Keyak: Republicans Should Call out Rand Paul

Aaron Keyak — April 23, 2013 – 1:14 pm | Congress | Foreign Policy | Israel | Military | Rand Paul Comments (0) Add a comment

Dear Editor,

Senator Paul was featured on the cover of Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World” issue because of his expanding role in American politics as a Republican leader. Former vice presidential candidate and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin wrote a glowing profile of Senator Paul to accompany his ranking. It is puzzling why Palin, a self professed ardent supporter of Israel, continues to whitewash members of the Paul family (she defended former Congressman Ron Paul’s Israel record on Fox News in 2012) given their obsession with cutting American aid to Israel and their dangerous views on Iran. 

Senator Paul, a member of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has called for cuts to Israel’s military aid at multiple points during his brief Senate career, most recently in January. When it comes to stopping Iran’s nuclear weapons program, he was the only Senator who has consistently refused to rule out a containment strategy—placing him at odds with every single other member of the Senate as well as the Obama Administration. 

It seems that Palin may think that she is helping the Republican Party and our nation by elevating Senator Paul. In reality, she is legitimizing the damaging foreign policy agenda that he represents. Republicans who care about the U.S.-Israel relationship should be calling out Senator Paul on his dangerous views, not giving him a free pass.    

NJDC Excecutive Director Aaron Keyak

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