Posted on 11/09/2007 11:40:58 AM PST by LSUfan
Ron Paul Survival Report
October 15 1993
Volume IX Number 10
Page 8
Occasional Truth
It's odd to hear someone admit the real reason for any government program, much less those that benefit the military-industrial sector. Yet Deputy Defense Secretary William Pery accidentally stated the truth recently when discussing nudear submarines, aircraft carriers, and tanks and other armored vehicles. "We need to maintain some sort of capability for designing, building and producing armed vehicles." Not a word about defense, the supposed reason we need these things in the first place. Perry also said some type of protection of these industries is necessary to preserve jobs. Increasingly, the military looks much like a huge public works project.
Ok, enough with the Ron Paul bashing...it’s almost like we’re making fun of the mentally ill.
In a way, on this one, Paul DOES have a point. There is a lot of military spending that’s nothing more than home-district pork for certain Congresscritters. Defense spending should be judged on what’s needed for the overall defense of the interests of the United States, but a lot of times, it really does end up being corporate welfare, or vote-buying.
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You just can't turn on major ship manufacturing in an emergency. Either we continue to build ships, major capitol ships, or we don't. If the Chi-coms build them then we HAVE to build them. So yes, to the non-stretegic thinker it may appear to be a waste. If you know history, it is the smartest thing we can do as a nation. Don't ask Ron, ask the Chicoms if it is good idea to stop making major investments in infrastructure to support major military hardware and see what kind of answer you get. While you're at it, ask the Japanese the same question.
I can tel that Ron Paul is going to be this elections Ross Perot.
Diminutive Texans that have the “Napolean Complex” and are hell bent in forcing a Clinton upon us.
Do you think Hillary is paying him?
There are a lot of things that Ron Paul can be called, but I don’t think “diminutive” is one of them. I think he’s pretty close to being 6 feet tall.
Really?!? He looks like such a shrimp and acts like a weasel so I just consider him a small man.
I couldn’t find the info on the web so I’ll have to take your word for it.
Interesting that none of your links are valid.
Gee, didn’t Ike warn us about that same thing?
But is it in any way surprising?
Actually no it isn’t.
Sad but predictable.
Wrong. I have hard copies of these newsletters. They aren’t online, so there was no web site to link to. Paul has refused to open his own archives of the Ron Paul Survival Report and the Ron Paul Political Report when asked by reporters. Now we know why.
No offense but I’m not just taking your word or your paraphrase for it.
Someone once told me to “Trust but verify”.
Something Paul knows well. I believe his excuse is, better in the home district than in Washington.
He refused to release his old newsletters, sounds like a Hilldog trick.
No controversy here, even Eisenhower warned us about the military-industrial complex.
“Ain’t it the truth! A good portion of the stuff being built the military doesn’t even request.”
Those are ‘earmarks’. At least the military doesn’t ‘request’ them unlike Ron Paul who does request earmarks for his district.
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