The main and only real job the Government has is defense...
Even your boy understands that, though it is from an 19th Century perspective
Whoah! What happened to the meme of the last few months that Paul would surrender to the terrorists and not defend us?
How can this be?
If he understands that national defense is a legitimate role of the federal government then there is no reason to suppose that he would fail in carrying out that role.
You're straying from the script.