Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Friday said that President Obama is not to blame for the current situation in Iraq, and instead pointed to Iraq War architects like former Vice President Dick Cheney.
“They didn’t really, I think, understand the civil war that would break out,” Paul said of Iraq War supporters in an interview with NBC News. “And what’s going on now — I don’t blame on President Obama. Has he really got the solution? Maybe there is no solution. But I do blame the Iraq War on the chaos that is in the Middle East.”
“I also blame those who are for the Iraq War for emboldening Iran. These are the same people now who are petrified of what Iran may become, and I understand some of their worry,” Paul continued.
When NBC’s David Gregory asked Paul about Cheney’s op-ed in the Wall Street Journal with daughter Liz Cheney.
“I think the same questions could be asked of those who supported the Iraq War,” he said about the op-ed. “You know, were they right in their predictions? Were there weapons of mass destruction there? That’s what the war was sold on. Was democracy easily achievable? Was the war won in 2005, when many of these people said it was won?”
Rand is just being machiavellian here.
Friends close, enemies closer.
This is Rand Paul’s biannual fart of common sense. It will create a stink in the GOP, but will soon dissipate.
rand paul is interesting, considering we have a democratic party that foreclosed on the middleclass and poor and subsidized the rich thru a recession. I think the fed reserve should be audited considering they help cause most of the problems in the economy
Six months ago various repubs wanted the U.S. to support the Syrian rebels with money and arms. Many of these self same rebels are now ISIS. Nothing most repubs say makes sense in their rush to do the opposite of the administration.
Amazing that they are still competetive in politics in the U.S. Says a great deal about our electorate.
If you truly think that Rand Paul is a friend of the middle class, then I encourage you to donate your life savings to his campaign.