Perry writes WaPo op/ed attacking Rand Paul foreign policy

[Mr. Morden]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/rick-perry-isolationist-policies-make-the-threat-of-terrorism-even-greater/2014/07/11/6dbfba4a-06f0-11e4-bbf1-cc51275e7f8f_story.html

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The piece mentions Paul by name 10 times.

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I thought the Texas National Guard involved serving in Texas and Alabama until you went AWOL.

One can only hope that we get a Sanders vs. Perry race where Perry insists we have to re-invade Iraq.

[Mr. Morden]

Incidentally, while attacking Paul, Perry isn't very clear about what exactly the US *should* do about the Islamic State.  Almost none of the GOP 2016ers have gotten specific on this.  As far as I can tell, Rubio is still the only candidate to call for air strikes:

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=193881.0

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Incidentally, while attacking Paul, Perry isn't very clear about what exactly the US *should* do about the Islamic State.  Almost none of the GOP 2016ers have gotten specific on this.  As far as I can tell, Rubio is still the only candidate to call for air strikes:

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=193881.0

Surely at some point he'll come up with a more specific plan.

1. Kill the bad guys
2. America!
3. I forget

[Indy Texas]

Rick Perry's Foreign Policy:

"Muzlums is bad folks, y'all. They hate Dear Lord Baby Jesus and they hate 'Murica and they hate muh freedoms. I hate Muzlums so much, I'm gonna re-invade Iraq and Afghanistan and invade some other countries, like Somalia and Solyndra."

At this point, we'd probably cut to a clip of Rick Perry pulling a Muslim woman's hijab off her head, punching her in the face and then handing her a Bible and firing a handgun in the air a few times.

[Orser67]

I'm sure I wouldn't agree with what he actually wrote, but this seems like a smart move by Perry. Paul's been getting a lot of buzz lately, and I would guess Paul's stances are pissing off a lot of traditional heavyweights in the GOP.

[CountryClassSF]

Rick Perry is a true conservative and I pray he runs.  This isolationist nonsense within the GOP will hurt the three-legged stool of social, fiscal, and national security conservatism. 

[Deus Naturae]

Paul fires back.

[Mr. Morden]

Paul fires back.

Jonathan Chait describes it as a "Reagan-off", given that the two of them keep upping the ante in the number of Reagan references:

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/07/rand-paul-rick-perry-holding-a-reagan-off.html

For example, from Paul's latest:

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[Chunk Yogurt for President!]

Rick Perry is a true conservative and I pray he runs.  This isolationist nonsense within the GOP will hurt the three-legged stool of social, fiscal, and national security conservatism. 

Social Conservatism is incompatible with warmongering because war is not pro-life and Jesus denounced violence.  (Since 1973 there have been more abortions performed in the US than the entire population of Iraq).

Fiscal conservatism is incompatible because war costs a lot of money and is the reason we are in so much debt.

Warmongering has served only to harm our national security because every intervention creates more enemies.

[IceSpear]

Paul fires back.

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lol, nice.

[Maxwell]

Paul fires back.

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lol, nice.

any possible Perry comeback will be wrecked by Paul. He delivers those Perry lines well.

[Likely Voter]

I think Perry has been playing good politics lately. He is taking on the President and the isolationist wing of the GOP, sending a message to the establishment neocons that he is on their team.

If you compare Perry post 2012 to Palin post 2008, Perry is showing how you come back from being a punchline. He may not completely rehabilitate himself but I still think he has a good shot at 2016 nom

[Lupo]

Rick Perry's Foreign Policy:

"Muzlums is bad folks, y'all. They hate Dear Lord Baby Jesus and they hate 'Murica and they hate muh freedoms. I hate Muzlums so much, I'm gonna re-invade Iraq and Afghanistan and invade some other countries, like Somalia and Solyndra."

At this point, we'd probably cut to a clip of Rick Perry pulling a Muslim woman's hijab off her head, punching her in the face and then handing her a Bible and firing a handgun in the air a few times.

Wow, what an excellent post.