Posted on 01/27/2011 6:32:30 PM PST by speciallybland
WASHINGTON (JTA) -- U.S. Sen. Rand Paul wants to end all foreign assistance, including aid to Israel.
Paul, a Republican newly elected in Kentucky, was on CNN Wednesday outlining where he would cut the $500 billion in government spending he says is critical to sustaining the U.S. economy. His focus was on the departments of energy, education and housing.
Interviewer Wolf Blitzer then asked about foreign assistance, asking if he wanted to end "all foreign aid." Paul said yes, and Blitzer asked him about aid to Israel.
"Well, I think what you have to do is you have to look," Paul said. "When you send foreign aid, you actually [send] quite a bit to Israel's enemies. Islamic nations around Israel get quite a bit of foreign aid, too.
"You have to ask yourself, are we funding an arms race on both sides? I have a lot of sympathy and respect for Israel as a democratic nation, as a, you know, a fountain of peace and a fountain of democracy within the Middle East."
Blitzer pressed, "End all foreign aid including the foreign aid to Israel as well. Is that right?" he asked.
Paul answered, "Yes."
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>> “Also, let’s bring our troops home from Japan, Germany, Korea ? These countries are rich enough to defend themselves.” <<
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Absolutely.
Ping Jim and tell him that he is a RINO / neocon per truthfreedom. For all I know FR now backs the anti-Israel butt packer agenda supporters like y'all and I'll get banned.
"Many of the people who are anti Ron Paul have been proven to be not conservative at all / RINOs / neocons."
You want to hand over BILLIONS to Israel, and foreign aid to every other country on this planet? Give them your own pay check.
It is amazing to me that these libtards think that they have made a stronghold here at FR.
I remember you....Your a big government hack.
And you’re a Code TRoll pervert.
Not paying foreign aid ransome is not isolationnism, its common sense.
Some of these liberal-tarians would hire a homo to baby sit their son if it was cheaper than a straight person.
I have to say, though, I do admire your honesty about your willingness to raise taxes. We just disagree about taxes, too, I guess.
>> “The United States must defend our position in the world and defend freedom of else it will be lost all around us until it smothers us.” <<
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Bullshit! - Troll be GONE.
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I want to protect the interests and security of the United States. I do not support the United Nations at all being that I support the United States interests and not some United world interest.
I am deterred by the continual attacks by the Pauls on our allies. Not the United Nations allies but th United States allies. Why are the Pauls seeking to isolate United States allies?
Screw the UN!
I remember you too and your support of a deranged murder.
I bet you support the loony tune shooter in Arizona too.
We can all see what you are now; time for you to just go.
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And you are an isolationist. You seek to let dictators have their way with us out of the way. Isolating ourselves from our allies.
You have no common sense at all.
No one would protect their family that way and it is also no way to protect a nation.
Isolationism = cowardice
How pathetic.
Huh?
Monopoly money is not ‘currency!’
It has weakened us and destroyed our way of life and standard of living. Only gold and silver are currency here. If you were American enough to have read our constitution, it prohibits the kind of nonsense you advocate.
Now take your troll a$$ out of here.
What’s on the TV?
Dust
and the fight was on ........
your support of a deranged murder
In addition, your a damn liar.
Listen, you and the other pro-U.N., pro-big government, pro-foreign aid hack, can have this thread all to yourselves now. You two make a good pair!
You want me gone?
Ok.
I am somewhat still new here but lets roll the dice.
Maybe I am wrong and you guys are right that we must cut off our allies.
TheBigIf is clearly a paid shill.
This recent crop of noobs is really disgusting.
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