Paul says he'd make sure Israel’s defense was well-supplied and funded. Paul: 'I wouldn't question' Israel

Potential GOP presidential contender Rand Paul said Wednesday that no one should question Israel’s actions in a time of war.

“I wouldn’t question what they need to do to defend themselves,” the Kentucky Republican told conservative radio host Glenn Beck on “The Blaze.” “These are difficult decisions people make in war when someone attacks you. It’s not our job to second guess.”


Beck played into the buzz around a potential Paul bid for the White House in 2016. He laid out the situation in Israel and his grievances with the Obama administration’s handling of it, then asked, “What would President Paul do?”

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“The first thing I do is say absolutely no money goes to Hamas, no foreign aid gets in the hands of Hamas,” Paul responded. He added that he’d make sure Israel’s defense was well-supplied and funded — and even proposed an Iron Dome equivalent for the United States.

Beck extended the “President Paul” scenario to the second foreign policy crisis on the world stage: Russia. Although the United States slapped Russia with economic sanctions on July 16, the crisis hit a breaking point the next day when a missile shot down a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet near the Russian-Ukrainian border, killing all 298 aboard. Paul said he saw Russia’s fingerprints all over the disaster.

“I’m amazed because I don’t see how you can be part of the civilized world and shoot a missile at a commercial airliner,” he said. “I’m amazed Putin hasn’t tried to distance himself more.”

Paul advocated for a U.S.-European-NATO response to first and foremost impose harsh sanctions on Russia and quickly develop alternatives for Europe’s natural gas.