article_snippet.sent: When style gave way to substance on TODAY, Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul clarified that when Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul said in 2007 that Iran wasn't a threat to the United States, the world was different and Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul wasn't yet a candidate for the Senate. '
article_snippet.sent: Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul was known for strictly non-interventionist views overseas in the face of growing threats abroad, a trap that Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul son has taken great pains to avoid. '
article_snippet.sent: There has always been a threat around gaining nuclear weapons and that's greater now than it was many years ago,' Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul said Wednesday.
article_snippet.sent: You know, it’s ridiculous to think they’re a threat to our national security,' Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul said then of Iran. '
article_snippet.sent: On the TODAY show, Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul avoided taking a stand on the nuclear agreement the White House says the White House has carved out with Tehran's mullahs.
article_snippet.sent: I'm going to keep an open mind and look at the nuclear agreement,' Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul said, while allowing that 'I do believe that negotiation is better than war.'
article_snippet.sent: Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul mirrored other Republicans in questioning the 'sincerity of the Iranians' in reaching an agreement with the U.S. and five European nations. '
article_snippet.sent: If they're immediately saying that the nuclear agreement doesn't mean what President Obama says, that is a big problem,' Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul said. '
article_snippet.sent: Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul defended Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul position on foreign aid, saying that even Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed that even Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu country should one day shake off his country dependence on America to fund his country defense program. '
article_snippet.sent: I still agree with my original statement from years ago that ultimately all nations should be free of foreign aid,' Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul said, 'because we shouldn't borrow money to do money.' '
highlights_snippet.sent: Paul pinned Paul 2007 claim that Iran was not a threat to the US on the fact that Paul was campaigning for Paul father's presidential bid at the time .