John McCain Attacks Rand Paul's 'Isolationism' In Willingness To Cut Defense Spending

John McCain Attacks Rand Paul's 'Isolationism' In Willingness To Cut Defense Spending: "Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, expressed concern Monday that some new Republican legislators would be defined by their 'protectionism and isolationism,' two views that the Vietnam War veteran feared would result in a butting of heads within the party on Afghanistan and defense spending.
'I think there are going to be some tensions within our party,' McCain said during a conference put on by Foreign Policy Initiative, a DC-based think tank. 'I worry a lot about the rise of protectionism and isolationism in the Republican Party.'
A prime example, McCain continued, was Rand Paul, Kentucky's next U.S. Senator.
'I admire his victory, but ... already he has talked about withdrawals [and] cuts in defense,' McCain said.
Indeed, Paul appears to have taken after the more libertarian side of foreign policy issues, much like his father, Texas Rep. Ron Paul (R)."