Posted on 01/03/2008 9:15:39 AM PST by doug from upland
It's a "strawman" argument. Where else would military troops be than "where attacks are happening"?
Your weak point may be your lack of knowledge on things military. The purpose of military forces is to kill people and break things. A demonstrated capability and willingness to kill people and break things has an added benefit of providing a deterrent effect, but that is not a primary purpose nor an end objective, and cannot replace the primary purpose.
In any military action, it is generally easier to kill people and break things if the military is actually located where said people and things exist.
I hope this little explanation helps you with your "problem".
That would doubtless depend on whether or not he determined we had provoked them by our presence in the Persian Gulf.
They would be at home, in the United States.
The argument being made was that we stuck our troops into the middle of places where it was likely people would attack them, when we had no business putting them there.
Then, when they get attacked, we count it as justification for launching a strike.
Stupid place to keep your military. Their adversaries aren't "back home".
The argument being made was that we stuck our troops into the middle of places where it was likely people would attack them, when we had no business putting them there.
Seems you are wrong on that last point. The military is in the Middle East precisely because that is where their current "business" happens to be. Just as they are in South Korea, Japan, Okinawa, Taiwan, Germany, etc. etc. All are much closer to their "business" than "back home".
Why you cannot grasp such a simple concept is baffling.
As I explained back at the beginning, I am not arguing my own position. The statements I am making are the opinion of Ron Paul, and you may call them stupid if you like.
My point was that this was not a joke, but a serious discussion, and deserved to be addressed on it’s merits and not just laughed off.
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