I just watched that debate clip from the campaign last year since it was posted about and it is way overblown. I do think we’d be less hated around the world if we minded our own business more. My opinion, so I don’t react as strongly to Paul saying it as some do. I just think he was stupid saying it after the war was on and our civilians had been attacked . . .
As pointed out to your welded shut mind repeatedly, our National Interests have NEVER been limited strictly to our own borders.
Like it or not the free flow of oil from the ME is a vital US economic interest. Anyone who does not understand that painful, unpleasant fact is too utterly moronic to be allowed vote, much less be President of the USA.
Should we be energy independent? Heck yes, but untill the moron clown posse in Congress, including Dr Paul, get their heads out of their collective asses and develop our own energy resources, we are stuck needing Arab oil.