In case you missed it, neither myself nor Ron Paul are ignorant of the need to use force in defending ourselves and others, and that includes our rightful and necessary part in WWII. Blessings to you as you serve in the Air Force on behalf of our country and its freedoms.
What I didn’t miss is his stance on pulling out of Iraq to leave behind an unknown nightmare in the vacuum, and untold damage to the U.S.
We’re committed now after 5 years.
We didn’t leave Kuwait after the first gulf war. Kuwaitis are happy we’re there. We have a family friend, retired U.S. Army ranger Colonel that has his own business there providing security. Really decent people there that appreciate us more than alot of people here will ever know.
For all the horrible mistakes we’ve made consider:
When Rumsfeld suggested we remove our bases from Germany to Poland, the Germans freaked. We’ve still downsized quite a bit over the years.
Japan is a better place as well, even after 60+ years of so-called “occupation”. Yet they are of the same mindset.
The fact is the U.N. has proven time and again they’re just not going to do the job.
Iraqis are seeing that this time we’re there to ensure their freedoms as well.
People are losing their lives to GET here to taste freedom, not flee it. Maybe if other places had 1/10th of a chance at freedom, we wouldn’t be so overwhelmed. Just today I saw that Cubans are still missing at sea trying to get here and the numbers of Cubans fleeing are up.
Leaving Iraq now would be unconscionable for free Iraqis and a disater for the U.S. and middle east.
Thanks for your kind words!