[donnab]

I am glad that you are dialoguing with your son. I just worry about alot of other things Paul stands for. Having my son in the military is just one of them. Our military already had to recover from the shabby treatment that they had under Clinton. Pay, equipment, medical care etc. It was a disgrace. Under Bush its much better. much better. Pauls attitudes scare me. For my son ...for our nation underfire from terrorists.

[donnab]

just an afterthought...it wouldnt have anything to do with you supporting Paul too?

[Iwo Jima]

I am not supporting every idea that Ron Paul has. I am more interested in having a dialogue about what our foreign policy should be.

I believe in a non-interventionist foreign policy, meaning that we are justified in using force in defense of ourselves and our country and at times -- with great restraint -- for retaliation, but never for global strategies, "regime change," or nation building. IMO the war in Iraq started out as legitimate defense and justified retaliation (Paul would disagree with this), but has become or maybe has been shown to be more about nation building global strategy.

This interventionist foreign policy makes us more vulnerable to things like 9/11. It not only makes us less safe but less free. It also makes things more dangerous for our military. And with our all volunteer force, it makes it less likely that people will want to volunteer, and that puts more strain on those that are serving.