May be Rand Paul should start to plagiarize again

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Rand Paul made his first speech since the plagiarism stories, a speech about foreign policy. Plenty of footnotes this time, but so many factual errors that it makes you wonder if plagiarizing was not helpful.

Or may be he should just stop talking about topics he does not know???

Josh Rogin has the story here. A couple examples below.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/11/12/for-rand-paul-footnotes-do-not-equal-accuracy.html

Paul’s statements on the U.S.’s Syria policy are equally problematic.

“As we continue to aid and arm despotic regimes in Egypt, we are also now sending weapons to the rebels in Syria,” Paul said. “According to a recent poll from Pew Research, over 70 percent of Americans are against arming the Islamic rebels in Syria, yet the Senate continues to arm these Islamic radicals. [15] [16] This is unacceptable!”

The Obama administration has sent little, if any, weapons to the Syrian rebels, something that has angered several Republican colleagues of Paul, most notably Sen. John McCain (R-AZ). The Free Syrian Army, the armed wing of the Syrian opposition has received only Meals Ready to Eat, first aid kits, and 10 pickup trucks. The CIA is reported to be vetting some arms shipments to the rebels coming from third countries such as Saudi Arabia, but the White House has repeatedly shot down State Department proposals to arm the Syrian rebels.

Paul also incorrectly quotes the Pew poll that he footnotes. The Pew Research Center wrote “overall, 70% oppose the U.S. and its allies sending arms and military supplies to anti-government groups in Syria.” Paul instead used the phrase “Islamic rebels” to substitute for “anti-government groups.”

But the most confusing may be the part about Benghazi



“When Hillary Clinton was asked for more security, she turned the Ambassador down. [27] Under cross-examination, she admitted that she never read the cables asking for more security. [28],” Paul said.


So what is it? She turned the Ambassador down or she was not involved?