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Rand Paul's Fox News Problem: Why Warmongers
Still Won't Accept the Newly Converted Hawk
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Rand Paul's Fox News Problem: Why Warmongers
Still Won't Accept the Newly Converted Hawk
Paul's becoming more hawkish, but right-wing media hawks aren't
applauding him yet. Why should they?
Jim Newell
Wednesday, Apr 8, 2015 06:00 AM EST
Salon
http://www.salon.com/2015/04/08/rand_pauls_stubborn_neocon_problem_
why_warmongers_still_wont_accept_the_newly_converted_hawk/
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A shorter URL for the above link:
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http://tinyurl.com/oamsvo3
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The section of Rand Pauls announcement speech addressing foreign policy
the area where hes allegedly at odds with the mainstream of the party fit
in neatly with his recent trending toward acceptable hawkishness. But it
was done in carefully crafted language that, while aspiring to meet hawks
standards, wouldnt immediately scare away what remains of his fathers
die-hard libertarian base.
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He spun his recent amendment to jack up the Pentagon budget through the
familiar trope of Ronald Reagan wanted peace through strength just like
me! He couched his desire to do whatever it takes to destroy ISIS by
representing ISIS as some great immediate threat to our Constitution. IT
IS PURELY DEFENSIVE. On Iran, he stuck to the plan his spokesperson
previewed earlier in the week: hiding behind process objections to avoid
commenting on the substance of the preliminary deal.
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There was another quizzical bit about Iran, though. He mentioned that we
brought Iran to the table from strength, through sanctions I voted for,
and then appeared to rap the presidents knuckles for not negotiating from
a position of strength? Even though he was saying that the president was
negotiating with Iran from a position of strength, thanks to Rand Paul?
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As the Washington Examiners Philip Klein writes, Paul glosses over his own
record on sanctions when he presents himself as the Sanctions Guy who
brought Iran to the table. Wed describe it another way: Paul once again
moved to the right on foreign policy. Paul had been on Obamas side over
the last year when it came to imposing a new round of sanctions, as the
Kirk-Menendez bill would do. In December, Paul said, I think it would be a
mistake to push them away from the table. He had expressed a similar view
earlier in the year:
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I think while theyre negotiating, and if we can see that theyre
negotiating in good faith, I dont think its a good idea to pass sanctions
while were in the midst of negotiations, Paul said on CNN. I think the
bottom line is we should give negotiations a chance. My hope is that
sanctions will avoid war. Weve been involved in two long wars in the
Middle East. And I think it would be best if we can do anything possible
to try to avoid another war now.
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This is the exact argument that the administration has been making from
about 18 months ago to the present on new sanctions. Now he is lecturing
the White House about the importance of sanctions.
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The complete article may be read at the URL above.
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