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Ron Paul said Tuesday that President Obama's caution toward war with Iran was closer to his position than any of the other GOP candidates while reiterating his belief that the threat of Iran's nuclear weapons program was overblown.

Paul was asked about comments President Obama made Tuesday during a press conference at the White House, during which he cautioned that Republicans were discussing potential conflict with a disturbing "casualness."

"What's said on the campaign trail, those folks don't have a lot of responsibilitiesâ€"they're not the commander in chief," Obama said. "When I see the casualness about which some of these folks talk about war, I think about the costs...This is not a game. There's nothing casual about it."

Paul agreed with the President, calling Republican posturing on Iran "reckless."

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