[SeekAndFind]

What is Rand Paul’s alternative?

To simply let the status quo exist and pretend that the Iranians aren’t going to continue attacking us?

[Drew68]

“If we are to go to war w/ Iran the Constitution dictates that we declare war. A war without a Congressional declaration is a recipe for feckless intermittent eruptions of violence w/ no clear mission for our soldiers,”

He's correct, of course. Doesn't mean people here are going to like hearing it.

[romanesq]

“If....”

Rand being Rand.

[Paladin2]

Is stability the correct goal?

[shelterguy]

When it comes to national defense, Rand and his old man Ron, need to sit on the couch and let the adults take over.

[bagster]

"Yet, the question remains, whether his death will lead to more instability in the Middle East or less,”

Hide and watch, pusscakes.

[bayliving]

Calm your tits Paul.

This was a defensive action to prevent future American bloodshed. Not the wholesale slaughter of Iranian troops.

[gaijin]

I remember when we first went into Afghanistan .

We are now creeping up on TWENTY YEARS in the biz of “nation-building” in the home of fatalism, illiteracy, boy-humping and heroin production.

It is literally Graveyard of Empires.

Now..?

We going to do it all over again, except with a country the size of Texas with plenty of money, souls and tech.

WHAT happened to America First..?

[Levy78]

STFU, Rand... what do YOU know about war? nothing.

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

Is he calling for a declaration of war on Iran?

[HamiltonJay]

I hate to break it to you Rand, but we have been in an “undeclared” war with Iran since 1979.

[Zhang Fei]

The was no declaration of war by Congress when the Barbary States attacked US shipping, and the US retaliated. If that’s good enough for a Founding Father, it’s good enough for Trump.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Barbary_War#Declaration_of_war_and_naval_blockade

[chief lee runamok]

If the iranian leaders were as pacifist as paul we wouldn’t be having these issues.

[Salvavida]

23 October 1981. 608 dead servicemen in Iraq.

When is Congress going to declare war Rand? When?

[elpadre]

I thought the USA has been in a declared war with Iran since 1979. Que pasa????

[kidd]

Well then, SENATOR Rand, make it right for our soldiers.

[gaijin]

Let’s say US casualties are mild or nearly zero, and we DO succeed in knocking off the Mullahs and our black-turbaned 40-year headache is over:

What will WE IN THE USA get...?

Chicks? Land? Money?

My bet is we get NONE of it.

Zip, Zippo, nada.

I’ll bet we have to spend a whooooooole lot of money, have to grease the palms of ALL the neighbors.

We knocked off Iraq, then we have to knock off Iran.

Iran is a much tougher nut to crack than Iraq, but does anyone really believe there won’t then be ANOTHER one empowered and needing to get knocked off...?

I loathe Globalist Wesley Clark —he gave orders in Bosnia for Amerian troops to open fire on Russia— but now..? He looks clairvoyant:

“I just got a paper from upstairs about how they’re going to knock off seven countries in five years...”

Has anyone noticed that all these countries ARE ON THAT LIST..?

Jeez, wake up.

I hate the mullahs, love the US military, but have a LITTLE mercy on your own guys, wow.

[minnesota_bound]

Iran pays off US politicians.

[Theoria]

Our boys are stationed in a $hithole. Unfortunately, they are stuck between sects that want to get rid of each other. The sooner one group takes over the area the better. The solution of keeping our men will eventually fail.

It is clear that the US cares more about that area of the world than protecting Americans here. Illegals have killed, raped and harmed more people here than the sand people in the ME.

[Tench_Coxe]

Well, if a real declaration of war occurred, “giving aid and comfort” takes on a whole new significance (hear that, CNN?)