In a sermon last year at an Irving, Texas, megachurch that helped elect Ted Cruz to the United States Senate, Cruz' father Rafael Cruz indicated that his son was among the evangelical Christians who are anointed as "kings" to take control of all sectors of society, an agenda commonly referred to as the "Seven Mountains" mandate, and "bring the spoils of war to the priests", thus helping to bring about a prophesied "great transfer of wealth", from the "wicked" to righteous gentile believers. link to video of Rafael Cruz describing the "great transfer of wealth" and the role of anointed "kings" in various sectors of society, including government, who are to "bring the spoils of war to the priests".
The foreign policy dichotomy presents itself again on the Syrian ceasefire issue. Trump: "I mean it'd be cool but I doubt it will happen, rebels haven't agreed and the Syrian government hasn't really either." Cruz: "Russia is Satan."
I was shocked to hear Cruz criticize the US involvement in the Libyan War, as it seems entirely up his alley as far as foreign policy goes, but I guess Obama and Hillary did it so it must be bad. Rubio stepped in to say "hey, bombing Libya was a good idea!" Trump ridicules it, of course.
On the other hand, here's Trump advocating a US invasion of Libya in 2011. I suppose it's impossible to tell wtf this guy's actual policies would be.
The foreign policy dichotomy presents itself again on the Syrian ceasefire issue. Trump: "I mean it'd be cool but I doubt it will happen, rebels haven't agreed and the Syrian government hasn't really either." Cruz: "Russia is Satan."
I was shocked to hear Cruz criticize the US involvement in the Libyan War, as it seems entirely up his alley as far as foreign policy goes, but I guess Obama and Hillary did it so it must be bad. Rubio stepped in to say "hey, bombing Libya was a good idea!" Trump ridicules it, of course.
On the other hand, here's Trump advocating a US invasion of Libya in 2011. I suppose it's impossible to tell wtf this guy's actual policies would be.
He just really wants Middle Eastern oil.
Donald Trump says any plan to defeat the Islamic State in Syria (ISIS) will hinge on cutting off the revenue stream that the terrorist group takes in from oil.
“I’m looking to take the oil. I want to take the oil. I want the oil,” Trump said on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday.
At CPAC 2013, Trump said he’d been told that seizing the oil fields had been an original goal of the Bush administration, now mysteriously forgotten. “When I heard that we were first going into Iraq, some very smart people told me ‘well, we’re actually going for the oil,’ and I said, ‘Alright, I get that, there’s nothing else, I get it. We didn’t take the oil! And when I said, we spent $1.5 trillion we should take it and pay ourselves back. What are we doing? What the hell are we thinking?”
Trump added that the U.S. government should use the seized $1.5 trillion to provide a million dollars to the family of every slain U.S. solder. “A million dollars to a family is nothing compared to the kind of wealth that you’re talking about over there.” The U.S. suffered 4,492 military fatalities in Iraq; that amounts to $4.5 billion under Trump’s plan.
The foreign policy dichotomy presents itself again on the Syrian ceasefire issue. Trump: "I mean it'd be cool but I doubt it will happen, rebels haven't agreed and the Syrian government hasn't really either." Cruz: "Russia is Satan."
I was shocked to hear Cruz criticize the US involvement in the Libyan War, as it seems entirely up his alley as far as foreign policy goes, but I guess Obama and Hillary did it so it must be bad. Rubio stepped in to say "hey, bombing Libya was a good idea!" Trump ridicules it, of course.
On the other hand, here's Trump advocating a US invasion of Libya in 2011. I suppose it's impossible to tell wtf this guy's actual policies would be.
He just really wants Middle Eastern oil.
Donald Trump says any plan to defeat the Islamic State in Syria (ISIS) will hinge on cutting off the revenue stream that the terrorist group takes in from oil.
“I’m looking to take the oil. I want to take the oil. I want the oil,” Trump said on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday.
At CPAC 2013, Trump said he’d been told that seizing the oil fields had been an original goal of the Bush administration, now mysteriously forgotten. “When I heard that we were first going into Iraq, some very smart people told me ‘well, we’re actually going for the oil,’ and I said, ‘Alright, I get that, there’s nothing else, I get it. We didn’t take the oil! And when I said, we spent $1.5 trillion we should take it and pay ourselves back. What are we doing? What the hell are we thinking?”
Trump added that the U.S. government should use the seized $1.5 trillion to provide a million dollars to the family of every slain U.S. solder. “A million dollars to a family is nothing compared to the kind of wealth that you’re talking about over there.” The U.S. suffered 4,492 military fatalities in Iraq; that amounts to $4.5 billion under Trump’s plan.
The foreign policy dichotomy presents itself again on the Syrian ceasefire issue. Trump: "I mean it'd be cool but I doubt it will happen, rebels haven't agreed and the Syrian government hasn't really either." Cruz: "Russia is Satan."
I was shocked to hear Cruz criticize the US involvement in the Libyan War, as it seems entirely up his alley as far as foreign policy goes, but I guess Obama and Hillary did it so it must be bad. Rubio stepped in to say "hey, bombing Libya was a good idea!" Trump ridicules it, of course.
On the other hand, here's Trump advocating a US invasion of Libya in 2011. I suppose it's impossible to tell wtf this guy's actual policies would be.
He just really wants Middle Eastern oil.
Donald Trump says any plan to defeat the Islamic State in Syria (ISIS) will hinge on cutting off the revenue stream that the terrorist group takes in from oil.
“I’m looking to take the oil. I want to take the oil. I want the oil,” Trump said on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday.
At CPAC 2013, Trump said he’d been told that seizing the oil fields had been an original goal of the Bush administration, now mysteriously forgotten. “When I heard that we were first going into Iraq, some very smart people told me ‘well, we’re actually going for the oil,’ and I said, ‘Alright, I get that, there’s nothing else, I get it. We didn’t take the oil! And when I said, we spent $1.5 trillion we should take it and pay ourselves back. What are we doing? What the hell are we thinking?”
Trump added that the U.S. government should use the seized $1.5 trillion to provide a million dollars to the family of every slain U.S. solder. “A million dollars to a family is nothing compared to the kind of wealth that you’re talking about over there.” The U.S. suffered 4,492 military fatalities in Iraq; that amounts to $4.5 billion under Trump’s plan.
Good lord.
His general foreign policy, such as it is, looks like it has been pretty consistent since the 1980s. It shows the usual Trumpian complaints about bad deals, being weak, and not understanding why America wasn't forcing those countries to openly pay for America to maintain its own hegemony.
For all the attacks on Trump as a flip flopper, I still think he is more a guy who cares about a few really stupid things and is willing to move on the rest.
The foreign policy dichotomy presents itself again on the Syrian ceasefire issue. Trump: "I mean it'd be cool but I doubt it will happen, rebels haven't agreed and the Syrian government hasn't really either." Cruz: "Russia is Satan."
I was shocked to hear Cruz criticize the US involvement in the Libyan War, as it seems entirely up his alley as far as foreign policy goes, but I guess Obama and Hillary did it so it must be bad. Rubio stepped in to say "hey, bombing Libya was a good idea!" Trump ridicules it, of course.
On the other hand, here's Trump advocating a US invasion of Libya in 2011. I suppose it's impossible to tell wtf this guy's actual policies would be.
He just really wants Middle Eastern oil.
Donald Trump says any plan to defeat the Islamic State in Syria (ISIS) will hinge on cutting off the revenue stream that the terrorist group takes in from oil.
“I’m looking to take the oil. I want to take the oil. I want the oil,” Trump said on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday.
At CPAC 2013, Trump said he’d been told that seizing the oil fields had been an original goal of the Bush administration, now mysteriously forgotten. “When I heard that we were first going into Iraq, some very smart people told me ‘well, we’re actually going for the oil,’ and I said, ‘Alright, I get that, there’s nothing else, I get it. We didn’t take the oil! And when I said, we spent $1.5 trillion we should take it and pay ourselves back. What are we doing? What the hell are we thinking?”
Trump added that the U.S. government should use the seized $1.5 trillion to provide a million dollars to the family of every slain U.S. solder. “A million dollars to a family is nothing compared to the kind of wealth that you’re talking about over there.” The U.S. suffered 4,492 military fatalities in Iraq; that amounts to $4.5 billion under Trump’s plan.
Good lord.
His general foreign policy, such as it is, looks like it has been pretty consistent since the 1980s. It shows the usual Trumpian complaints about bad deals, being weak, and not understanding why America wasn't forcing those countries to openly pay for America to maintain its own hegemony.
For all the attacks on Trump as a flip flopper, I still think he is more a guy who cares about a few really stupid things and is willing to move on the rest.
"You think (Soviet leader Mikhail S.) Gorbachev is tough, think of this character Khomeini," he said, referring to Iran's leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. "I mean this son of a bitch is something like nobody's ever seen. He makes Gorbachev look like a baby. And Gorbachev is one tough cookie."
He went on like that for 40 minutes, depicting an America in trouble because of its finances and its inability to command respect around the world.
"If the right man doesn't get into office, you're going to see a catastrophe in this country in the next four years like you're never going to believe," he said, "and then you'll be begging for the right man."
Except this is now 2016 where that garbage can get a person through the Republican primaries and works extremely well in Republican debates.
"You think (Soviet leader Mikhail S.) Gorbachev is tough, think of this character Khomeini," he said, referring to Iran's leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. "I mean this son of a bitch is something like nobody's ever seen. He makes Gorbachev look like a baby. And Gorbachev is one tough cookie."
He went on like that for 40 minutes, depicting an America in trouble because of its finances and its inability to command respect around the world.
"If the right man doesn't get into office, you're going to see a catastrophe in this country in the next four years like you're never going to believe," he said, "and then you'll be begging for the right man."
Except this is now 2016 where that garbage can get a person through the Republican primaries and works extremely well in Republican debates.
How has no Republican called him out for calling Saint Ronnie a wuss like that?
I don't think the debate went as bad for Trump as the media will likely spin. Let's not forget that Bush got in similar "burns" on him a few debates back in front of a similarly stacked crowd and it was utterly meaningless.
I don't think the debate went as bad for Trump as the media will likely spin. Let's not forget that Bush got in similar "burns" on him a few debates back in front of a similarly stacked crowd and it was utterly meaningless.
His opponents also seemed rather panicky and desperate to attack him, which will likely play to his advantage. "Trump survives GOP debate assault, fends off Cruz and Rubio" is an easy narrative to spin.
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Amazing.
He also bandied a bucket or something
So... what were all those other states the?
American embassy in Jerusalem? Dominionist Bingo!
Reminder:
http://www.alternet.org/speakeasy/brucewilson/ted-cruzs-father-suggested-his-son-anointed-bring-about-end-time-transfer
I was shocked to hear Cruz criticize the US involvement in the Libyan War, as it seems entirely up his alley as far as foreign policy goes, but I guess Obama and Hillary did it so it must be bad. Rubio stepped in to say "hey, bombing Libya was a good idea!" Trump ridicules it, of course.
On the other hand, here's Trump advocating a US invasion of Libya in 2011. I suppose it's impossible to tell wtf this guy's actual policies would be.
"It looks like he just got out of a swimming pool."
"We can't have a guy who sweats."
Fuck you, got mine!
Come on! You missed Trump saying he is getting audited because he's a strong Christian!
He just really wants Middle Eastern oil.
Sure, but how does that translate to foreign policy? Trump honestly mystifies me in that regard.
Mine! You get fucked!
Good lord.
edit: though after thinking about it, "Phantom Menace" might be a decent Trump epithet...
edit^2: beaten by GOP Primary thread
Drudge poll has Trump at 63 percent on who won.
Edit typo
― Marcus Aurelius
Path of Exile: themightypuck
http://www.buzzfeed.com/ilanbenmeir/that-time-trump-spent-nearly-100000-on-an-ad-criticizing-us
For all the attacks on Trump as a flip flopper, I still think he is more a guy who cares about a few really stupid things and is willing to move on the rest.
ie - same as always with Trump
No real policy, just strongman posturing.
Definitely. He gave a speech in 1987 as well, and it is uncanny how much it is the same shit as now but with different names.
http://articles.philly.com/1987-10-23/news/26218195_1_donald-trump-tough-cookie-soviet-leader
Except this is now 2016 where that garbage can get a person through the Republican primaries and works extremely well in Republican debates.
How has no Republican called him out for calling Saint Ronnie a wuss like that?
QEDMF xbl: PantsB G+
― Marcus Aurelius
Path of Exile: themightypuck
Moderator: "Senator Cruz, here is bag filled with feces. You have until the bell rings to hurl it at your opponents."
Carson: "Excuse me, some of the shit that was thrown on Trump splashed over me, can it be my turn now?"
Trump: "Cruz throws like a Canadian girl. Let me show you how it's done."
Please tell me they said horrible things that would hurt them in a sane general election.
They said horrible things that would hurt them in an imaginary world where sanity prevails, yes.
Do not, Marco Rubio, become addicted to water. It will take hold of you and you will resent its absence.
His opponents also seemed rather panicky and desperate to attack him, which will likely play to his advantage. "Trump survives GOP debate assault, fends off Cruz and Rubio" is an easy narrative to spin.