Viewpoint Senator Rand Paul: Why I’m Voting No on Syria If American interests are at stake, then our goal should not be stalemate By Sen. Rand Paul Sept. 05, 2013 Share Read Later Send to Kindle Brendan Smialowski / AFP / GettySenator Rand Paul (R-KY) listens during a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill September 3, 2013 in Washington, DC.