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.