Posted on 12/07/2011 10:52:06 AM PST by keyd
Ron Paul Tells Newsmax: I Support Israel
In an exclusive Newsmax interview, Congressman and Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul confirmed his support for Israel, but cautioned that while the United States should be a friend of the Jewish state, America should not be the master of Israel.
Paul also says the United States should not dictate Israels borders or try to buy her allegiance with massive amounts of foreign aid. He argued that foreign aid has actually hurt not helped the Jewish state.
The interview was conducted by Newsmax contributor Doug Wead, a presidential historian and New York Times best-selling author.
Paul has recently come under fire from some Jewish groups in America. The Republican Jewish Coalition banned Paul from a debate on Jewish issues in Washington this week because of his misguided and extreme views, according to the groups executive director, Matt Brooks.
Newsmax chatted with Paul to get his side of the issue as the Texas Republican is surging in some presidential polls.
A new Washington Post-ABC News survey in Iowa shows him threatening Mitt Romney as the second-leading candidate behind Newt Gingrich. Paul is now tied with Romney in the early caucus state with 18 percent of the vote, behind Gingrichs 33 percent.
Rep. Pauls interview with Newsmax follows:
(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...
This should be relatively easy.
I am sure it would be easy. I simply dont care.
You don't care about supporting your own allegations/argument?
There ya have it!
You have constructed a straw man and are viciously attacking it. Good for you!
Pretty good there, JimRob...I think you covered about all of it.
Have you guys considered that our Men and Women in uniform would like to come home, and would support those people who promise to do so?
Just released this morning, Ron Paul’s response to the Republican Jewish Coalition and people criticizing his views on Israel:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFZpL8F4FgU
I absolutely have considered that. It’s probably true for many of them. Perhaps YOU could answer a question that another abjectly refused to.
WHAT is the U.S. Military? Is it anyone having anything to do with the military? Is it civilian employees of the military? Or is it, like most people with a brain in their head believe...the actual people in uniform?
If nobody can find that data, then there is no rational argument.
Maybe it was all civilians. Maybe there was a collection. Who the frack knows.
You don’t have to be afraid to want to come home.
In that case you would agree with me that saying “Ron Paul gets more money from “the military” is at LEAST misleading?
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