Rand Paul: “I want to start my 5 minutes with a quote from Jefferson. Jefferson said, ``No country perhaps was ever so thoroughly…”

“I want to start my 5 minutes with a quote from Jefferson. Jefferson said, ``No country perhaps was ever so thoroughly against war as ours.'' These dispositions pervade every description of its citizens, whether in or out of office. We love and we value peace and we know its blessings from experience. We need this sentiment renewed in this Congress in order to avoid a needless war that offers us nothing but trouble. Congress must deal with this serious matter of whether or not we go to war. I believe it would be a mistake with the information that is available to us today. I do not see any reason whatsoever to take young men and young women and send them 6,000 miles off to a land to attack a country that has not committed any aggression against this country. I believe it would be a serious mistake for various reasons. First, it is a practical reason. There is no practical defense for this. Our military now has been weakened over the last decade, and actually when we go into Iraq, as we may well do, we will weaken our ability to defend our country.”