"Have you ever read about the reasons they attacked us? They attack us because we've been over there. We've been bombing Iraq for 10 years
I'm suggesting we listen to the people who attacked us and the reason they did it. And they are delighted that we're over there because Osama bin Laden has said: I am glad you're over on our sand because we can target you so much easier
Mr. Speaker, I follow a policy in foreign affairs called non-interventionism. I donot believe we are making the United States more secure when we involve ourselves in conflicts overseas. The Constitution really doesn't authorize us to be the policemen of the world, much less to favor one side over another in foreign conflicts
It's OK for us to personally help other people. But to go around the world and spread democracy -- goodness, no -- too many unintended consequences. It usually requires force. I think we should only do those things under the prescribed conditions of the Constitution
Under the Constitution, we don't have the authority to just put troops in foreign countries willy-nilly when we're not at war
I want the foreign policy of our Founding Fathers. No entangling relationships. That means trade with Cuba, ending penalties against Iran and — above all — getting U.S. troops out of Iraq.
Islamo-facism is a false term to make people think we're fighting Hitler. It's war propaganda designed to generate fear so that the war has to be spread
We have been told that we have to give up our freedoms in order to be safe because terrorism is such a horrible event. A lot fewer lives died on 9/11 than they do in less than a month on our highways, but once again, who owns the highways? Do we own the highways? No. It’s a government institution you know. …We need to put all this in perspective. "
