[americanophile]

I’m not aware of what it is that you’re referring to, and again, I don’t hold with his foreign policy, but he’s a provocative representative, that generates thought and discussion about adherence to the Constitution, and I think that’s a welcome thing.

[MrEdd]

Ron Paul, from his newsletter - giving his view of the war in '91.

Most of the "especially equipped tanks" he refers to were A9 Ace armored bulldozers. And the meager resistance he refers to was merely ineffective. Their fire bounced off the armor - which after all is why we put armor on them to begin with. They could have just surrendered, but they were there to inflict casualties on the infantry that came in using the bulldozers. after the second day they pretty much surrendered whenever troops with bulldozers showed up.

Ron Paul opposed this, but as one of the Marines that was over there I thought it was efficient and cost effective.

Ron Paul defended his statement in interviews at the time and this was an issue that is not minor, not forgivable, and not going away.