‘Obama wants US allied with al-Qaeda’

“Twelve years after we were attacked by al-Qaeda, 12 years after 3,000 Americans were killed by al-Qaeda, President Obama now asks us to be allies with al-Qaeda,” he said in a video posted on the Internet shortly after Obama delivered a speech about Syria.

“Americans by a large majority want nothing to do with the Syrian civil war,” the Kentucky senator added.

In a televised address from the White House on Tuesday, Obama asked Congress to delay voting on a resolution for a military strike on Syria after Syria accepted a Russian proposal to put its chemical weapons under international control.

Senator Paul also raised questions about a potential US bombing campaign against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

“The question must be asked: Would a US bombing campaign make it more or less likely that Assad loses control of the chemical weapons?” Paul asked.

“Would a US bombing campaign make it more or less likely that Assad attacks Israel with chemical weapons? Would a bombing campaign make it more or less likely that refugees stream into Jordan?” he argued. “Would a bombing campaign in Syria make the region more or less stable?”


Paul said he would vote against Obama’s resolution for using military force in Syria, adding that he is not convinced that the US has a compelling interest in the Syrian conflict.

“If the vote occurs, I will vote no and encourage my colleagues to vote no as well. The president has not made a compelling case that American interests are at risk in Syria. The threshold for war should be a significant one,” he said.

“The president maintains that he still has the power to initiate war. This is untrue. The Constitution gave the power to declare war to Congress,” Paul concluded.

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