2008 Republican primary debate, sponsored by Facebook, Jan. 5, 2008: on Foreign Policy

Ron Paul: No nation-building; no world policeman; no pre-emptive war

A: I certainly agreed with his foreign policy that he ran on and that we, as Republicans, won in year 2000. You know, the humble foreign policy, no nation building, don’t be the policeman of the world. Of course, the excuse is that 9/11 changed everything. But the Bush doctrine of preemptive war is not a minor change; this is huge. This is the first time we, as a nation, accept as our policy that we start the wars. I don’t understand this And that all options are on the table to go after Iran? This is not necessary. These are Third World nations. They’re not capable. But I think it’s the misunderstanding or the disagreements that we’ve had in this debate along the campaign trail is the nature of the threat. I’m as concerned about the nature of the threat of terrorism as anybody, if not more so. But they don’t attack us because we’re free and prosperous.

Rudy Giuliani: The Patriot Act, Afghanistan and Iraq wars: all very good