Rand Paul Warns About ‘Unintended Consequences’ of Toppling Secular Dictators

Whenever a secular dictator has been overthrown in the Middle East, it has boosted radical Islam, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Tuesday. He pointed to the “chaos” in Libya and Iraq since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi and Saddam Hussein, and charged that U.S. involvement in Syria has only made the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) stronger. Read