In 2014, Rand Paul took a lot of heat, including/especially from libertarians, about being anti-Syrian intervention yet pro-war against ISIS. So how does that look now? Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Peter Suderman and Matt Welch debate the al-Baghdadi aftermath on the Reason Roundtable podcast.

Does the Demise of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and his Caliphate Vindicate 2014 Rand Paul?

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Does the Demise of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and his Caliphate Vindicate 2014 Rand Paul?

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