“I think he makes a really, really strong case
for term limits. I think maybe he is past his prime. Maybe he has gotten
a little bit unhinged.”
“I do think that when we talk about NATO, there can be a rational
discussion about the pros and cons of expanding it. We currently have
combat troops in six nations. We have troops actively, just stationed in
probably a couple of dozen others.”
“We have a twenty trillion dollar debt. And one of my favorite
articles in the last couple of years, was one that talked about the
‘angry McCains’. And if we put active troops, and got involved in combat
where McCain wants us to be, they would put a little angry McCains on
the globe, on the map, and it's virtually everywhere.”
“His foreign policy is something that would greatly
endanger the United States. Greatly over-extend us. And there has to be
the thought, whether or not, it is in our national interest to pledge,
to get involved with war, if Montenegro has an altercation with anyone.”
“There is also another argument, that when you ask the
people of Montenegro, only about 40% and slightly less are actually in
favor of this. They are close to Russia, they are close to being sort of like Ukraine, in the transition from Europe to Asia. Perhaps it would be good to be more like Switzerland, and be more neutral to trade with both.” To call someone, somehow an enemy of the state, or a traitor might
be considered by most reasonable people a little over the top.”
Speaking about NATO expansion for Ukraine and Georgia in relation to Montenegro, Senator Paul added…
“If you guys are ready to send a million troops
into Ukraine and fight world war three, you’re going to do it without my
support.”
“The 45 soldiers that Montenegro has, I think are hardly an asset to our national security.”
(Quote from Senator McCain's speech against Rand Paul, after Paul had left the room:)
"I note the senator from Kentucky leaving the floor without justification
or any rationale for the action he has just taken. That is really
remarkable, that a senator blocking a treaty that is supported by the
overwhelming number, perhaps 98—at least—of his colleagues would come to
the floor and object and walk away. The only conclusion you can draw
when he walks away is he has no justification for his objection to
having a small nation be part of NATO that is under assault from the
Russians. So I repeat again, the senator from Kentucky is now working
for Vladimir Putin."
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