Eric Dondero (aka Eric Rittberg), was once a top aide to Ron Paul, but was subsequently fired due to his support for the war in Iraq. He also ran against Paul for Congress, so his words need to be taken with a grain of salt, however he is still a Libertarian, and he works for the Mises Institute, a Libertarian research organization headed by Lew Rockwell and Jeff Tucker (whom many believe were behind the racist and bigoted statements in Ron Paul's newsletters).
Quoting Dondero about Ron Paul and Israel:
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Ron Paul is most assuredly an isolationist. He denies this charge vociferously. But I can tell you straight out, I had countless arguments/discussions with him over his personal views.
For example, he (Ron Paul) strenuously does not believe the United States had any business getting involved in fighting Hitler in WWII.
He expressed to me countless times, that ?saving the Jews,? was absolutely none of our business.
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Ron Paul was opposed to the War in Afghanistan, and to any military reaction to the attacks of 9/11.
He did not want to vote for the resolution. He immediately stated to us staffers, me in particular, that Bush/Cheney were going to use the attacks as a precursor for ?invading? Iraq.
He engaged in conspiracy theories including perhaps the attacks were coordinated with the CIA, and that the Bush administration might have known about the attacks ahead of time.
He expressed no sympathies whatsoever for those who died on 9/11, and pretty much forbade us staffers from engaging in any sort of memorial expressions, or openly asserting pro-military statements in support of the Bush administration.
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