"People are now seeing the economic burden of our foreign policy - you know, the hundreds and hundreds of billions of dollars of foreign aid that is taken out of our country," the Texas representative said Monday during a visit to his campaign office in Ankeny. "People are starting to realize that war is a drain."
Paul was in Iowa for a quick meet-and-greet with district and county caucus co-chairmen. Campaign leaders also used the event to announce an endorsement from state Rep. Glen Massie, R-Des Moines, the first Iowa elected official to back Paul for president.