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On the recordApril 22, 2013
It seems to me that there is no serious question that if a foreign national is overseas and is actively taking up arms against the United States, that lethal force can and probably should be used against that foreign national in those circumstances.
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas

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Cruz asserts the justification for using lethal force against foreign nationals attacking the U.S.

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