Former US presidential candidate and congressman Ron Paul has backed President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw American troops from Syria, adding that the United States needs to \"have a clean cut\" with military involvement in the Middle East.<\/p>\n
In an interview with CNN, Dr. Paul, a libertarian and the father of Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, called Trumps announcement \"fantastic.\"<\/p>\n
\"I don't see it as a political event as much as he had good defense. He campaigned on it. He said it was a bad war. He wanted to get out,\" Paul said. \"I think he's doing great. I think it's fantastic that he's doing it.\"<\/p>\n
Last week, Trump declared victory against Daesh terrorists in Syria and announced to pull out American troops from the country, saying that US troops cannot stay in Syria \"forever.<\/p>\n
Several senators on both sides of the aisle have accused Trump of making a hasty decision, with one administration official saying \"the President's decision-by-tweet will recklessly put American and allied lives in danger around the world.\"<\/p>\n
But Congressman Paul said the president did the right thing.<\/p>\n
\"I like people who stand out on principle in spite of their personal biases, and I think this is good. I'm so happy that he's going to maybe move it on to Afghanistan,\" Paul said.<\/p>\n
Paul said the United States should decide if it is an empire or a republic.<\/p>\n
\"This is the whole point: Should we start our debate and our plans from the assumption that we have the moral obligation to run an empire -- that we are the great nation, we spread American exceptionalism and therefore we have this moral obligation -- or should we believe in a republic and we have no business there, which is designed by the Constitution?\" Paul said.<\/p>\n
Dr. Paul called Trumps announcement of withdrawing troops from Syria a step in the right direction.<\/p>\n
\"This is a teeny, teeny step away from the militant empire that we operate, and it's so impractical, but it's a step in the right direction,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Dr. Pauls son, Senator Rand Paul, also defended Trump's decision to withdraw the American troops in Syria and asked him to end the 17-year-old war in Afghanistan as well.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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