The responsibility of a President is to protect and defend the nation in which he serves and therefore attacking and killing those who have declared war on the US, jihadists, is necessary. Cruz made this argument on “The Hard Line” with Ed Berliner and pointed out that both Obama and Hillary have extraordinarily failed to protect the citizens of the United States.
Berliner asked if,
He would not be violating his Christian faith if, as president, he follows up on his promise to “carpet bomb” Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists.
To which Cruz responded,
“Let’s be clear, the Bible says, ‘Thou shalt not murder,’ which is different from ‘Thou shalt not kill,'” Cruz told “The Hard Line” host Ed Berliner in an interviewed aired Wednesday. “And defending yourself is an obligation of any president. It is not murder.”
America killed Nazis in World War II, but it wasn’t murder, Cruz said.
“When you have the face of evil that has declared war … then it is the essence of duty to defend your nation, to defend the innocent,” Cruz said. “When it comes to jihadists, they have declared war on us, and that’s what President Obama and Hillary Clinton refuse to acknowledge.”
Cruz argued that Reagan’s leadership in defeating the Soviet Union should be a blueprint in dealing with ISIS.
Source: News Max
We will do what we have to do to protect our country