“The United States armed forces doesn’t exist to be a policeman of the world,” Cruz told Fox News Channel on Monday, “and I certainly hope the reaction isn’t simply lobbing some cruise missiles in to disagree with (President Bashar) Assad’s murderous actions.” …

“If Assad is toppled and replaced by a radical Islamist regime, what would be truly dangerous for the United States, for our allies like Israel and Jordan, is for a radical Islamic government to seize control of those chemical weapons and to deploy them against us or our allies,” Cruz said.