Rand Paul takes the senate floor to blast politicians who want “to send your kids to war with no debate”
On Monday, the Senate voted to move forward on admitting the Balkan nation of Montenegro into NATO, which would make the U.S. responsible for that nation’s defense if attacked. The vote was 97-2.
The only two senators to vote “no” were Republicans Mike Lee and Rand Paul.
Sen. Paul took to the senate floor to loudly proclaim why he thought giving yet another foreign nation a U.S.-led war guarantee via NATO without any congressional debate was dangerous.
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It's interesting that Lee and Paul voted against this action to allow Montenegro into NATO. This hasn't been discussed, it's a typical Father Ron Paul styled viewpoint. In a way, I like Paul and Lee taking this principled stand. OTOH, there wasn't much risk in being the only 2 dissenting votes on this in the Senate.
