked Cruz, "Would the Middle East be more stable today if you had the strong men there?" Cruz replied, "Of course, it would. Of course, it would. It-- it wasn't even close." Todd continued to press Cruz, "Gaddafi, Saddam, Assad, if they're strong men, they keep stability?" Cruz responded, "It wasn't even close that Libya under Gaddafi was better for US interests than the chaos now that is allowed jihadists to gain strength." Todd then asked Cruz, "What about Iraq under Saddam?" Cruz responded, "It-- it wasn't-- it wasn't even close." Cruz then used the example of Egypt suggesting, "It wasn't even close that Egypt under Mubarak was a much stronger ally than it was under Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood. And now you have President El-Sisi. You know, one of the things that I've talked about many times, President El-Sisi, I'm very glad he's leading Egypt. He's been one of the most courageous Middle East leaders." |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #2 "apologist"? That's giving him too much credit. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2015-10-19 16:25 |
| #1 "Gaddafi, Saddam, Assad, if they're strong men, they keep stability?" Yes. Strong man rule is the most liberal form of government a muslim country can have. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-10-19 04:59 |