In regard to our warming relationship with Iran, and by proxy Assad, Rubio reiterated support for Saudi Arabia, a U.S. ally under fire for stamping out free speech and brutally executing dissenters of the existing regime1.
Our response should be to stand with our allies, he said.
His wide-ranging criticisms sparked heated response from the Clinton and Cruz campaigns. Christina Reynolds, a spokeswoman for the Clinton campaign, said that Rubio s criticisms of the Obama administration are ironic considering he backed many of the very policies he now points to as problematic.
According to Reynolds, Rubio supported Obama s intervention into Libya and also opposed authorizing the use of force against the Syrian regime after it was reported that Assad used chemical weapons on civilians.
The Cruz campaign also issued a statement.
So Rubio s foreign policy and national security strategy is to invade Middle Eastern countries, create power vacuums for terrorist organizations, allow their people to come to America unvetted, give them legal status and citizenship, then impose a massive surveillance state to monitor the problem, Alice Stewart, a Cruz spokeswoman, told The Guardian in a statement.
I m trying to figure out if it is more incoherent than dangerous or vice versa, she added.
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In regard to our warming relationship with Iran, and by proxy Assad, Rubio reiterated support for Saudi Arabia, a U.S. ally under fire for stamping out free speech and brutally executing dissenters of the existing regime5.
Our response should be to stand with our allies, he said.
His wide-ranging criticisms sparked heated response from the Clinton and Cruz campaigns. Christina Reynolds, a spokeswoman for the Clinton campaign, said that Rubio s criticisms of the Obama administration are ironic considering he backed many of the very policies he now points to as problematic.
According to Reynolds, Rubio supported Obama s intervention into Libya and also opposed authorizing the use of force against the Syrian regime after it was reported that Assad used chemical weapons on civilians.
The Cruz campaign also issued a statement.
So Rubio s foreign policy and national security strategy is to invade Middle Eastern countries, create power vacuums for terrorist organizations, allow their people to come to America unvetted, give them legal status and citizenship, then impose a massive surveillance state to monitor the problem, Alice Stewart, a Cruz spokeswoman, told The Guardian in a statement.
I m trying to figure out if it is more incoherent than dangerous or vice versa, she added.
Follow Jonah Bennett on Twitter6
Send tips to email protected.7
Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience.
For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact email protected8.
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- ^ brutally executing dissenters of the existing regime (dailycaller.com)
- ^ Follow Jonah Bennett on Twitter (twitter.com)
- ^ email protected (dailycaller.com)
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