“Marco, how is it conservative to add $1 trillion in military expenditures?” Paul countered.
Rubio insisted we build up our military because we have radical enemies around the world. Radical jihadists in the Middle East, radical Shia clerics in Iran, the Chinese taking over the South China Sea, just to name a few.
“We can’t even have an economy if we’re not safe,” he said.
Paul, who believes being a small government conservative includes being conservative on defense spending, said we should limit military expenditures.
“I want a strong national defense, but I don’t want us to be bankrupt,” he said.
As some of my colleagues noted, we may be seeing this exchange in campaign ads in the coming days, considering it occurred the night before Veteran’s Day.
Source: Townhall