Ron Paul Telling It Like It Is
by: Les Carpenter
Rational Nation USA
Birthplace of Independent Conservatism
Representative Ron Paul (R-TX) again making the case to get the hell out of Afghanistan. When GWB took us into Afghanistan following the attack'a of 911 he was justified in doing so. Ten years later, with additional loss of American live and nearly a trillion dollars spent, there is no justification for the United States military to be in Afghanistan any longer.
The only justification for war is an unprovoked act of aggression against a nation and it's people. GWB responded to such an attack on our people on American soil after 911. We are there now for... well, I cannot think of even one rational reason.
Ron Paul rightfully mocks the so called fiscal conservatives in congress for their rapid actions to defund NPR which may save 10 million dollars. Now don't get me wrong, I am all for the defunding of NPR. The federal government has no business funding any news outlet. Rep. Paul's point however is the conservatives will puff out their chests and pat themselves on the back for a job well done. All the while having spend upwards of a trillion dollars in Afghanistan. And willing to spend millions more.
An excerpt of Paul's remarks from Business Insider:
It is time to bring our troops home. It is time to discontinue our interventionist policies world wide. We are have lost enough lives in undeclared wars. We are broke and becoming more so with each passing day.
Oh. I almost forgot. There is money to be made in war. President Dwight David Eisenhower pointed this out in 1961 when he spoke of an emerging Military Industrial Complex in his farewell address to the nation. As he said at that time, it is one of the greatest threats to our liberties there is. This is true, in more ways than one.
Via: Memeorandum
Rational Nation USA
Birthplace of Independent Conservatism
Representative Ron Paul (R-TX) again making the case to get the hell out of Afghanistan. When GWB took us into Afghanistan following the attack'a of 911 he was justified in doing so. Ten years later, with additional loss of American live and nearly a trillion dollars spent, there is no justification for the United States military to be in Afghanistan any longer.
The only justification for war is an unprovoked act of aggression against a nation and it's people. GWB responded to such an attack on our people on American soil after 911. We are there now for... well, I cannot think of even one rational reason.
Ron Paul rightfully mocks the so called fiscal conservatives in congress for their rapid actions to defund NPR which may save 10 million dollars. Now don't get me wrong, I am all for the defunding of NPR. The federal government has no business funding any news outlet. Rep. Paul's point however is the conservatives will puff out their chests and pat themselves on the back for a job well done. All the while having spend upwards of a trillion dollars in Afghanistan. And willing to spend millions more.
An excerpt of Paul's remarks from Business Insider:
There's a serious question of whether [defunding NPR] will even cut one penny, but at least the fiscal conservatives are going to be overwhelmingly in support of slashing NPR, go home and brag about how they're such great fiscal conservatives! And the very most they might save is $10 million. And that's their claim to fame for slashing the budget. At the same time they won't consider for (a) minute cutting a real significant amount of money.Video:
In the end the House voted to defund NPR and rejected an immediate Afghanistan pullout.
It is time to bring our troops home. It is time to discontinue our interventionist policies world wide. We are have lost enough lives in undeclared wars. We are broke and becoming more so with each passing day.
Oh. I almost forgot. There is money to be made in war. President Dwight David Eisenhower pointed this out in 1961 when he spoke of an emerging Military Industrial Complex in his farewell address to the nation. As he said at that time, it is one of the greatest threats to our liberties there is. This is true, in more ways than one.
Via: Memeorandum
I wish that Mr. Obama had listened more to his oft-times hapless Vice President. At least as I recall the situation, Mr. Biden was an advocate of anti-terror measures, and he argued against this ridiculous surge.
ReplyDeleteWell I don't particularly like Mr."Trip over his own Tongue" Biden, but I do believe you are correct on this one.
ReplyDeleteWhat is interesting is it was the conservatives that historically were opposed to interventionist foreign policy and war. It was the epitome of progressives thinking (W. Wilson and R. Roosevelt)that found the justification for entry into both World Wars.
I will be doing a post forthcoming following some additional research. Time to set the record straight.
And did not the French essentially beg for (and not get) Ike's assistance in Vietnam?
ReplyDeleteWhy does Paul vote with the Republicans all the time? We hear him talk against some of their policies, but his vote is always party line.
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