Ron Paul: ‘Boots on the ground are coming’

Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) warned voters Tuesday night in a tweet that Republican control of the Senate means “boots on the ground are coming” to the Middle East. 

Republican control of the Senate = expanded neocon wars in Syria and Iraq. Boots on the ground are coming!

— Ron Paul (@RonPaul) November 5, 2014

Paul, a former GOP presidential contender, is well know for his anti-intervention foreign policy.

{mosads}His son, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), is leaning toward a presidential bid in 2016 and has been a sharp critic of U.S. policy toward the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Rand Paul has also warned against U.S. intervention abroad, but has also said that he does not share all of his father’s views.

Republicans have widely criticized President Obama for ruling out U.S. ground troops in the fight ISIS militants. Republicans need to net six seats to take control of the Senate.