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Policy from both parties. hes called islam itself, not radical versionsings a threat. in tweets such as this from the campaign, "fear of muslims is rationa rational," he wrote. in public speeches even calling islam a cancer. >> islam is a political ideology. it is a political ideology. it hides behind this notion of it being a religion. >> reporter: more broadly he supports a significant reversal of which states the u.s. views as threats. hes identified longtime ally saudi arabia as a danger. wh...

He has identified longtime ally saudi arabia as a danger, while growing u.s. adversary russia, who the u.s. blames for invading ukraine, atrocities in syria and meddling in the u.s. election. as, at worst, an exaggerated threat, at best, a potential friend. this is a view that contradicts the u.s. intelligence community and senior defense officials from both parties. he has also unsettled u.s. allies, by arguing that military commitments to nato and other treaty allies should be conditional. >> ...

Radical versions of it, a threat. in tweets such as this one during the campaign, fear of muslims is rational, he wrote. and in public speeches, even calling islam a cancer. >> islam is a political ideology. it is a political ideology. it definitely hides behind this notion of it being a religion. >> reporter: more broadly, he supports a significant reversal of which states the u.s. views as threats. he has identified long-time ally saudi arabia as a danger, while growing u.s. adversary russia, ...

To seem, this message of non-interventionism. people dont want to hear it. republicans dont want to hear it it even if the general public does. >> let me say this. i think this is an interesting point. ted cruz actually has tried to kind of kav out this path in which he sort of rhetorically as bellicose and militant and rabid as you can get but substantively doesnt seem to want to do a lot of military commitments, which actually seems to be in an odd way the perfect sweet spot for the republican...

I think this is an interesting point. ted cruz actually has tried to kind of carve out this path in which he sort of rhetorically as bellicose and militant and rabid as you can get but substantively doesnt seem to want to do a lot of military commitments, which actually seems to be in an odd way the perfect sweet spot for the republican primary voter. >> well, its sort of what donald trump has said at times too. he sounds a little like rand paul frankly. he sounds like a non-interventionist. he ...

To seem, this message of non-interventionism. people just dont want to hear it. republicans dont want to hear it it even if the general public does. >> let me say this about this because i think this is an interesting point. ted cruz actually has tried to kind of carve out this path in which he sort of rhetorically as bellicose and militant and rabid as you can get, but substantively doesnt seem to want to do a lot of military commitments, which actually seems to be in an odd way the perfect swe...

On ongoing military commitments. he is suing congressman gowdy personally, alleging chairman gowdy violated a d.c. defamation law for making false and defamatory statements about the plaintiff in reference to the nbc interview we just played. based upon the fact his comprehensive and objective investigation was pointing at other agencies not just the state department and secretary clinton. other allegations of political note people are talking about, he alleges rep gowdy thought his own staff le...

With iran perhaps, that youre going to send substantial troops to afghanistan, iraq, syria, they will not be popular positions for renny more than democrat. so republicans will have to think, how do they make this theme that america has become weak under obama without seeming to commit the united states to additional military commitments of forces. and i think that will be the heart of the debate. it will be worth watching every minute of that. >> david ignatius, thank you so much. good to have ...

Made a mistake. if you do, you have to stand uptake responsibility and say you were wrong. >> we remember the last thyme cbs news made a blunder this big. the bush national guard story broadcast by 60 minutes, september 8, 2004. >> did bush fulfill off of his military commitments? how did he land the coveted spot in the guard in the first place. tonight we have new documents and information on the presidents military service and first ever interview with the man who says he pulled the strings to...

It? >> not that -- no, i would imagine that iran very seriously would try to take some efforts against the united states at a very low level, but our ability, number one to detect those efforts and to do something about them is pretty profound. >> you know, as it pertains to this argument, congress trying to evaluate everything that the president is presenting, that the u.s. secretary of state is presenting, you heard congressman charles rangel, who was with me earlier who said hes not on board,...