Ron Paul: ‘We Occupy So Many Countries’
During Monday's GOP presidential debate, Rep. Ron Paul of Texas drew boos from a crowd that was otherwise eager to cheer when he criticized U.S. foreign policy, saying "We're under great threat because we occupy so many countries."During Monday’s GOP presidential debate, Rep. Ron Paul of Texas drew boos from a crowd that was otherwise eager to cheer when he criticized U.S. foreign policy, saying “We’re under great threat because we occupy so many countries.”
On Wednesday’s episode of “Democracy Now!” guest speaker Mahmood Mamdani, an author and professor at Columbia University, responded to Paul’s statements, saying that because of his message, Paul is now “obviously a fringe voice.”
The segment begins at 46:30 in the video below.
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