Rand Paul defends Obama against Dick Cheney

Senator Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, has waded into the ongoing blame game over who is responsible for the unfolding crisis in Iraq. A constant critic of President Barack Obama, this time the Republican presidential hopeful sided with the president and criticized the George W. Bush administration.

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Paul continued: “I don’t blame on President Obama. Has he really got the solution? Maybe there is no solution. But I do blame the Iraq War on the chaos that is in the Middle East. I also blame those who are for the Iraq War for emboldening Iran. These are the same people now who are petrified of what Iran may become, and I understand some of their worry.”

Until now, the crisis in Iraq has ignited a round of finger-pointing between Democrats and Republicans in Washington over who is responsible for the current crisis: Was it President George W. Bush’s Iraq War that led to the crisis, or is President Obama to blame.

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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/06/21/rand-paul-defends-obama-against-dick-cheney/