Ted Cruz: “This is about avoiding war by being strong enough to take…”

“Barack Obama and Joe Biden's weakness and appeasement, that if you kill Americans, oh well, we're not going to do anything about it. That invites more people to target and kill Americans. This is about avoiding war by being strong enough to take out the people that are killing Americans and that avoids protracted military conflict. I think that's what we're seeing right now. And it makes America a whole lot safer. Yeah, no doubt about it. For everybody listening, thank you for joining us.” (35:25–35:36)

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