A reader, Zim, sent me this: "Ron Paul actually openly supported Israel's bombing of the Osirak reactor
in Iraq in 1981, when he was in congress, and refused to vote to condemn
it. i don't think even ronald reagan openly supported it
PAUL: In many ways, we treat Israel as a stepchild. We do not give them
responsibility that they deserve. We undermine their national sovereignty. We
don't let them design their own peace treaties with their neighbors. And then we
turn around and say that, when you want to do that or you want to defend your
borders, they have to check it out with us. I think Israel would be a lot safer. I made the point earlier. We give three
times as much money to the Arabs. Why do we arm their enemies? So if you care
about Israel, you should be against all the weapons that go to the Arab
nations.
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And I just don't see any purpose in not treating Israel in an adult fashion. I think they'd be a lot better off.
I think they, one time in the '80s, took care of a nuclear reactor in Iraq. I stood up and defended Israel for this. Nobody else did at that time.
But we need to recognize they deserve their sovereignty, just as we deserve our sovereignty."
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And I just don't see any purpose in not treating Israel in an adult fashion. I think they'd be a lot better off.
I think they, one time in the '80s, took care of a nuclear reactor in Iraq. I stood up and defended Israel for this. Nobody else did at that time.
But we need to recognize they deserve their sovereignty, just as we deserve our sovereignty."