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February 11, 2011--Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) arrives for his speech. | ||||
Jeff Frazee, executive director
of Young Americans for Liberty, which is the successor to Students for
Ron Paul, introduced Rep. Paul. |
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Rep. Paul addressed the situation in Egypt, where President Hosni Mubarak resigned today, and America's role in the world, stating, "“We need to do a lot less, a lot sooner, not only in Egypt but around the world." Paul said, "It makes no sense for us to think that we can keep troops in 135 countries, 900 bases and think we can do it forever. So no matter how badly you want us to do that, it’s time to reassess that foreign policy. It’s time for us to bring troops home." [transcript] | ||||
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