Presidential race 2016

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Cruz vs. Rubio on Foreign Policy

I actually agree with Ted Cruz's claimed foreign policy position more so than that of most of the other 2016 candidates.

I think that the U.S.'s toppling Saddam's regime under the Bush administration led to more harm than good for Iraqis (and global security).

The U.S. support of Mubarik's ouster in Egypt, and the regime change in Yemen, has also failed to lead to increased stability in those countries.

And, I agree with Cruz that Obama's and Clinton's toppling of Qaddafi led to more harm than good for Libyans (and global security).

Cruz is criticizing Rubio for supporting ^ those interventionist foreign policies. Cruz believes that the U.S. should stay out of conflicts in other countries unless there is an immediate threat to the U.S., and he believes that attempting to democratize Middle Eastern societies can be counterproductive. The U.S. military, in his view, should be focused narrowly on protecting U.S. interests.

I disagree with Cruz and agree with Rubio when it comes to NSA surveillance in the U.S. however. I think such screening for potential terrorist activity at home is more important now than ever. I don't know of any criminal case where authorities used info gathered from anti-terror surveillance to prosecute a citizen for non-terror related crimes (THAT is something to which I'd object strongly).

Story: http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articl...ry-clinton

Obama has taken the "do nothing" path with Syria since 2012. That's not turning out so good for us.