In Thursday's Vice Presidential Debate, Rep. Paul Ryan struck an aggressive pose on foreign policy, saying the US shouldn't have sought UN approval to take action on behalf of the Syrian rebels, vowing not to let Iran acquire nuclear weaponry, and suggesting that US forces might need to stay in Afghanistan later than the proposed 2014 withdrawal.
Ryan also said more than once that Obama's foreign policy was "unraveling," and that the country shouldn't be cutting defense spending. "When we equivocate on our values...it projects weakness. And when we look weak, our adversaries are more willing to test us."
But Ryan's tone hasn't always been so pugnacious.
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