Gop Senator Rand Paul Rails Against Middle East Wars Demands That Congress Debate Iran Bring Our Kids Home
The Republican senator said U.S. commanders and generals have privately complained “there is no mission” in Afghanistan, Iraq or other Middle East nations for more than a decade. Paul was joined by fellow GOP Senator Mike Lee last week in criticizing the Trump administration’s attempt to sideline Congress after the president decided to kill Iranian general Qassem Soleimani without congressional approval. Paul told NBC News’ Meet the Press Sunday that he and Trump both want to bring troops home, but the president continues to surround himself with people who believe “the Iraq War was just great....