Interviewed Thursday at RT regarding United States actions in opposition to Syrian and allied military forces in Syria, libertarian communicator Ron Paul argued that the US should have respected Syrian sovereignty and kept out of the country. Refraining from intervening, Paul suggests, would have better aided the progress of an effort to deescalate the war in Syria. Further, says Paul, US intervention in Syria, as in many other countries, undermines American national security.

Watch here Paul’s complete interview, in which Paul also discusses former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey’s Thursday testimony at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing:

Reprinted with permission from the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity.