Marathon Pundit: Santorum rips Ron Paul's "shockingly misguided" views on 9/11

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Santorum rips Ron Paul's "shockingly misguided" views on 9/11

Rick Santorum tore into what he calls Ron Paul's "shockingly misguided" views on 9/11, the Des Moines Register is reporting this evening.

Rick Santorum pounced on fellow GOP candidate Ron Paul's assertion that U.S. intervention in the Middle East helped motivate the 9/11 attacks, saying in an e-mail to The Des Moines Register on Sunday that the Texas congressman's argument is flawed and belittling to victims of the tragedy.

"To imply that we were the catalyst of the attack on 9/11 disparages the memory of those who lost their lives on that tragic day and is an insult to who we are as a people," said Santorum, a former Pennsylvania senator. "Congressman Paul's understanding of the enemy and why they have attacked us is shockingly misguided."

This marks at least the second time Santorum has sparred with Paul over Middle Eastern policy this month. In a heated exchange at the Ames GOP debate, Santorum said Iran seeks to destabilize the region. Paul called Santorum's words "propaganda."