If that were the whole of Paul's argument, it would be reasonable and even supportable, depending on the details. After all, with the Cold War now over for two decades, it's probably time for the Germans to defend themselves from the Russkies.
However, when the real core of his argument is moral equivalence blather one step removed from Ward Churchill (and the raw stupidity of believing Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will be deterred by MAD like he's a member of the Soviet Politburo sipping vodka in his daccha) there is no reason, no argument, only Medea Benjamin in a suit.
Recently, I heard a Ron Paul supporter calling in to WLS to express his absolute certainty that Iran would never nuke Israel because it "isn't logical." It caused my frontal lobe actual pain to realize that this sad sack thought Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is a logical being, but what was really sad was his complete understanding of Islamofascism in the first place. I longed to ask this twit what is logical about an architect in ihis early thirties throwing his life--and the lives of innocent women and children--away to kill a bunch of stockbrokers.
When Paulestinians say Paul is like Reagan on foreign policy, it reminds me of the Reagan administration officials who pop up on NPR to tell us how Reagan would have loved this or that aspect of Obama's economic policies. Yeah, sure, and he was from Krypton, too.
“the raw stupidity of believing Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will be deterred by MAD”
Besides oil,, the muslims biggest export is chest beating blather. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is indeed deterred by MAD. That is the reason they won’t launch an all out attack this afternoon. After all, if they were actually as suicidal as is claimed, they could have the 12th imam back by sundown, couldnt they?
The loser cannon fodder in islam is indeed suicidal. Goaded on by huge financial rewards for their impoverished families, the chance for women to to restore lost “honor”, or kids raised in a massadra since age 5,,,,However, i see no evidence whatsoever of their leaders being willing to commit PERSONAL suicide, or to have Mecca, Tehran, and Syria melted.
The final proof of the lie of their supposed dedication to the faith is that they all keep up with western decadence,,in spades, in Paris, the UAE, Qatar, London, etc. They can indeed be deterred by MAD. The reason they are so desperate for nukes is that it makes you much harder to invade. (like Saddam)