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Rand Paul is right — toppling Saddam hurt America
The Week ^ | April 29 2015 | Matt K. Lewis

Posted on 05/02/2015 4:02:29 PM PDT by WilliamIII

On Monday, presidential hopeful Rand Paul had this to say to a group of Orthodox Jews in Brooklyn: "All the way back to the Iraq War, I think it was a mistake to topple [Saddam] Hussein." The Kentucky senator continued:

Hussein was the bulwark against Iran. The Sunnis didn't like the Shiites, now Iraq is a vassal state for Iran. I'm worried [Iran] is twice as strong as it was before the Iraq War. [Rand Paul]

I'm no dove. But I must admit: Rand Paul has a point.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: 911truth; 911truther; 911truthers; agitprop; alreadyposted; astroturf; demagogue; diabn; ibtz
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To: Rome2000

yup..they are both all over the place.


161 posted on 05/04/2015 6:29:12 PM PDT by Recovering Ex-hippie (Bush won the War in Iraq, Obozo lost the peace..and gave Iraq back to the Terrorists!)
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To: Rome2000

yup..they are both all over the place.


162 posted on 05/04/2015 6:30:10 PM PDT by Recovering Ex-hippie (Bush won the War in Iraq, Obozo lost the peace..and gave Iraq back to the Terrorists!)
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