“We don’t take their statements seriously because they pose almost no military threat to us.”
That’s true. But a nuclear Iran is whole nuther story. If they get them, they will use them. Anyone in doubt has been disconnected from the reality server.
They are already using Fraud Paul. He has gone to Iran’s state media “Press TV” on several occasions bashing the US and our allies- including making statements in support of Palestine and against Israel (of whom we have a mutual defense treaty).
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2769552/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2766983/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2766988/posts
Ron Paul is all for interventionism when he is intervening against the US and our allies on our enemy’s behalf.