Last night’s Republican debate was light on concrete foreign policy chat, but there was one declaration that should not go unnoticed. As part of his response to a question on how he would deal with the threat of the Islamic State, Sen. Ted Cruz (Tex.) criticized President Obama by heaping praise upon a leader in the Middle East. Details
Republican Debate Highlights GOP Obsession with Egypt’s Sissi

Egypt's President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi, Cruz argued, was a tough, terror-fighting commander who should both be befriended and emulated