{"id":1069333,"date":"2021-11-30T16:15:13","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T21:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1069333"},"modified":"2021-11-30T16:15:20","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T21:15:20","slug":"cruz-on-biden-delisting-marxist-terror-org-it-is-a-pattern-of-appeasement-and-weakness-towards-terrorists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cruz-on-biden-delisting-marxist-terror-org-it-is-a-pattern-of-appeasement-and-weakness-towards-terrorists\/","title":{"rendered":"Cruz On Biden Delisting Marxist Terror Org: \u2018It Is A Pattern Of Appeasement And Weakness Towards Terrorists\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcruz-on-biden-delisting-marxist-terror-org-it-is-a-pattern-of-appeasement-and-weakness-towards-terrorists%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1069333&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) slammed President Joe Biden during a Senate hearing on Tuesday over the administration\u2019s decision to remove a Marxist terrorist group from the U.S.\u2019s official list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis morning, the Biden administration removed the FARC, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, from the list of foreign terrorist organizations,\u201d Cruz said. \u201cThe FARC is an organization of Marxist-Leninist narco terrorists. For decades, they have killed, they\u2019ve kidnapped, they\u2019ve extorted Colombians. They have murdered and seized American citizens. They continue to pose an acute threat to Colombian security and to American interest across the region. This is sadly a part of a pattern of Biden foreign policy when it comes to dealing with terrorists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd it is a pattern of appeasement and weakness towards terrorists,\u201d he continued. \u201cIt\u2019s a pattern we\u2019ve seen with the Taliban and the absolute disaster in Afghanistan. It\u2019s a pattern we\u2019ve seen with the Houthis in Yemen, where again, the Biden administration lifted sanctions on them, and it\u2019s a pattern that has led to disaster.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President Biden\u2019s policy of dismantling terrorism sanctions and appeasing terrorists has already led to disasters around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Why does the Biden admin believe delisting the FARC as terrorists will produce anything different? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ur3bTKaJ3Q\">pic.twitter.com\/Ur3bTKaJ3Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenTedCruz\/status\/1465763234040922118?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TRANSCRIPT:<\/p>\n<p><em>SEN. TED CRUZ (R-TX): This morning, the Biden administration removed the FARC, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia from the list of foreign terrorist organizations. The FARC is an organization of Marxist-Leninist narco terrorists. For decades, they have killed, they\u2019ve kidnapped, they\u2019ve extorted Colombians. They have murdered and seized American citizens. They continue to pose an acute threat to Colombian security and to American interest across the region. This is sadly a part of a pattern of Biden foreign policy when it comes to dealing with terrorists. And it is a pattern of appeasement and weakness towards terrorists. It\u2019s a pattern we\u2019ve seen with the Taliban and the absolute disaster in Afghanistan. It\u2019s a pattern we\u2019ve seen with the Houthis in Yemen, where again, the Biden administration lifted sanctions on them, and it\u2019s a pattern that has led to disaster. Given that appeasement didn\u2019t work with the Houthis in Yemen, given that it didn\u2019t work with the Taliban in Afghanistan, why does the administration believe that weakness and appeasement and delisting the FARC as terrorists will produce anything but terrible results in Colombia? What makes you think weakness towards these terrorists is going to be successful?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>BRIAN A. NICHOLS, STATE DEPARTMENT: Thank you, Senator. The administration is focused on the current terror threat. We designated the FARC-EP and the Segunda Marquetalia, the two active elements that are carrying out terrorist attacks, we continue to have a $10 million reward for alias Ivan Marquez, the head of the Segunda Marquetalia. We are focusing on supporting the peace process five years in and those elements of the\u2013<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>CRUZ: Final question because my time is expired. If and&nbsp;when the FARC responds to being delisted with more violence and more terrorism, will you commit to coming before this committee and admitting that it was a mistake to pretend they weren\u2019t terrorists and it was a mistake for President Biden to delist them today?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>NICHOLS: I\u2019m always available to appear before this committee.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) slammed President Joe Biden during a Senate hearing on Tuesday over the administration\u2019s decision to remove a Marxist terrorist group from the U.S.\u2019s official list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations.\u201cThis morning, the Biden administration removed the FARC, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, from the list of foreign terrorist organizations,\u201d Cruz said. \u201cThe FARC is an organization of Marxist-Leninist narco terrorists. For decades, they have killed, they\u2019ve kidnapped, they\u2019ve extorted Colombians. They have murdered and seized American citizens. They continue to pose an acute threat to Colombian security and to American interest across the region. This is sadly a part of a pattern of Biden foreign policy when it comes to dealing with terrorists.\u201d\u201cAnd it is a pattern of appeasement and weakness towards terrorists,\u201d he continued. \u201cIt\u2019s a pattern we\u2019ve seen with the Taliban and the absolute disaster in Afghanistan. It\u2019s a pattern we\u2019ve seen with the Houthis in Yemen, where again, the Biden administration lifted sanctions on them, and it\u2019s a pattern that has led to disaster.\u201dWATCH:President Biden\u2019s policy of dismantling terrorism sanctions and appeasing terrorists has already led to disasters around the world.Why does the Biden admin believe delisting the FARC as terrorists will produce anything different? pic.twitter.com\/Ur3bTKaJ3Q\u2014 Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) November 30, 2021TRANSCRIPT:SEN. TED CRUZ (R-TX): This morning, the Biden administration removed the FARC, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia from the list of foreign terrorist organizations. The FARC is an organization of Marxist-Leninist narco terrorists. For decades, they have killed, they\u2019ve kidnapped, they\u2019ve extorted Colombians. They have murdered and seized American citizens. They continue to pose an acute threat to Colombian security and to American interest across the region. This is sadly a part of a pattern of Biden foreign policy when it comes to dealing with terrorists. And it is a pattern of appeasement and weakness towards terrorists. It\u2019s a pattern we\u2019ve seen with the Taliban and the absolute disaster in Afghanistan. It\u2019s a pattern we\u2019ve seen with the Houthis in Yemen, where again, the Biden administration lifted sanctions on them, and it\u2019s a pattern that has led to disaster. Given that appeasement didn\u2019t work with the Houthis in Yemen, given that it didn\u2019t work with the Taliban in Afghanistan, why does the administration believe that weakness and appeasement and delisting the FARC as terrorists will produce anything but terrible results in Colombia? What makes you think weakness towards these terrorists is going to be successful?BRIAN A. NICHOLS, STATE DEPARTMENT: Thank you, Senator. The administration is focused on the current terror threat. We designated the FARC-EP and the Segunda Marquetalia, the two active elements that are carrying out terrorist attacks, we continue to have a $10 million reward for alias Ivan Marquez, the head of the Segunda Marquetalia. We are focusing on supporting the peace process five years in and those elements of the\u2013CRUZ: Final question because my time is expired. If and\u00a0when the FARC responds to being delisted with more violence and more terrorism, will you commit to coming before this committee and admitting that it was a mistake to pretend they weren\u2019t terrorists and it was a mistake for President Biden to delist them today?NICHOLS: I\u2019m always available to appear before this committee.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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