Ron Paul: Clinton 'doesn't understand the presidency'
Wednesday, April 23 2008 @ 07:29 AM MDT
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by Nicholas R. Schwaderer
This year’s presidential election isn’t out of surprises.
When America had just settled into the Obama vs. Clinton vs. McCain political equation, Ron Paul proved Monday night that his message still has a place in the fray.
Earlier Monday, Clinton said she was prepared to “totally obliterate” Iran in response to a nuclear attack on Israel. She elaborated on that statement in later interviews, saying her goal was to reestablish a Cold-War-style deterrence.
The Chronicle asked Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul about Clinton's statement during a press conference immediately before his rally at the University of Montana.
“She doesn’t understand the presidency if she’s making this type of commitment,” he said, launching into a discussion on foreign affairs.
Paul explained his core position through the lens of the current Iraqi conflict. He asserted that we are in the midst of an unconstitutional war that was never declared by Congress. He also expressed his distaste of treaties under which America is obligated to go to war.
When asked what his response would be under the same circumstances, Paul said Israel is safer without our presence and could sufficiently wipe out Iran on its own. He pointed out that Iran ‘may’ have been working on ‘a’ nuke since 2003, while Israel possesses 300.
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