We can always count on Dr Paul to be...Dr Paul!
I support our troops. We should never send them off and then not provide proper support. However, Afghanistan is not the same as Iraq and it IS Obama’s war. I think he made noises about it to look tough, then figured he could do nothing. McChrystal put an end to that plan by outing his request last autumn.
Steel is right on this and the other ‘gaffes’. He is trying to shape the party to reflect what wins: fiscal responsibility and personal liberty.