Been apprehended before they went on a murderous spree. Lynch has banned on what she calls antimuslim rhetoric, is already producing its Chilling Effect and it is preventing americans are taking basic steps to protect ourselves. Lets take off the blinders. It is time to say that these attacks are not isolated incidents. Not they are operating as an ideological pack. The thing that unites them is adherence toal islamic separatism, that the world must submit to their world of islam, or die. Is present ine our country. Reported, itrector is active in each one of our 50 states. Once we have identified the enemy, with we must do everything in our power to defeat them. America and the world has grown more dangerous as president obama has receded from the world stage. Every day goes by, the United States seems more weaker and a more marginal actor. Increasingly dismissed, increasingly viewed by the world , our president is a laughingstock. Our third goal must be to restore americas leadership in the world. As reagan do well, the best way to project americas leadership is by protecting and promoting americas strength. This principle should always guide our actions. To next president will have contend with and ever worsening state of American Interest around the globe. Given the opportunity squandered under enemys emboldened president obamas watch. Our most immediate challenge comes from the middle east, which is what i want to talk about today. Make no mistake, this is a global problem. A significant potential for conflict from the South China Sea and made ever more difficult by president obamas shameful defunding of our military. Addressesident obamas to the nation on sunday night, it is now a virtual certainty that the next president will have to deal with the surge known as the Islamic State and that it will not be a local threat. We now know for a fact, that if we withdraw from the middle east, the radical jihadists will not be content to stay there. They are going to attack our allies and the region beyond. They are on the lookout for every opportunity to attack us here at home. The next president will need to bring together the best civilian and military leadership to develop an actual and real plan to utterly defeat and destroy isis. A plan that is not shackled by concerns over environmental impact. With the most restrictive rules of engagement that our armed forces has ever known. During the 15 months of president obamas failed military actions against isis, i have strongly advocated for a concrete military plan proposed that options we may employ would include maximizing our with a sustained coherent direct bombing campaign. Instead of what we have now, foreign a photo of policy with a bomb here and a missile layer, not actually achieving the goal of defeating isis. We should also be arming the success against isis, despite the fact that isis is fighting with American Military equipment they seized in iraq. The Obama Administration for political reasons refuses to arm them to cut it would displease act that. Baghad. Our focus should be on the ding isis and the kurdish for congress and that effort. That, we should also include the jordanian and egyptian militarys in which the United States has made significant investment in past decades. Then, above and beyond that, we should do whatever is necessary and required to defeat isis. Of the the course Political Campaign has focused on the question of american boots on the ground. That is getting the deployment of military forces this is not a game of risk or politicians move armies around to demonstrate their machismo. Instead, you need a commander in chief with a objective of the feeding isis and rely on the tools necessary to carry out that objective, including overwhelming military power and arming the kurds and whatever Ground Troops are necessary to kill the terrorists, and then come home. Howevere of isis is only one piece of a complex geopolitical landscape of the middle east. I will like to turn out that we productively approach this troubled region in a way that would improve the rider, strategic process of the United States. 36 years ago last month, the remarkable intellect and diplomat who i mentioned earlier, James Kirkpatrick published an essay and commentary titled dictatorships and double standards. It is in as a that i command everyone here today. She wrote to disprove the notion governmentocratize any time anywhere under any circumstance. Of particular target ambassador kirkpatricks criticism was the Foreign Policy of jimmy carter. Convinced the democracy that was in and of itself, an abstract force for good. The Carter Administration had supported theoretically liberal uprising against authoritarian government that have been allied with United States from latin america to the middle east. However, well intentions, president carters efforts may have been, the result had been time and time again material damage to the National Security interest of the United States. Dictatorships and double standards appeared the same month that the revolutionary leader of the Islamic Republic who, the ayatollah seized power unopposed by the Carter Administration and had gone on to take more than 50 hostages at the american embassy. Hostages that he would hold for 444 days. It caught the attention of an inspiring republican residential candidate. , the tireless champion of freedom and human rights have been how to advance the american cause against the soviets when many of our potential partners were not of democraticns virtue. Reagan understood the hard truth of dictatorship and double standards. What was that the established liberal democracy were not the only valuable allies for america. Ones and oughtst to be prioritized, celebrated, and fiercely protected. If we refuse to work with countries that do not meet our democratic standards, who are not making a rapid enough conversion to democracy, but are still helpful to advancing our larger goals to protecting our National Security, then we risk fundamentally undermining those goals and so to our National Security. Thisd reagan absorbed without ever losing his passionate belief and freedom. He knew that the real threat was not the occasional dictator, but rather the x essential threat of totalitarian communism, which was on the mark of world domination. He knew that this was not an either or the limit. Even if he kept finally important alliances with the philippines and south korea, he used quite diplomacy and sometimes Public Diplomacy to successfully encourage these nations to more democratic practices. It be nice if the progress of liberal democracy was an inevitable lean your evolution in human affairs. And human freedom once achieved indeed it was. Even a cursory glance at the history of democracy and some of the two and a half millennia since the experiment was first this is not far from the case. To preservein order and strengthen the United States, we cannot treat democracy promotion as an absolute directed. Rather, as in highly desirable idea they can be reached most effectively through the promotion of the security and interest of the United States. Opinion,do worse in my than adopting the reagan policy today. Is in the the proof pudding and it is not an accident that when the american hostages were released on january 20 1981, they came home not because president carter had allowed the Islamic Revolution to triumph unopposed, but because now, a president reagan was in the white house and the ayatollah knew he would defend america. Whatecent case study that has interested president reagan and ambassador kirk actor was good january 2011 popular rising that ousted he made an easy target, in aging military strongman with a grim record on human rights. The fact that he had been for 30 years a staunch ally of the United States and a key partner in securing israel was quickly disguised. Wasgoogle field revolution a heavy moment that stained a 21st century rebuke to the oppression of the past. His fall was hailed as an opportunity for egypt to chart a new and more hopeful democratic future and plans were made for speedy elections. In those elections came however, the results were disastrous for the United States. As Mohamed Morsi who had close ties with the Muslim Brotherhood came to power. But barack obama insisted that all that mattered was that morsi was duly elected and for that region, the egyptians should e to suffer under his rule even if we start to undermine American Interest and destroy the egyptian economy had allowed jihadist and weapons the flow. Rom libya into the sinai while the second uprising in the summer of 2013 would not be the ideal way to change government. We should all shudder to think what could have happened in hist had morsi seen out term. We might well have faced the prospect of egypt on the brink of failure, unable or unwilling to protect israels borders from the radical islam is that morsi had unleashed. Now, under president we have a leader who was aggressively fighting the terror cells in the sinai and defending his quarters with libya as not afraid to call out the terrible perversion of his own face that is calling the violence. This past summer, i wrote a book, a time for truth. This i profiled a speech president morsi gave this year at cairo university. It was a speech in which he called out directly the threat of radical islamic terrorists. It was a speech in which he called out fellow muslims to ,tand up against the perversion against the evil that is radical islamic terror. R president morsi toent alfie c rather give a speech as a muslim leader was a demonstration of courage and resolve. It was remarkable. He was literally putting a bounty on his own head and did so with his eyes open and aware that the forces of evil he was standing up against do everything they could to murder him as a result. Book, whatsed in the does it say when the president of egypt is more clear eyed, more candid, more direct and serious about defeating radical islamic terrorism, then the president of the United States. Indeed, at the very same university, president obama had spoken in 2009 on a socalled world apology tour. Where he said among other things, that iran has a right to nuclear past. We need a president who will and unequivocally defense to National Security interests of this country. Another instructive episode, was the 2011 nato led revolution in libya that toppled the repressive dictator gaddafi. Made in easier target than a violent and aggressive antiamerican dictator who had sponsored vicious terrorist attacks on American Interests. Thebly, the downing of flight over scotland. Gaddafi had also long been suspected of pushing and pursuing covert Nuclear Programs. That if successful, it would post a grim threat to the United States. When a Popular Uprising occurred in the spring of 2011, it seemed a nobrainer to this administration that america would come to the aide of the rebels, splashed across the International Press and bias. The mission seemed almost absurd easy, one that could be executed with no real american sacrifices, as the Obama Administration boasted, we can lead from behind. And the results would be the establishment of a liberal democracy and libya and would only require administrative steps that is mobilizing International Support for a Transitional Government and frank of communications networks. Thatrofoundly wrong Foreign Policy view was. As it turns out, rather than democrats that the Obama Administration and their allies wanted them to be, the rebels were radical jihadis with limited interest in establishing a civil society. At the time, it was well known, that gadhafi had abandoned his Nuclear Program and its real threat of military intervention, he it was less wellknown that he had begun cooperating with the United States in the fight against those same violent terrorists. That he was actively working to apprehend radical islamic terrorists and turn them over to america. Things turnedne, for the worse. Once he was gone, less than 18 months, they would overrun our facilities at benghazi and murdering for americans, including our ambassador. The First American ambassador killed in the line of duty since the Carter Administration. Today, libya is a failed state controlled by warring terrorist networks that pose a significant threat to our ally egypt and who are openly plotting attacks on our allies in europe. The intervention in libya was in a word a disaster. The argument that republicans had to support what might have been a democratic uprising against gadhafi, but the Obama Administration somehow botched the job. It was poor revisionist history. This took place in 2011 after the residence cairo speech. The russian reset and canceling of Mission Defense batteries of poland and czech republic. It should have been clear to any rational observer that the Obama Administration was not capable of a policy that would actually thend and robustly defend National Security interest of the United States. A third example that has dragged on for more than four years is the Syrian Civil War. Once again, there is no doubt that bashar alassad, like his father before him, is a bad guy who has been an allied and at times a puppet of iran and an enemy to the United States and israel. The spring been that of 2011, there was a secular nonviolent opposition to assad that would have made his ouster a strategic interest to the United States. By the time i arrived in congress 2013, it was clear that far darker forces were at work. Reportedthe economist that out of the nine rebel groups they had identified, several had terror ties. Was ands bad as assad is, radical jihadis controlling syria would be a significant turn for the worse. Nothing that has happened in the last two point five years has given me any confidence that the Syrian Civil War is in American Interests. In fact, the situation has not is now materially worse despite hundreds and millions of dollars the United States has poured in trying to identify and train the Syrian Opposition as isis now controls a significant portion of the country. While assad is consolidating his position as a iran and russia. Side in theve a Syrian Civil War. It is not very fashionable these days in washington, it is not difficult to find politicians in washington who will we must topple assad with the same ferocity with which they must gadhafi and we have seen the catastrophic results of these policies. Thatld note, that my view we do not have a site in the Syrian Civil War is shared by at least one of the world leader with a clear eyed and direct vision into what is happening. Minister wase asked when he visited washington last month, why he did not intervene in the Syrian Civil War. He responded simply, that he would only do so if he had a clear side, which at this point he did not. He said that an iranian controlled assad was disaster ridden. But its so was, the Islamic State controlling syria. Way to of your enemies are fighting each other, i say do not strengthen one or the other, i say we can both, or at least do not intervene, which is what i have done. I believe today we are at a muent like unit in 1938 nich in 1938. President obama has returned from geneva and the great to give over thousands of dollars to the ayatollah and promising like Neville Chamberlain with peace in our time. Anything, giving hundreds and billions of dollars strengthening homicidal maniacs who intend to murder you is never worked out well. Peril, weof great need the clarity and vision that Prime Minister netanyahu provides because he doesnt have time for the Political Correctness that so hamstrings the united Obama Administration. I think we should listen to our closest ally in the region. In the absence of a viable alternative to assad that is not isis, i believe we should focus on the immediate and unambiguous challenge to our security. Which is utterly destroyed isis. I understand that flies in the state of conventional wisdom, that america must always promote democracy at all costs. Someone considered any progression in egypt that did not involve morsi serving out his full term is unacceptable. They might consider the terrorist domination of libya as preferable to any outcome that did not oust the dictator qaddafi. They are cut claiming today that those who do not support are complicit in iranian terrorism. There will always be those that believe it is americas obligation as a free nation to convince others that we are labeling for their freedom whether they want it or not. There will always be those who believe that insisting on anything less than our democratic ideals, we are forfeiting the moral high ground. Is kirkpatricks elegant phrase, nothing more than confusing revolution with idealism. Change with progress. Ofdo not betray the idea america by accepting reality. Ronald reagan was the single greatest liberator of human oppression that the world has ever known. He did not do it by forcing ,emocracy on unwilling nations but by an unwavering determination to defeat communism. Aner two terms of obamaclinton foreignpolicy so disastrous, and makes the Carter Administration look good. Need oncea desperate again for clarity. The clarity of of Ronald Reagan for most important words, we win, they lose. We will not win by replacing dictators with terrorists who want to kill us and destroy america. We can take part in the knowledge, that like reagan, we are not abandoning freedom, we must do we can to protect eared freedom. While the rebels who oppose regional who turn out to be jihadis are not ultimately helpful in this cause. There are others who are and we should be able to figure out the difference. Wrote,ssador kirkpatrick it may always be easy to distinguish between the craddick and totalitarian agents of change, but it is also not too consent of the governed and believe that ordinary men are capable of using freedom knowing their own interests and choosing leaders. Point, is perhaps the single greatest wonder of the Obama Administration and one of its first in 2009. The president ignored the green revolution in iran, thereby forfeiting an opportunity to replace the radical islamists terror sponsoring regime in tehran that chant death to america and death to israel and pursued Nuclear Weapons and instead, america could have stood with a peaceful secular rebellion that was crying out for support for the United States. Regimeas a case where a change squared up with our most pressing national need. Instead of standing with the iranian people and what could have been his tear down this wall moment, instead president obama fell silent and decided to open up negotiations with the mullahs instead. Ofnot produce a wave flowering democracies in the middle east. Rather a synonymy of chaos, including a more strain of radical islamic terrorism mosys sexually embodied by isis. There may be more opportunities that the president should not squander. We can lead by example the it is notcts of impossible the u. S. And ses process of the incoming government is fighting for its life against violent adversaries and proposed reforms aimed at producing gradual change, rather than than to protect democracy overnight and accomplish policymakers who understand how actual democracies have come into being. History is a better guide with good intentions. There are a number of encouraging 20th century examples of liberalization that should give us hope. The flourishing, vibrant democracy of israel, is one of the great gifts the last seven decades has bestowed on america. E should not squander it the end of the cold war produced a unified, democratic germany, as well as the vibrant democracies of eastern europe. All strategic allies and assets to the United States. We can most effectively continue this process by embracing our by file deals ideals standing unapologetically for freedom and defending america in our country. By having the courage to speak with moral clarity to call evil by its name. By unapologetically defending americas interest around the globe. Pulpit of theully presidency to invite others to recognize the rights of individuals respect them and to unite against the evil forces who seek to tear down freedom. Thank you. [applause] good morning senator. You spoke about Prime Minister netanyahu, what of your experiences was traveling to israel and beating with him. I wanted to know why you met with him and what you got out of the meeting . You are also being quoted by the w york times, about your you said it was the question of judgment, and then you said that is the challenging question for both of them. Did you say that and what did you mean by both of that . I have met with Prime Minister netanyahu both times both in israel and america. He is a leader who understands full well the threats that are facing both his nation and also facing america. He is a leader with a clarity of vision that i think this nation desperately needs. I will say one of the most shameful aspects of the Obama Administration has been the deplorable treatment of the nation of israel that culminated in a moment that would have been disbelieved if i had suggested it years earlier. Backhad suggested years that the elected Prime Minister of israel would come to america and address the joint session of congress and boycotted the president of the United States, Vice President of the United States, and every member of the cabinet. That would have been dismissed by members of the media as ridiculous, something that would never happen, and yet it shows just how bad american foreignpolicy has got towards israel, just how unwilling president obama and the menstruation has been to stand by our closest ally in the middle east. That is something that will change if i am elected president. [no audio] [applause] we had this the threats facing america and the steps that need to be taken to strengthen the american israeli friendship and fight against our enemies. In each instance, we talked about the Media Developments and discussions about syria and iran and radical islam terrorism. Those have dominated most of the discussions. [indiscernible] i am not going to comment on what they may or may not have said. The course of the president ial election, voters are want to make a decision about every candidate and ultimately the decision is who has the right judgment, experience and judgment to serve as commander in chief. Everyone of us who is running is being accessed by those voters. That is exactly why we have a democratic election to make that determination. [applause] senator, good morning. You covered the middle east strategy very well. Youve a question, how do perceive at this time, or the possible need for a all out strike against irans evolving Nuclear Strike capability . Goodcruz that is a western and it is a daunting question. Agreement with iran is nothing short of catastrophic. The consequences of this agreement as it continues to go america willthat become the leading financier of. Adical islamic terrorism the Obama Administration will become the number one financier of radical islamic terrorism, why is that . Everyone understands that iran is the leading sponsor of terrorists. Over 100 billion close to the ayatollah we know with absolute certainty that billions of those dollars will go to jihadiah, the hottest to murder control americans. I was say that every politician in the city, who did anything ounce of used every their authority and ability to stop this deal, that the blood of those murdered americans will be on their hands. [applause] fastforward to jenny terry 2017, i believe this Iranian Nuclear deal will socalled irans set certain locations offlimits and other locations if providing a extended waiting period. Sites, we rely on iran to inspec themselves. The Iranian Nuclear deal follows the they trusted the administration to inspect themselves and miraculously in both instances. The inspectors discovered no wrongdoing whatsoever. I think the odds are quite significant that the next president of the United States in january 2017 will be informed that he or she has two and only two options. In allowingesce iran to acquire Nuclear Weapons, or take action to prevent it. In my view, this general election poses a very simple and clear choice. To stand on the debate stage with hillary clinton. [applause] and to make abundantly clear that if hillary is elected, iran will acquire Nuclear Weapons your if i am elected, underis with the ayatollah who chance death to america, under no circumstances will the ayatollah have Nuclear Weapons. [applause] [indiscernible] [applause] sen. Cruz thank you very much. [applause] cspan takes you on the road to the white house and into the classroom. This year, i was student ham documentary our student documentary is what we want to hear from the president. Follow cspans road to the white house coverage and get all of the details about our student cam contest at www. Cspan. Org. Today, Foreign Affairs and pentagon responded to talk about the war and conflict. We will be live with the womens Foreign Policy groupon cspan3. America examines the syrian refugee crisis hearing from government officials, scholars, and advocacy groups at 1 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan two. 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