[George W. Bush]

Ron Paul has not suggested withdrawing forces from Iraq before the job is done. He voted for it. He meant it. He still does.

Iraq, he was against. He still is. Get used to it.

[SJackson]

I appreciate the fact that you channel him, but the following interview excerpt is clear to me. He would withdraw from both Iraq and Afghanistan immediately, pursue Osama (only, not al Quaida) with small, specialized units. The Arab League would handle Iraq. Why shouldn't I believe what he says?

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JW: Regarding foreign policy and the war in Iraq, what would you do differently than what's being done now?

RP: I would bring our troops home, I would end the war. I would do it rather quickly.
     Anybody who would say, "This would be chaotic," I would say chaos was caused by the fact that we went in there and we've been in for reasons that weren't right or true. It was going in that caused all of the problems.
     Immediately we could save a lot of money and save a lot of lives. Those individuals, including the Arab League, would have to settle those problems.
     I think the Arab League would step in and fill the vacuum.

JW: What about Afghanistan? Would you continue the operations there?

RP: No, I would come home, unless there was specific knowledge of where Osama bin Laden was. Then I send out just a small team of people to take care of him.
     I would not maintain the occupation of Afghanistan. That was mainly motivated by oil pipelines and some other things that are never discussed