On May 18, 2011 By Uri Brito In Politics Like

Ron Paul Fears Empire Invading Pakistan

As Jordan Fabian summarizes:

GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul is worried the U.S. could invade Pakistan after Osama bin Laden’s death.

“I am absolutely afraid we will be in Pakistan trying to occupy that country,” Paul, a congressman from Texas and a critic of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, said Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”

Paul acknowledged he has no solid evidence that the U.S. has plans to “invade” Pakistan, but described his observation as being based on American foreign policy over the past two or three decades, and its “unintended consequences.”

Paul implied that the Obama administration’s apparent mistrust of Pakistan’s ability to fight terrorism could lead to a full-scale invasion.

While most politicians in both parties have celebrated the mission ordered by President Obama to enter Pakistan and take out bin Laden, Paul has been a critic.

He has said he would not have auhorized the mission to kill bin Laden, because of problems with international law. Paul also has said that the killing of bin Laden should convince the U.S. to bring home its troops from Afghanistan.

About the Author / Uri Brito

Uri Brito is the Senior Pastor of Providence Church in Pensacola, Fl. He is married to Melinda and is the father of five children. He is the co-author of a new commentary on Ruth for the "Through New Eyes" series, the editor of The Church-Friendly Family, author of The Trinitarian Father, and co-author of the e-booklet Christian Pipe-Smoking. He is the founder and contributor to Kuyperian Commentary, and guest contributor at The Christian Post. He is a board member of the Theopolis Institute. Rev. Brito received his M.Div and D.Min. from Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Fl.