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Actually that is how he will likely be caught. The GOP under a Jerry Ford E.O. abandoned this policy actually. As a result state sponsored terrorism was born. The very same wing of the party who pushed for the undeclared war in Iraq to be precise on the matter.

It was no coincidence, was it?

I get kind of angry when I hear people say Ron Paul will do nothing about the likes of such. His methods would likely produce a much higher success rate with minimal damage to us diplomatically in the eyes of other nations. There is no reason for any POTUS to strut around the Oval Office or on TV saying were coming to get you. Since when did we ever owe terrorist dictators any warning?

Well, terrorists deserve no quarter. Dictators, as in the Mideast, often do actually represent the will of their backward subjects. So a dictator is not automatically a target for elimination. We are, in fact, allied with some truly horrible dictators at present with terrible human rights records. But I would not say we should depose them or assassinate them.

Sovereign countries are different than terrorists. Or the global elimination of the anarchists a century ago.

We are, in fact, allied with some truly horrible dictators at present with terrible human rights records. But I would not say we should depose them or assassinate them.

Agreed. Tito's Yugoslavia was a good example of just that. We remained on friendly enough terms our Navy made Port of Calls there in the late 1970's. I know that for an absolute fact. It all has to do with "in our best national interest." IF someone is a threat to us take them out. I see a South American/Central American situation developing right now which would likely fall under such conditions. When seen as a threat take care of it early on.