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GOP's Ron Paul wants all troops home
Seattle Post-Intelligencer ^
| 09/12/07
| JOEL CONNELLY
Posted on 09/12/2007 7:21:50 AM PDT by presidio9
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To: presidio9
Thanks, I glad to see a recent statement specifically stating his intent to withdraw from Europe, Japan and Korea as well as the mideast.
My only question, do we stay in Puerto Rico, FALN terrorists motivated by the occupation being a fact. There's hope for the Aztlan movement as well.
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posted on
09/12/2007 7:46:44 AM PDT
by
SJackson
(isolationism never was, never will be acceptable response to[expansionist] tyrannical governments)
To: Wonder Warthog
Now, if you can persuade enough members of Congress and sufficient state legislatures to pass an actual Constitutional amendment prohibiting abortion slavery--then I'd be all in favor. We have been living under the modern equivalent of the Dred Scott Decision for 30+ years. Your assessment is conveniently ignoring that fact.
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posted on
09/12/2007 7:46:57 AM PDT
by
presidio9
(Islam is as Islam does.)
To: wideawake
I was surprised this mental midget signed the 9-11 proclamation yesterday and didn't refuse like his buddy dennis k
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posted on
09/12/2007 7:48:28 AM PDT
by
italianquaker
(Is there anything Ron Paul doesn't blame the USA for?)
To: presidio9
Such sentiments make Paul the odd man out in GOP debates. Other candidates have been seen smirking as he speaks. I'm not a candidate, but when he speaks, I'm usually smirking too.
To: Virginia Ridgerunner
Well, heck, Ron, let’s just disband the entire U.S. military while we’re at it and let every man go for himself. I’m game! Why not, imagine what can be accomplished with a few militia groups who take action based on letters of Marquis. We can be a country of Mercenaries and Pirates. The Jack Sparrow division.
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posted on
09/12/2007 7:53:26 AM PDT
by
mnehring
(Thompson/Hunter '08- Time to have the real men in charge!)
To: Man50D; presidio9
Presidio9:
In Paul's view, the U.S. invasion of Iraq worked to encourage al-Qaida. Man50D: The Socialists say the same thing.
So does the NIE.
The Iraq conflict has become the "cause celebre" for jihadists, breeding a deep resentment of US involvement in the Muslim world and cultivating supporters for the global jihadist movement. Should jihadists leaving Iraq perceive themselves, and be perceived, to have failed, we judge fewer fighters will be inspired to carry on the fight.
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posted on
09/12/2007 7:55:58 AM PDT
by
ksen
("For an omniscient and omnipotent God, there are no Plan B's" - Frumanchu)
To: MEGoody
Nothing in the Constitution provides for a federal role in the shrimping industry either, but as we all know, Ronnie submitted earmarks for the shrimping industry in his district. I wonder why we keep focusing on the 'Shrimp' earmarks, when in that list of earmarks, there is one that is far more disturbing, the creation of a Federal Child Tracking Database. (ala Digital Angel.)
This hits against what people claim Paul stands for on several fronts.
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posted on
09/12/2007 7:56:23 AM PDT
by
mnehring
(Thompson/Hunter '08- Time to have the real men in charge!)
To: George W. Bush
George W. Bush?
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posted on
09/12/2007 7:56:53 AM PDT
by
expatguy
(Support Conservative Blogging - "An American Expat in Southeast Asia")
To: hophead
We all want our troops home. It is a matter of when and under what conditions.I'm with you on this one, and I am interested in hearing RP's plans for transitioning from an aggressive FP to a non-interventionist one. My own position is that Iraq must be secure from al Qaeda before we leave, with OBL dead or in custody. I think that it's possible for Iraq to resolve its internal differences, secure its borders, and resist Iranian intervention with al Q gone as to do so would be in their own self-interest.
Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think that the question has even been asked. Upholders of the party line seize on certain remarks by RP that are intended to provide a historical context for our troubles in the ME and blow them way out of proportion without waiting to hear and evaluate conclusions. That's OK, it's going to be a long election season.
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posted on
09/12/2007 7:58:32 AM PDT
by
US at Risk
(Proud Paulette)
To: presidio9
"I call it a non-interventionist, constitutional foreign policy," he said Tuesday. "We should have a strong national defense. But we should stay out of other countries' internal affairs. Our role is not nation building, and not to be world policeman." That's exactly where the majority of the American public stands on the subject, and the other GOP candidates ignore this at their peril. Ron Paul isn't going to win the nomination based on this belief, but the eventual Republican nominee might well lose the general election over it.
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posted on
09/12/2007 7:59:04 AM PDT
by
Mr. Jeeves
("Wise men don't need to debate; men who need to debate are not wise." -- Tao Te Ching)
To: George W. Bush
Attended straw poll and won with 97,000% for RP.hehehe...
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posted on
09/12/2007 7:59:13 AM PDT
by
Clint N. Suhks
( BUILD THE WALL, ENFORCE THE LAW!)
To: Wonder Warthog; wideawake
Actually, his position is the correct one under the Constitution. The Fedgov has no authority under the Constitution to regulate abortion, either for or against---it's a state function. Explain the unconstitutionality of the Republican Party position. Failing in that, explain why Paul should be considered a pro-life champion if he doesn't support it.
Human Life Amendment to the Constitution We must keep our pledge to the first guarantee of the Declaration of Independence. That is why we say the unborn child has a fundamental individual right to life which cannot be infringed. We support a human life amendment to the Constitution and we endorse legislation to make it clear that the 14th Amendment's protections apply to unborn children. Our purpose is to have legislative and judicial protection of that right against those who perform abortions. We oppose using public revenues for abortion and will not fund organizations which advocate it.
We support the appointment of judges who respect traditional family values and the sanctity of innocent human life.
We oppose abortion, but our pro-life agenda does not include punitive action against women who have an abortion.
We salute those who provide alternatives to abortion and offer adoption services, and we commend Congressional Republicans for expanding assistance to adopting families and for removing racial barriers to adoption.
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posted on
09/12/2007 7:59:39 AM PDT
by
SJackson
(isolationism never was, never will be acceptable response to[expansionist] tyrannical governments)
To: All
Someone help me out. When did Ron Paul become a Republican?
When I lived in Texas, he was a Libertarian.
To: mnehrling
We can be a country of Mercenaries and Pirates. The Jack Sparrow division. I'm good with it, lad!
To: Madeleine Ward
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posted on
09/12/2007 8:03:26 AM PDT
by
McGruff
(If I can't have Cheney, Fred will have to do.)
To: Petronski; wideawake
And U.S. troops in Europe?
"I would get them home," Paul said in an interview Tuesday. "Having them stationed abroad doesn't serve our national interest, and that goes for forces in Japan and Korea.
"We should only send U.S. forces abroad when our security is directly threatened. Right now, nobody threatens our national security."
I disagree with Paul's perspective on this, at least in the short term. Having troops in Japan and Korea absolutely serves our national interests, as does a military presence in Iraq.
The long term is debatable, I think.
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posted on
09/12/2007 8:03:32 AM PDT
by
Oberon
(What does it take to make government shrink?)
To: presidio9
What a coincidence! I want Ron Paul to go home too!! ;.)
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posted on
09/12/2007 8:04:59 AM PDT
by
Primetimedonna
( It's SAN FRANCISCO, not Frisco. Charter member of the Snowflakes)
To: mnehrling
Why not, imagine what can be accomplished with a few militia groups who take action based on letters of Marquis. We can be a country of Mercenaries and Pirates. The Jack Sparrow division.Each with our own eye-patch. We'd better start practicing our "AAAaaaaarrrrghhhhh"'s.
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posted on
09/12/2007 8:06:15 AM PDT
by
bcsco
("The American Indians found out what happens when you don't control immigration.")
To: presidio9
He does? Well, I want RuPaul to go home.
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posted on
09/12/2007 8:06:40 AM PDT
by
Fudd Fan
(SNOW-Flake, Levinte, Steve-adore and FREDHEAD~!)
To: ccmay
Among the young, being “Republican” and “Conservative” are no longer things to be ashamed of.
Think of all of the young people in this country learning about personal and economic freedoms thanks to Dr. Paul. Millions of our youth are waking up to the lies propagated by the DNC and their leftist teachers.
Thank you, Dr. Paul!
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posted on
09/12/2007 8:06:52 AM PDT
by
t_skoz
("let me be who I am - let me kick out the jams!")
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