Well, at least you don't claim that Dr. Paul contends 9-11 was our fault as some others do.
The WOT, incidentally, was the invention of the Bush White House. How can it be ascribed to anyone else?
Our having troops in more than half the nations of the world, according to Dr. Paul, invites more terrorist attacks. What a squirrelly notion that is, huh? Imagine, people whose only taste of American culture is by way of soldiers stationed in their hometown.
And, BTW, withdrawing our forces from Asia, Europe, Africa and South America has nothing to do with the WOT or 9-11. It's only common sense. The Cold War is over, and has been since 1990. We are the one remaining superpower, but that does not ipso facto make the United States automatically deputized as the world's policeman.
You might educate yourself on the distinction between isolationism as practiced by such luminaries as Patrick Buchanan (and to a certain extent, even Duncan Hunter) and non-interventionism,, which is a whole other kettle of fish. Dr. Paul is and always has been an advocate of a non-interventionist foreign policy, which puts him at odds with the current Republican leadership as well as those who call themselves neo-conservatives.
Hunter, Tancredo and Paul may share some common goals regarding immigration policy, but it is clear that Ron Paul does not make stopping the flow of illegal immigrants his number one priority in this presidential campaign. Nor does he believe that punishing employers is an appropriate answer to the federal government's misguided immigration policies.
Most important, Ron Paul is totally against the idea of a national ID card, whether it's tamper-proof or not. We don't need to invade Americans' privacy and ignore the Fourth Amendment to track everyone as Rudy Giuliani would like to do.
Thank you for admitting clarifying your view on this. That explains a lot.
Thanks for all your information regarding Ron Paul and the illegal alien immigration battle we have. I did not know that he makes no effort to stop the flow of illegals into the country, or to penalize the employers. As for the war, I wish it was over.
When you question these prospective presidential candidates, they all say what they know you want them to say. If they get elected, that all changes. What you want is all forgotten. How both parties ignore the wishes of the country, and keep on with their very liberal policies in giving the illegals all the benefits of citizenship is beyond me. How they can think that way makes me wonder about their brainpower. Are they just stupid, or are they all paid off.
As well as at odds with America's best interests. Particularly her security interests.
I don't know about you, but when somebody flies planes full of Americans into buildings full of Americans, I'm intervening.
And when those people are known to have a friendly relationship with a regime that is not only actively seeking CBW weapons but is already shooting at us, damn right I'm intervening.
The notion that the War on Terror is an "invention of the Bush White House" would be laughable...if it weren't so dangerous.