Sen. Ted Cruz, a Republican from Texas, reportedly issued a warning this week, stating that Americans who are celebrating the overthrow of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad ought to be aware that those who have triumphed over him may be even more reprehensible than he was.
During an episode of his podcast titled “Verdict,” Cruz made these comments alongside his co-host Ben Ferguson.
They were discussing the shocking collapse of the regime, which occurred after terrorists launched a campaign that lasted for a little more than a week.
“His falling is a major loss for Russia. It’s a major loss for Iran. It’s a major loss for Hezbollah, all were allies. All are seriously hurt by his falling, but the rebels who have toppled him may well be even worse. It is radical Islamists who have been fighting against him. Many of them are remnants of Al-Qaeda, remnants of the Islamic State, and the people of Syria and Israel and America may soon find that the new leadership is even worse than the old.” Cruz noted.
Cruz made the observation that the world is a perilous place, and that there are tyrannical dictators that rule countries; but, this does not necessarily imply that overthrowing those regimes will result in a more favorable result.
“We’ve seen a pattern for the past 20 years of Americans supporting people toppling dictators who are fighting terrorists, only to have the terrorists take over and start fighting Americans instead. And my perspective on this is, is this good for America or not? I would say at best, it is too soon to tell.”” he stated.
“They also celebrated the Cuban revolution in 1959, and we have seen many, many times that revolutions of one oppressive dictator can far too often, be replaced by an even worse regime. And so, I think this is an exceptionally dangerous time right now and it is going to be important to do everything we can to prevent chemical weapons from falling into the hands of Al-Qaeda terrorists who would use them against Americans.” Cruz concluded.
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