Ron Paul has taken the strongest stand against the Iraq War of any Republican in the primary. In 30 years, Paul voted one time only to authorize use of U.S. military force, and that was to send troops into Afghanistan after Sept. 11, according to his son, Dr. Rand Paul.
But his dad wasn’t always anti-war, he said. His opposition to warfare has evolved since the 1950s and 1960s.
“It’s been a gradual thing,” Paul’s son said.
“He wouldn’t have been as adamantly opposed to war back then,” Paul said his father’s ideas developed as he saw the connection between big government at home and overseas.
“He not only wants small government in domestic matters but also a small government in international affairs,” Paul’s son said. “We have a huge behemoth government,” he said. “Things we do in the Middle East come back to haunt us.”
