Raining on Ron Paul's Parade

The Boston Globe and AmeriKan media, who else?

"Representative Ron Paul of Texas was third with 13 percent....

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"Paul says Khadafy ouster doesn’t justify involvement

WASHINGTON - Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul said yesterday the apparent overthrow of Moammar Khadafy’s regime does not justify US involvement in Libya and may end up delivering to Al Qaeda what he called “another prize.’’

The Texas congressman has made his mark in the presidential race as a strict libertarian who would scale back the role of the federal government in domestic and foreign affairs. A recent Gallup poll shows him in third place in the GOP race.

Asked on “Fox News Sunday’’ whether getting rid of Khadafy was a good thing, Paul conceded that it was but added that the leader’s departure did not mean the long-term result would be good for the United States. He said that getting rid of Saddam Hussein was also good, but that the long-term result in Iraq has not been a success for the United States. “We’ve delivered Iraq to the Iranians,’’ he said.

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"Some held signs for Representative Ron Paul of Texas, also a presidential candidate....

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