Fwd: All the Wars and Coups of President Ted Cruz

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From: Carl Jarvis <carjar82@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2015 06:25:56 -0700
Subject: All the Wars and Coups of President Ted Cruz
To: Blind Democracy Discussion List <blind-democracy@octothorp.org>

Bob and All Who Hoped Against Hope That Obama Would Demonstrate Leadership
Of course it is easier to sound bold when your in a place where you
can do no harm to your Masters. From here in my remote hideout on the
Great Olympic Peninsula, I can rattle sabres, shoot off my big mouth,
paw the earth...since I have ten acres to paw, and in general sound
like a rabble-rouser. But that is all due to the fact that I'm
risking nothing. What would I sound like if I were told that if I did
not tone it down, I'd find my social security and state retirement
checks withheld and my home in foreclosure?
All of us have that place where we must decide if we stand on our
principles or draw back to protect our loved ones. Obama is no
different. Except that he chose to stick his neck in the noose.
Perhaps he was caught up in his own hype. Perhaps he really believed
he could ride forward on his White Stallion and change the world with
a mighty swing of his Nobel Peace Prize. But for nearly 7 years he
has been reeled in by those who are the real power in this Empire.
I chuckled when I read the post calling for Michael Moore for
president. I'm glad it was all in good fun, because I would never
want to send someone I admire into the Maelstrom.
Each of us have that time in our lives when we come to believe that we
are courageous and can speak our minds freely. Most of us learn the
hard way that Freedom is not so easy a thing to cling to. But as I
say, even though I have a measure of admiration and some respect for
Obama the man, as president he is busy learning a hard lesson. It
will be interesting to see if he can put as brave a face on his
affairs, like Bill Clinton has done. Will he be given the same red
carpet treatment by his Masters? Or will his complexion keep him on
the outside.
Time will tell.

Carl Jarvis

On 3/27/15, Bob Hachey <bhachey@verizon.net> wrote:
> Hi Dick,
>
> Point well taken. Obama was not what his 2008 campaign promised. While he
> seems bolder now, he does seem in over his head at times. Also, like others
> he became co-opted by the power structure that is Washington DC.
>
> Bob Hachey
>
>
>
> From: Blind-Democracy [mailto:blind-democracy-bounces@octothorp.org] On
> Behalf Of R. E. Driscoll Sr
> Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 5:42 PM
> To: blind-democracy@octothorp.org
> Subject: Re: All the Wars and Coups of President Ted Cruz
>
>
>
> All:
> While I can easily understand your thoughts about Mr. Cruz. I, personally,
> am not attracted to him as a President of this Country. However, we must
> all be aware of the fact that we cannot in any way accurately predict the
> conjectured performance of a person under unknown conditions such as exist
> in the 'leading' of a country. Our current POTUS had a book of wonderful
> predictions of what would be accomplished and most of us showed a tendency
> to agree/ However, his batting average is pretty bad.
> R. E. (Dick) Driscoll, Sr.
>
> On 3/26/2015 2:56 PM, Bob Hachey wrote:
>
> Hey carl,
> Good one!
> And, if Cruz does somehow miraculously become president, then the United
> States, as well as the rest of planet Earth will be cruzin for a bruisin!
> Bob Hachey
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blind-Democracy [mailto:blind-democracy-bounces@octothorp.org] On
> Behalf Of Carl Jarvis
> Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 1:04 AM
> To: Blind Democracy Discussion List
> Subject: All the Wars and Coups of President Ted Cruz
>
> Well, this is one Cruz the Ship of State needs to avoid. Even worse, if
> Ted
> Cruz became president, our military would be on Cruz Control.
> Still, it's good to know that any empty headed blow hard with enough
> financial backing can run for president. But if by some amazing miracle,
> Ted Cruz does buy his way into the Oval Office, would we call our military
> intervention, Cruz Aids?
>
> Carl Jarvis
>
>
> On 3/25/15, Miriam Vieni <mailto:miriamvieni@optonline.net>
> <miriamvieni@optonline.net> wrote:
>
>
> Cole writes: "Texas Senator Ted Cruz is throwing his hat into the ring
> for the 2016 presidential race today. Cruz has called for six or seven
> strong US interventions abroad, whetherin the form of invasions, air
> strikes, or covert coups d'etat."
>
> Ted Cruz. (photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
>
>
> All the Wars and Coups of President Ted Cruz By Juan Cole, Informed
> Comment
> 24 March 15
>
> Texas Senator Ted Cruz, one of three Cuban-Americans in the Senate, is
> throwing his hat into the ring for the 2016 presidential race today.
> Cruz has made a career out of slamming President Obama for being weak
> and presiding over the collapse of countries like Yemen (as though
> Cruz could have done anything about that if he had been president). I
> figure if you total them all up, Cruz has called for six or seven
> strong US interventions abroad, whether in the form of invasions, air
> strikes, or covert coups d'etat. It is hard to tell exactly, since he
> doesn't typically demonstrate any detailed knowledge of the situation
> and just wants to take a "strong posture" rather than detailing any
>
> practical steps.
>
> Ted Cruz appears to insist that Iran entirely cease its civilian
> nuclear enrichment program, which Cruz believes to be aimed at creating a
>
> warhead.
>
> "
> Iran must stop or we will stop them," he says. Cruz attempted to
> derail President Obama's negotiations with Iran aimed at ensuring that
> the program remains purely civilian. The alternative to those
> negotiations is ultimately a war. The only plausible way to make Iran
> cease producing enriched uranium as fuel for its nuclear reactors is
> to invade it and overthrow its government a la Iraq. So, war then.
> Not satisfied with taking steps against Iran that would likely lead to
> hostilities, Cruz warns that Iran will not only get a nuclear bomb but
> will give it to Venezuela. He hints around that President Nicolas
> Maduro should be overthrown before that can happen. Venezuela has a
> strong class divide, with Maduro supporting the working classes and
> his opponents aiming at returning power to the country's wealthy elite.
>
> Cruz is with the latter.
>
> Cruz's response to the rise of Daesh (ISIL, ISIS) in Iraq is to "bomb
> them back to the stone age" and to annihilate them within a couple of
>
> months.
>
> Gen. Dempsey told him that was not possible (you can't defeat a
> guerrilla movement from the air, and intensive bombing of Daesh
> territory would just kill thousands of civilians in cities like
> Mosul). Cruz issued a press release saying Dempsey doesn't know what
> he is talking about. His first priority in fighting ISIL, he said, was
> to close the border with Mexico to prevent infiltration. Bombing Iraq
> intensely probably counts as fighting a war.
> Cruz wants to fight a proxy war with the Russian Federation by arming
> Ukrainian fighters.
> Cruz wants to wage an economic war on the Palestinians, seeking to
> halt all US aid to the Palestine Authority of Mahmoud Abbas.
> In a way the most dangerous Ted Cruz war of all is on the earth's
> environment, since he favors increasing the carbon dioxide being put
> into the atmosphere by humans burning fossil fuels and is a global
> warming denialist. Given that humanity has only a couple of decades to
> make the changes necessary to keep warming in the 3.5 degrees F. range
> (already pretty bad), a Cruz presidency would probably be enough in
> and of itself to drive us to a five degree increase.
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> valid.
>
> Ted Cruz. (photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
> http://www.juancole.com/2015/03/wars-coups-president.htmlhttp://www.ju
> <http://www.juancole.com/2015/03/wars-coups-president.htmlhttp:/www.ju>
> ancole .com/2015/03/wars-coups-president.html
> All the Wars and Coups of President Ted Cruz By Juan Cole, Informed
> Comment
> 24 March 15
> exas Senator Ted Cruz, one of three Cuban-Americans in the Senate, is
> throwing his hat into the ring for the 2016 presidential race today.
> Cruz has made a career out of slamming President Obama for being weak
> and presiding over the collapse of countries like Yemen (as though
> Cruz could have done anything about that if he had been president). I
> figure if you total them all up, Cruz has called for six or seven
> strong US interventions abroad, whether in the form of invasions, air
> strikes, or covert coups d'etat. It is hard to tell exactly, since he
> doesn't typically demonstrate any detailed knowledge of the situation
> and just wants to take a "strong posture" rather than detailing any
>
> practical steps.
>
> Ted Cruz appears to insist that Iran entirely cease its civilian
> nuclear enrichment program, which Cruz believes to be aimed at creating a
>
> warhead.
>
> "
> Iran must stop or we will stop them," he says. Cruz attempted to
> derail President Obama's negotiations with Iran aimed at ensuring that
> the program remains purely civilian. The alternative to those
> negotiations is ultimately a war. The only plausible way to make Iran
> cease producing enriched uranium as fuel for its nuclear reactors is
> to invade it and overthrow its government a la Iraq. So, war then.
> Not satisfied with taking steps against Iran that would likely lead to
> hostilities, Cruz warns that Iran will not only get a nuclear bomb but
> will give it to Venezuela. He hints around that President Nicolas
> Maduro should be overthrown before that can happen. Venezuela has a
> strong class divide, with Maduro supporting the working classes and
> his opponents aiming at returning power to the country's wealthy elite.
>
> Cruz is with the latter.
>
> Cruz's response to the rise of Daesh (ISIL, ISIS) in Iraq is to "bomb
> them back to the stone age" and to annihilate them within a couple of
>
> months.
>
> Gen. Dempsey told him that was not possible (you can't defeat a
> guerrilla movement from the air, and intensive bombing of Daesh
> territory would just kill thousands of civilians in cities like
> Mosul). Cruz issued a press release saying Dempsey doesn't know what
> he is talking about. His first priority in fighting ISIL, he said, was
> to close the border with Mexico to prevent infiltration. Bombing Iraq
> intensely probably counts as fighting a war.
> Cruz wants to fight a proxy war with the Russian Federation by arming
> Ukrainian fighters.
> Cruz wants to wage an economic war on the Palestinians, seeking to
> halt all US aid to the Palestine Authority of Mahmoud Abbas.
> In a way the most dangerous Ted Cruz war of all is on the earth's
> environment, since he favors increasing the carbon dioxide being put
> into the atmosphere by humans burning fossil fuels and is a global
> warming denialist. Given that humanity has only a couple of decades to
> make the changes necessary to keep warming in the 3.5 degrees F. range
> (already pretty bad), a Cruz presidency would probably be enough in
> and of itself to drive us to a five degree increase.
>
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