[Eagle of Liberty]

Ron Paul -- "My major political decision, which was a constitutional decision, was to urge for five years that this country not go to war in Iraq."

Although I liked some of what Paul said and stands for, this particular decision is awful. While I fully agree that we should have told Pakistan to pound sand when we thought that Bin Laden went into that country (BTW, can anyone tell me WHY we did not follow him and Al-Qaeda into Pakistan?), I still think that Iraq was the best next logical step.

I have debated a few people recently about the "rush to go into Iraq" and I am left dumbfounded after every attempt at persuasion. Once I get a leg up and begin to prove some good points, they end the discussion.

Is Paul an isolationist?

[txrangerette]

REPLYING TO YOUR QUESTIONS:

(1) I’ve always gotten the drift that Paul IS a type of isolationist. I’m not sure which type...yes, there’s more than one.

Not only that, but he thinks Scooter Libby shouldn’t be considered for a pardon - not because he agrees with the jury verdict necessarily, or even the indictment per se, but because Libby was part of an administration that allegedly misled us into war with Saddam.

Simply a mind boggling statement!!

(2) Pakistan is a powder keg. Much more dangerous to try to control than Iraq, and you see how difficult Iraq has become. The Paks have nuclear weapons. Musharraf is always hanging onto power by a thread. The alternative to Musharraf would be an Islamic fundamentalist government (think Taliban).

Also, the tribal regions where Bin Laden went are the wildest, most impenetrable topography in the world. Beyond the imagination to conceive of unless you were there to see for yourself. But the locals do know the land. And they support Bin Laden with their lives and everything they have.