From far, far right: Rand Paul: Hillary's 'War Hawk' Policies Led to Benghazi Attack, Rise of ISIS
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) certainly has a knack for boldness. On Sunday's Meet the Press, he dubbed U.S. military engagement in Libya “Hillary’s war” and stated the rise of the Islamic State (ISIS) is not a result of President Obama's inaction in the Middle East but the unintended consequence of the U.S. military engagement in Libya.
For instance, in Syria, Paul says, by arming the “rebels” against Assad, America “degraded Assad’s capacity to wipe out the rebel groups in his country.”
A year ago, Obama sought approval from Congress to engage militarily in Syria, as Paul urges, but Congress balked. Facing stiff resistance from lawmakers of both parties, the matter never even came up for a vote.
“Think what would have happened had we seriously degraded Assad to the point where he was overrun, think who would be in charge of Syria right now?” Paul asked before answering his own rhetorical question: ”ISIS.” In conclusion, Paul said:
So we are very lucky that the American people are much wiser than Hillary Clinton, and much wiser than the president. We got the president and Hillary Clinton to slow down, but Hillary Clinton was widely reported to be the chief person proposing that we get involved in Syria. But really the only person directly involved in bombing ISIS’s bases right now is the Syrian government—so for all their wrongs, we’re actually quite lucky we didn’t have regime change, because I think it is a very realistic prediction that, had we had that happen, that ISIS would be in charge of Syria. Really, Syria, with Assad and all this war, is somewhat of a counter to the power of ISIS.
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/08/27/Exclusive-Rand-Paul-Hillary-Clinton-s-War-Hawk-Style-Policies-Destabilized-Libya-Syria-Leading-To-Benghazi-Terrorist-Attack-Rise-Of-ISIS
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of a potential Democratic presidential candidate some issues. This isn't just some minor issue. War and peace is just about the most important issue there is.
That is good evidence we desperately need a much better candidate than Hillary Clinton.
Hillary Clinton's foreign policy is a fiasco. It's a reflection of the fact that she has no moral compass.
The Iraq war was the world's worst crime this century, which she enthusiastically supported. She supports overthrowing all of the secular leaders in the ME. She openly supports, in the most repulsive manner, Netanyahu's atrocities in the Gaza Strip. And she shamelessly supports Israel's apartheid system of government.
Me cowering on election day if there is a Clinton vs Paul election
It's a long time from now and most likely these two won't meet in a presidential run.