I clearly see it as an attempt to have more mainstream GOP views (flip-flopping for the primary) but he opposed arming the Syrian rebels
Paul holds that the primary Constitutional function of the federal government is national defense, and that the greatest national security threat is the lack of border security. He supports eliminating issuance of visas to people from "about ten rogue nations." He supports trying terrorists caught on the battlefield in military tribunals at Guantanamo Bay detention camp. Paul believes that when the United States goes to war, Congress must declare war as mandated by the United States Constitution.[87]
According to the Huffington Post, unlike his more stridently "non-interventionist" father, Paul sees a role for American armed forces abroad, including in permanent foreign military bases.[88]
Paul has announced his "strong opposition" towards granting Obama fast-track authority to negotiate the Trans-Pacific Partnership and has called for Obama to finish the negotiations in just a few months.[89][90]
Afghanistan and Iraq
During his 2010 Senate campaign Paul questioned the idea that U.S. Middle East policy is "killing more terrorists than it creates." He supported the war in Afghanistan and opposed rapid withdrawal from Iraq.[91] He says he would have voted against the invasion of Iraq and questioned whether the intelligence was manipulated.[92]
Upon returning from a week-long trip to the Middle East, Paul asserted "it is none of our business whether Israel builds new neighborhoods in east Jerusalem or withdraws from the Golan Heights; the U.S. should not tell Israel how to defend itself.[93]
Paul reiterated that the U.S. needs to reassess who it is giving financial and military assistance to. He said the U.S. should begin cutting aid to countries who are burning the U.S. flag and chanting 'Death to America.' Paul raised concerns on continuing to give weapons and financial aid to Egypt. The Senator said he was "very disappointed that after giving Egypt $60 billion in financial assistance over the past 30 years, Egyptian rioters climbed onto the roof of the U.S. Embassy, took down the U.S. flag and burned it. That should never have happened and is inexcusable."[93]
Paul also spoke against U.S. overseas military bases.[94]
In 2009, Paul put forth the theory that Dick Cheney exploited the September 11 attacks in order to push for war against Iraq so that Halliburton, Cheney's old company, would profit from it.[95]
Reducing foreign aid to Israel
Paul called for reducing foreign aid to Israel,[96] but when later asked to clarify his position he said he has never proposed any legislation to do so.[97] In 2011, Paul had proposed budget cuts of US$500 billion from the federal budget in part by cutting off foreign aid to all countries, including financial grants to Israel,[98] and in an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer in 2011 he pointedly said he would favor a halt to U.S. aid to Israel.[99][100]
Paul stated that the portrayal in the media stating that "Rand Paul wants to end aid to Israel" are "not true, inappropriate and inflammatory".[101]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Rand_Paul
This would get him called a terrorist loving liberal who wants to give "rights to terrorists".
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