Texas senator to lay out foreign policy views in Heritage speech

"Cruz: Obama is Ignoring Jihadist Threat"

Stephen F. Hayes  "Senator Ted Cruz will visit the Heritage Foundation Thursday to deliver a blistering attack on the Obama administration's handling of jihadist terror and the region that produces it.

"The Obama administration ignores "the reality that our nation is under attack," Cruz will say, according to an early draft of the speech obtained by THE WEEKLY STANDARD. "Americans no longer feel safe in their schools, workplaces, and cities. This should not be new standard."

"The speech comes as the threat from radical Islam has dominated headlines and the presidential campaign for weeks, following attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, California. Recent polling shows terrorism and national security among the top concerns of Republican primary voters and several candidates have used the moment to offer proposals to change course from the Obama administration's passive approach." . . .