The thing about Ron Paul that some conservatives are forgetting is that he has had a consistant view about foreign intervention that he is against it unless we are reacting to direct attack on the United States no matter which party is in the Presidency unlike most Democrats that support it when Democrats are in power and oppose it when Republicans are in power.
He was against Bosnia and Somalia back in the 90’s but supported Afghanistan war on taliban.
I can deal with a constitant philosophy, he has always been against the United Nations, WTO, KYOTO, and other world government bodies and agreements like the Int’l Criminal Court.
THis should be a great plus for most FREEPERS because things in our country would get much better if we would either make these countries that take for granted that we are paying for our defense would see what it costs.
Well, I follow him on the one world government crap, but I dont see where we were wrong to invade Iraq. The man was training terrorists and had called for the assassination of our president. The way he goes about disagreeing with this reasoning to go to war is to characterize the mission there as a failure, which it is not. If he would just stick to not agreeing for the reason for going in, I could handle that, but the overall job the military has done is not a failure. I do totally agree with him that we should not have to have a UN resolution to go to war, because I do not recognize them as an authority over us. I recognize the government as spelled out in the constitution, the next authority over that is the Almighty.
From Ron Paul’s web site (http://www.ronpaul2008.com/issues/war-and-foreign-policy/):
“The war in Iraq was sold to us with false information. The area is more dangerous now than when we entered it. We destroyed a regime hated by our direct enemies, the jihadists, and created thousands of new recruits for them. This war has cost more than 3,000 American lives, thousands of seriously wounded, and hundreds of billions of dollars. We must have new leadership in the White House to ensure this never happens again.
Both Jefferson and Washington warned us about entangling ourselves in the affairs of other nations. Today, we have troops in 130 countries. We are spread so thin that we have too few troops defending America. And now, there are new calls for a draft of our young men and women.
We can continue to fund and fight no-win police actions around the globe, or we can refocus on securing America and bring the troops home. No war should ever be fought without a declaration of war voted upon by the Congress, as required by the Constitution.
Under no circumstances should the U.S. again go to war as the result of a resolution that comes from an unelected, foreign body, such as the United Nations.
Too often we give foreign aid and intervene on behalf of governments that are despised. Then, we become despised. Too often we have supported those who turn on us, like the Kosovars who aid Islamic terrorists, or the Afghan jihadists themselves, and their friend Osama bin Laden. We armed and trained them, and now we’re paying the price.
At the same time, we must not isolate ourselves. The generosity of the American people has been felt around the globe. Many have thanked God for it, in many languages. Let us have a strong America, conducting open trade, travel, communication, and diplomacy with other nations.”
Well, basically I disagree with the first paragraph and for the most part agree with him on the rest. Iraq is not more dangerous and the terrorists there are flowing in from Syria and Iran, not Iraq. We have made a free country which is going to be taking a more active role in eliminating terrorists soon.
Looking around his site, this is pretty much the only spot that I disagree with him on.