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Sen. Paul proposes to strip Pakistan of all aid

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    GOP lawmaker wants more pressure for doctor's release

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That's down yelling at that Pakistani doctor -- -- find Osama bin Laden effort now under way to strip Pakistan.

Of all foreign aid unless the doctor is released immediately.

Pakistan receives more than two billion dollars from the US this year alone.

My next -- is a senator behind the effort to cut off happens to me.

-- part of Kentucky Republican member the homeland security and government affairs committee and senator good morning -- you.

Good morning -- why are you leading this charge.

Well you know -- a lot of -- believe this doctor on about.

Same age and I can just imagine the courage it must've taken to help us get bin Laden bin Laden was one of the worst mass murders in our history.

And I think he deserves some support in fact we had offered -- 25 million dollar reward.

And I think we need to negotiate from a position of strength I don't think the administration is standing up to Pakistan.

Giving them a billion dollars and saying please let him go instead of saying you don't get a penny of our money -- -- -- free M that's a way idealism you.

Are also a doctor but there's a senate panel are already recommending 33 million dollars in counts.

I'm which of which is -- -- that what you're suggesting what do you think about your colleagues idea.

It's a -- -- symbolic and won't get any thing you know they listen to strengthen if you tell no money I think we get the doctor freed.

About a month ago or two months ago I threatened to remove all of the Egyptian aid.

Because they were holding sixteen American citizens and lo and behold Egypt let him go so I think if you negotiate from position of strength I think this doctor could be freed.

I've also offered legislation that would grant him citizenship in the United States I think that's the very least we can do.

For him helping us get bin Laden word from the White House is at the US the administration's consulting with the pakistanis.

Why not allow that process to go for perhaps -- successful.

Where you know sometimes quiet diplomacy can work -- sometimes rattling the -- a little bit and letting them know we're serious can help to.

I think in the Egyptian case -- -- rattle the cage a little bit it gave us more leverage.

I think that we need more leverage with the pakistanis and if you released their aid you lose your leverage with them so I would not release any aid to Pakistan.

How would make it all contingent.

On them -- this doctor.

They also really have some human rights.

Egregious human rights abuses going on there's a young woman there being -- to be executed.

For allegedly saying something improper about the profit so it's not the kind of society that I think US taxpayer dollars should be going for -- You mention Egypt let's get to that right now you said this in a letter President Obama recently the system of foreign aid is broken.

I urge you to reverse that decision to release aid to Egypt and -- -- all aid until such time as the politically motivated prosecution of US citizens has ended that last part of that has to do these Americans are -- captive later released but you say.

Still there they are pursuing prosecution of them even though I do believe most if not all are back here in the US but the first part about your statement is intriguing.

The system of foreign aid is broke it.

What do you mean by that well it well when you think about it look at Africa -- -- An example.

Mubarak in Egypt was given sixty billion dollars American dollars US tax dollars at a -- where struggling to rebuild and replace our infrastructure.

What did he do with the money and he stole it.

Mobutu in Congo stole the money through the seventies and eighties but Gabi and not Rhodesia and Zimbabwe stole the money.

The people don't get anything the people -- no running water -- electricity.

And yet they some of these dictators.

Have some of the most lavish mentions throughout the world.

Any success in the -- do you -- or -- -- to higher hill to -- Well you will -- I think it's interesting with this because some of the senators come to -- quietly and thank me for for rattling the cage on Democrats trying to get the -- Democrats too but not -- many -- have the courage to vote for it.

But interestingly if you ask the American people if you do a poll today.

Do you think we need to address concerns at home where do you think we should consider he's sending for an -- around the world 75% of Americans will tell you they think we ought -- and the foreign aid.

Particularly sending foreign aid to our enemies is is very insulting -- Rand Paul from Kentucky thank you for your time in -- lingering back home thanks and honor.

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