It really baffles me how so many so-called “conservatives” on here would prefer a communist economy in the US - as long as we also spend hundreds of billions per year to bomb Iraq and Afghanistan! And the entire justification is fighting a tiny band of terrorists whose membership by now is all post-9/11. All the while ignoring the wholesale enslavement of the country via inflation and debt.
Looks good on paper...And there was a time when this applied...However, the world has gotten much smaller since the founding Fathers conceived the beautiful idea of staying out of international affairs...
I think one has to take a broader look at what constitutes the 'defense of the U.S.'...
Were we defending the U.S. by getting involved in the 2nd World War??? I'd say yes...Are we defending the U.S. by installing missles in allied countries in Europe??? Again, I'd say yes...
Korea may be up in the air but you can bet there are a lot of S. Koreans who are happy we got involved...
And Israel??? From a Biblical perspective we MUST protect Israel...The Founders of course had no idea that a couple hundred years down the road God would move His people back to the land He promised them...
That situation is meaningless to Ron Paul and apparently his supporters...So no Ron Paul for me...He's the most pro Constitution politician out there...But he needs to get outside the box and take a look around...