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Fox host accuses Paul of taking 'marching orders
from al Qaeda'
09/06/2007 @ 10:37 am
Filed by Nick Juliano
Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul's
anti-war arguments during Wednesday night's
Republican debate prompted consternation from his
fellow candidates and prompted one Fox News
moderator to imply the Texas congressman would take
"marching orders from al Qaeda."
Paul is the only Republican calling for an immediate
end to the US occupation of Iraq, and he said he
would remove all US troops from the Middle East,
saying their presence in Saudi Arabia was partially
responsible for the 9/11 attacks.
Paul said the Iraq was was making the US "less safe,
and he called for a "new foreign policy that says we
should mind our own business, bring our troops home,
defend our security," prompting Wallace's question.
"So, Congressman Paul ... you’re basically saying
that we should take our marching orders from al
Qaeda?" Fox host Chris Wallace asked. "If they want
us off the Arabian Peninsula, we should leave?"
"No!" Paul replied sharply, pointing his pen at
Wallace, and continuing to wave it throughout his
response. "I'm saying we should take our marching
orders from our constitution. We should not go to
war without a declaration. ... This is an aggressive
invasion. We've committed the invasion of this war,
and it's illegal under international law. That's
where I take my marching orders, not from any
enemy."
The crowd's reaction was mixed, but appeared to
demonstrate at least some support for Paul's calls
for withdrawal. Several times during the debate
however, laughter could be heard from the other
candidates or moderators directed at Paul.
Wednesday's debate also featured a rare head-to-head
exchange between two candidates. Paul and Mike
Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor, argued over
the wisdom of keeping US troops in Iraq.
Paul blamed the situation in Iraq on
"neoconservatives" who were "advising this
administration," and he said the American people
should not bear the burden for their mistakes.
Huckabee countered that the nation cannot be
divided. He had said we should not leave Iraq after
"we broke it." The former governor's argument
mirrored the "Pottery Barn rule" that had been
advanced most prominently by former Secretary of
State Colin Powell: "You break it, you own it."
"We bought it because we broke it," Huckabee said.
"We've got a responsibility to the honor of this
country, and the honor of every man and woman who
has served in Iraq ... to not leave them with
anything less than the honor they deserve."
Paul said the country has "dug a hole for ourselves
... and it has all to do with foreign policy and we
have to wake up to this fact."
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"What do we have to do to save face? It's all we're
doing is
saving face, and it's time we came home," Paul said.
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But Mr. Paul argued: “The American people didn’t go
in. A few people advising this administration, a
small number of people called the neoconservatives
hijacked our foreign policy.”
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