Ron Paul points out that Israel can take care of itself

Setting himself far apart from his Republican colleagues, Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul has suggested that the U.S. should have less involvement in Israel's affairs. "I think they're quite capable of taking care of themselves," he said. The statement came in response to a question in a debate about whether the GOP candidates would, as president, support Israel in an attack against Iran. Paul responded that he wouldn't expect such an attack to take place - but if it were to, "Why does Israel need our help? We need to get out of their way." The United States sends roughly $3 billion to Israel in military assistance every year. If they were to conduct such an attack, "that's their business, but they should suffer the consequences," Paul continued. He added that Israel has hundreds of nuclear missiles, so "they can take care of themselves."