Ron Paul accused US Troops of War Crimes in Desert Storm (1991)

Ron Paul Political Report (Transcribed) | October 15 1991 | Ron Paul

[mnehring]

From The Ron Paul Political Report, October 15 1991

American Values?

During the Iraq war, American troops were instructed to use specially equipped tanks to bulldoze the trenches that held Iraqi soldiers- Not a single American was hurt, so meager was the resistance. Thousands of Iraqis, teenagers coerced into the army by the dictator Hussein, were buried alive, while the unprecedented military tactic was hidden from the public through media censorship. Captain Benny Williams, who Led the charge was awarded the Silver Star for his role. Also hidden: the apparent fact that many of the rag-tag teenage soldiers were trying to surrender as they were entombed.

[Venturer]

You mean like the Muslims cooked our people in the WTC.

[Venturer]

IMO an irrelevent point.

At what point does a surrender count ? seconds before the dirt covers them?

How many surrendered during war time only to have a hidden grenade on them to kill our soldiers.

[Future Snake Eater]

Yeah, that’s probably what it is. It’s not Ron Paul who’s the isolationist truther who accuses the U.S. Military of war crimes—it’s me. Good call.

[Future Snake Eater]

He is right on some things, but where he’s wrong, he’s REALLY wrong.

[Erik Latranyi]

Is that true? If it is, some of you might want to rethink celebrating this.

First, if you think our troops would do such a thing, it says volumes about YOU!

Second, this is a typical liberal angle.....make up an allegation that is impossible to prove one way or the other and hope that it sticks.

I find the fact that Ron Paul picked this up and trumpeted it demonstrates his disdain for our military men and women.

[mkjessup]

However the Turks had screwed the Kurds first by refusing to permit of our land forces entry and thus any northern attack. Kind of hard to provide support would be allies from the far side of a sizable country you’re fighting. Given the state of Turkish-Kurd relations the Turks were probably pleased with the results.

Hindsight is always 20/20. The fact remains that thousands of Kurds were murdered by Saddam, and when the U.S. had the means to prevent that, Bush Senior did nothing except drop supplies literally on top of the Kurds, killing some more.

That's nothing to be proud of.

[mkjessup]

So, who are you voting for?

I have yet to decide. My guy Herman Cain got lynched, so I'm reserving judgment.

I'm voting for Paul.

Soooo you're voting for "a cowardly peace dove [who] doesn't realize what it's like to be in a war."?!?

You in the habit of voting for cowards eh?

A vote for Gingrich, Perry or Romney, is a vote for Obama.

So what do you think voting for Paul is? Those PaulTards in Iowa very likely voted for 0bama in the general election in '08, are you going to follow suit?

[Designer]

What did I miss? Busy yesterday. This is old “news”, so what is the connection to RP?

[algernonpj]

boy this is all coming out at once...

kind of like someone was prepared in advance for it

Ya think? Get the impression the elites have decided it's Romney's turn?

[Road Warrior ‘04]

You, chessplayer, should stick to playing chess and let the military do the job militaries do!

[Road Warrior ‘04]

Editing your question:

I seriously wonder whether Ron Paul has a security clearance brain?

Merry Christmas...from me and P!

[yinandyang]

Makes one reconsider support for Paul

[smokingfrog]

?

[onyx]

LOL.

Merry CHRISTmas to you and P!!!
I miss you two!

[Grizzled Bear]

Stop the presses! Extra, Extra, read all about it! “During war, people die!”

Whoda thunkit???!!!

[Grizzled Bear]

Not to mention humane. Nothing more humane than making someone slowly suffocate to death.

I'd rather suffocate in a collapsed bunker than have my wife or daughter tortured in one of Saddam's "Rape Rooms."

It was a war. People die. Get over it.

Take your moral equivalency, navel gazing tripe elsewhere.

Some smugly play chess. Others blow crap up.

[Sola Veritas]

“War is cruelty, there is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is the sooner it will be over.”
General William T. Sherman (Civil War)

A sad reality that many fail to grasp. Sherman had it right.

Ron Paul is a twit and a loon.

[randomhero97]

I did my time. What did you do?

In war questionable shit like that can happen. Doesn't make it right nor wrong.

[hosepipe]

[ A Silver Star for essentially driving a plow and burying people alive? Wow. They have certainly cheaponed the Silver Star. ]

I suppose they could have used GAS or NAPALMED(roasted) them.. or machined gunned or even carpet bombed them..

Look at the brite side... Burying them saves having to bury them..

[Grizzled Bear]

I suppose they could have used GAS or NAPALMED(roasted) them.. or machined gunned or even carpet bombed them..

Remember when the terrorists hanged the contractors from that bridge and burnt them alive.

Chessplayer is right. We really need to step up our game.