[3] Paul described the bureau as "the US government entity most responsible for the transfer and provision of arms to partners and allies," adding that his position forced him to make "more moral compromises than I can recall.
[6] In his public resignation latter, Paul condemned Hamas's October 7th attack, but stated that American support for Israel's blockade and bombardment of the densely populated Gaza Strip and "the status quo of the occupation will only lead to more and deeper suffering for both the Israeli and the Palestinian people.
[8] In July 2024, Paul was among a group of twelve former U.S. officials who released a joint statement describing the Biden administration's Gaza policy as "a failure and a threat to U.S. national security.
"[9] In the statement, the former officials argued that "America’s diplomatic cover for, and continuous flow of arms to Israel has ensured our undeniable complicity in the killings and forced starvation of a besieged Palestinian population in Gaza.
[18] On the day of the announcement, Paul said that “the policies that the United States has been pursuing, certainly for the last year and frankly before that, have been deeply harmful to the Palestinian people ― but also to American interests ... [and] the stability of the Middle East.