A dog with good taste! He shows this candidate the respect he truly deserves.
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If Trump is someone we could compare with Hitler, then Cruz would be a more dangerous version of Mussolini. Cruz has said that he would Carpet Bomb ISIS - and then demonstrated his lack of sensitivity to the rules of war which prohibit attacking civilian targets.
The animosity shown towards us in much of the Islamic world has been caused by our actions over the past 60 years. Cruz even has the gall to state that the Middle East is a safer place than before our "War on Terror." This does not jibe with objective reality. How many people remember the role the USA played in overthrowing a democratically elected government in Iran, and our actions, such as the Second Gulf War, that destabilized much of the Middle East? Can we afford to have a bellicose, bombastic, bullshit artist running America? I doubt it very much.
Right now, Cruz is making sure NOT to publicly cause Trump any problems. For the most part, Cruz is laying low, hoping to scoop up Trump's followers if Trump crashes and burns out. For the most part, Cruz is playing the role of "Trump Lite". But given Trump's statements in regard to the Middle East, does this bode well? I doubt it. Recently, a retired 3 star general hinted at "Mass Resignations" if Trump were elected. I'm pretty sure the same would happen if Cruz were elected. This retired general went on to say:
“...The American military studies these kinds of things. They know the moral and the values implications associated with these kind of decisions. They will attempt to persuade their leaders the right approaches to take and the various options available. But they won’t do things illegally or immorally.”
In the past, I wouldn't believe this general, having been tainted by the reporting of the Vietnam War. However, I have more faith in our military than I had 30-40 years ago, and I feel that many of our top military leaders would rather resign than allow America to make the mistakes Germany made in the 1930's-40's. But would enough resign (as a vote of "No Confidence") to make a difference, if a leader like Cruz was to be elected? I'm not sure, and I don't want to take the chance.
If I don't feel that even the military would be comfortable following Cruz as a leader, he is likely unfit to serve as President of this country. Hopefully, most Americans will feel the same way in both the GOP primaries and on Election Day....
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