Posted on Feb 19, 2016
Senator Ted Cruz here, what questions do you have for me? (Answering your questions on Feb 26th!)
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From RP Staff:
*Senator Cruz will be joining us for a live Q&A on Friday, 2/26 at 1:00pm EST. Post your questions below in advance of the Q&A. Questions with the most up votes will be answered first. Please be upfront and to the point with your questions. RP Staff will be monitoring this discussion.*
From Senator Ted Cruz:
America now faces a momentous decision. Almost a decade of irresponsible defense cuts has slashed the number of combat personnel, seriously degraded their combat readiness, and shrunk the size of our military below any reasonable standard. If America continues to lead from behind, we will lose the ability to guarantee our safety at home and abroad.
Our all-volunteer force deserves better. They deserve a leader who will provide them with the finest weapons systems and the best training. They deserve the full and unapologetic support of their Commander-in-Chief, not a minimal commitment and overly restrictive Rules of Engagement.
Furthermore, Americans make up the finest military professionals and veterans in the world, and they deserve an investment in their careers, their health, and their families. We must honor of our military members, families, and veterans by ensuring they receive the respect and care they have earned.
Under focused, new leadership, America can, and will, rebuild our military and take care of our veterans.
The financing and the details of my plan: https://www.tedcruz.org/american-resolve/
*Senator Cruz will be joining us for a live Q&A on Friday, 2/26 at 1:00pm EST. Post your questions below in advance of the Q&A. Questions with the most up votes will be answered first. Please be upfront and to the point with your questions. RP Staff will be monitoring this discussion.*
From Senator Ted Cruz:
America now faces a momentous decision. Almost a decade of irresponsible defense cuts has slashed the number of combat personnel, seriously degraded their combat readiness, and shrunk the size of our military below any reasonable standard. If America continues to lead from behind, we will lose the ability to guarantee our safety at home and abroad.
Our all-volunteer force deserves better. They deserve a leader who will provide them with the finest weapons systems and the best training. They deserve the full and unapologetic support of their Commander-in-Chief, not a minimal commitment and overly restrictive Rules of Engagement.
Furthermore, Americans make up the finest military professionals and veterans in the world, and they deserve an investment in their careers, their health, and their families. We must honor of our military members, families, and veterans by ensuring they receive the respect and care they have earned.
Under focused, new leadership, America can, and will, rebuild our military and take care of our veterans.
The financing and the details of my plan: https://www.tedcruz.org/american-resolve/
Election 2016
Ted Cruz
Office of the President (POTUS)
Q&A
Posted 8 y ago
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My question double taps two concerns, the battle against ISIS and honesty. It is my personal opinion, that we should use ground troops in the Middle East to quickly and decisively defeat ISIS. It is not about the people in the Middle East anymore, it is about protecting our citizens. It is my opinion, that we cannot wait on them anymore, we must do the job and then leave them to do the nation building.
As such, in a news interview with Hannity on FOX News, he mentioned over and over again that he thought that you would "of course" be willing to put "boots on the ground" to fight ISIS, but I new your policy and watched intently to see if you had changed it. You paused and then talked all the way around the issue without actually saying what you would do. I was very disappointed. I saw you make the decision to try and mislead the viewers about your position. In my opinion, we have had a "Liar-in-Chief" in the Presidency for the last two terms; I do not want to elect another one.
Please, clearly and precisely explain your strategy for defeating ISIS and how you would bring honor back to the position of Commander & Chief.
Sincerely,
Charles W. Robinson
https://www.linkedin.com/in/charleswrobinsonprofile
As such, in a news interview with Hannity on FOX News, he mentioned over and over again that he thought that you would "of course" be willing to put "boots on the ground" to fight ISIS, but I new your policy and watched intently to see if you had changed it. You paused and then talked all the way around the issue without actually saying what you would do. I was very disappointed. I saw you make the decision to try and mislead the viewers about your position. In my opinion, we have had a "Liar-in-Chief" in the Presidency for the last two terms; I do not want to elect another one.
Please, clearly and precisely explain your strategy for defeating ISIS and how you would bring honor back to the position of Commander & Chief.
Sincerely,
Charles W. Robinson
https://www.linkedin.com/in/charleswrobinsonprofile
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As a Soldier i had my medical covered, im wondering why health care is not thought in the light of emergency service such as fire and police, a responsibility of the community, not the individual.
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Dear Ted Cruz,
In a time of unprecedented debt and a responsibility to balance the budget and to live within our means how will you propose to strengthen the US armed services?
In a time of unprecedented debt and a responsibility to balance the budget and to live within our means how will you propose to strengthen the US armed services?
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Senator Cruz, what real plans for Veterans. This question is about the Vietnam Vets. The VA wishes that we would go away. One important area is our Disability Decisions. I have been fighting for 8 years. They turned me down. I have had to get a lawyer for my claim. There are many more Vietnam Vets who are suffering and barely making it. Thank you for listening.
Lloyd Box
Lloyd Box
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Senator, the current administration is focused on creating a larger social gap between race, sex, and economic status. They have played the victims advocate by creating more victims. The President's administration has great influence on social stability. My question for you is, as President, what will you do to bring the nation together again?
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Ms Clinton and her husband are continually touting themselves as the champions of minorities and particularly African-Americans often citing their support to post-genocide Rwanda. Countries including South Africa, France, UK, and others found Mr. Kigame actually ordered the downing of his predecessor's plan that initiated the genocide and currently has an abysmal human right record that includes having his opposition assassinated in other countries (one recent assassination in South Africa Publicly condemned by that country. The current DOS is joining other countries in condemning him for trying to change the country's constitution so he can remain in power. Why has no one every challenged this record publically in regard to the millions of dollars and other favors the Clinton Administration and Ms Clinton' State Department gave the Kigame Regime (many from the DOS through Mr. Clinton's Charity)?
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How will you go about regaining the creditability and trust of America with other countries in the world. This includes the cold shoulder our present administration has shown towards certain countries that have been a solid ally to us in the past.
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As Commander in Chief, will you put an end to the social engineering and erosion of benefits in our military that is presently destroying the combat readiness of our armed forces and will you stop the blatant criminal activity in the Veterans Administration that is destroying our warriors that have survived the fight and need medical care? If you will not make a public pledge to America to do these two things, you are not worthy for the office.
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What do you plan to do about the fight overseas and do you plan on doing anything about our retirement benefits?
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