Rand Paul's foreign policy problem: Being right about Iraq doesn't mean you're right about ISIS

By Timothy P. Carney, Timothy P. Carney

Published December 20, 2015

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CEDAR FALLS, IOWA — Rand Paul may have a foreign policy problem.

Sure, the hawkish elements of the GOP reject Paul's views, but that's a fight Paul is willing to have. His problem may be deeper.

Paul has a very good argument that America would be safer had his foreign policy been followed for the past 15 years. But he's not running for president of 15 years ago. He and his supporters have a harder time arguing how his foreign policy will make America safer for the next four to eight years.