New Rand Paul TV Advertisement: Learn from Mistakes
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rand Paul for President today released a new
advertisement highlighting the need for a conservative realist foreign policy in which our nation's leaders learn from mistakes we have made in the past, and secure our borders. This advertisement contrasts Senator Paul's views on national security with that of fellow senators and Republican Presidential candidates Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio.
Unlike Senators Cruz and Rubio, Rand Paul has always fought to defend our borders and protect our American interests.
The advertisement will begin airing on Monday, December 14th, prior to the CNN Republican Presidential debate.
TRANSCRIPT:
Voiceover: Iraq... two thousand five. Hundreds of Americans had been killed in roadside bomb attacks.
And six were killed in attacks linked to al Qaeda terrorists, Waad Ramadan Alwan and Mohanad Shareef Hammadi.
A sniper and bomb maker, Alwan bragged he ate Americans for "lunch and dinner."
Kentucky... two thousand and nine.
Alwan and Hammadi were welcomed into America by the federal government, given public housing, and public assistance... as refugees.
Here, they attempted to send heavy arms to al Qaeda and plotted an attack on an Army captain in America.
And yet, some refused to learn from mistakes...
Senator Ted Cruz: We have welcomed refugees -- the tired, huddled masses for centuries. That's been the history of the United States. We should continue to do so.
Senator Marco Rubio: Well, we've always been a country that's been willing to accept people who have been displaced, and I would be open to that...
Voiceover: But Rand Paul sounded the alarm...
Sean Hannity: It is almost a certainty, ISIS will infiltrate. Why would we take one of these people?
Sen. Rand Paul: Well, you know, this is one of the reasons I opposed Rubio's bill originally on immigration, because I didn't think there's enough scrutiny for those who might come and attack us.
Voiceover: Rand Paul wrote the amendment to suspend visas to nations with high risks of terrorism... but Marco Rubio voted "no."
Rand Paul is leading the fight to stop terrorism at our borders and protect Americans first.
