On the recordMarch 28, 2016
I will not send our troops into combat the way Barack Obama is doing with rules of engagement so strict that they cannot fight, they cannot win, and they cannot defeat the enemy.
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Cruz criticizes the current rules of engagement for U.S. troops under the Obama administration.
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