Cruz tied Trump’s position on NATO to the attack. He used weaseley lawyer words so he could later say he didn’t mean what he said - but the implication was very clear. That’s why so many news outlets ran with the headline that Cruz blames Trump for the attack.
Tying Trump’s position to quit supporting NATO, which Cruz said would weaken it, to the attack - was illogical. He was losing it as bad as Beck at that point.
So many did, but I did notice they were all crank or in-the-tank sites for Trump. The plain vanilla ones didn't. Cruz certainly was making the statement when all the newsies would be looking for comments, but using it as a dramatic illustration of the importance of standing with our allies was reasonable, I thought--if you believe he has the right to have run for President.
I'm not sure I agree with Cruz on this one, because I'm not sure Brussels is an ally.