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Ron Paul Challenges GOP’s Foreign Policy Agenda — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 23:18:54 +0000

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By: SeriousCitizen

SeriousCitizen — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:14:04 +0000

The concept of “global cop” is implies that US aggression is based on legality. It is not. The USA is not acting as a “global cop” but as “global mafia”, using brute force, threat, bribery, assassination, intimidation, and murder to loot resources from other nations. Don’t gives cops a bad name, please.

By: sssparta9

sssparta9 — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:17:11 +0000

If a “strong” empire is what the establishment Republicans are fighting for then they are doing a fine job considering the fact that the sun never sets on the American Empire. Having troops in over 130 countries and occupying over 700 bases around the world is simply incompatible with a government which is limited (which is supposedly the primary platform of the Republican Party). If Conservatives do not want to be ridiculed for being hypocrits then this issue must be addressed.

Ron Paul was right, and we have to admit it. We need a strong national defense, and not a world emprire. I am not paying taxes to help defend the German or Japanese people.

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Ron Paul challenges GOP’s foreign policy agenda | Same Old Change — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 07:10:51 +0000

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By: LibertarianBlue

LibertarianBlue — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:17:26 +0000

Great article, its still sad to see that many still support the neocon policy of Military Socialism. Most of the apologists for it when confronted with the cost just say that its “cheaper” than entitlements. I didnt think human life was cheaper than a welfare check, but apparently to neocons it is. Dr Paul is still the only Republican worth supporting the only other one I can think of would be Gary Johnson.

By: logic

logic — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:16:20 +0000

I think the country is ready to at least start questioning the motivation for our foreign policy. If we are being lied to about everything else, why is it such a leap to suggest we are being lied to about foreign affairs? One point the author misses is that war is simply big business for a select few, another product of the corporate/political marriage of destruction. We must stop this “traitor” or “treason” nonsense and recognize, like every other policy, foreign policy needs to be questioned and discussed. It does not mean he who does is unAmerican. Terrorists attacks have produced horrible results, not the least of which is the blind, chest-thumping ignorant and arrogant assumption that our government is doing the right thing.

By: GOP Should Adhere to Non-Interventionism – Dark Politricks

GOP Should Adhere to Non-Interventionism – Dark Politricks — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 08:30:57 +0000

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GOP Should Adhere to Non-Interventionism | Hot to Spot — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 06:20:42 +0000

By: Doug Bandow » Blog Archive » Republicans Need to Pay Heed to Rep. Ron Paul

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 11:43:11 +0000

[...] The usual Republican apparatchiks dismiss Rep. Ron Paul’s foreign policy arguments. But he has been proved right over the last decade. I challenge the GOP to take his positions seriously if it wants to win the White House in the Daily… [...]

By: thesauce

thesauce — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:39:04 +0000

Speaking of dragons… for now China is looking inward as it rapidly industrializes. But in ten or twenty years the big red dragon will come out of it’s cave; a first-class, nuclear super-power with maybe the biggest army ever. Will they be content with their prosperity, or will they begin reaching out for more? Spreading their insidious communism in their wake.

When the dragon emerges we should be armed to the teeth and assured of what our vital interests are, where they are and what it will take to defend them. Not so that we can make war but so that China can avoid it. We need a foreign policy of discretion and common sense, not of appeasement or antagonism. Not Team America World Police. Not hippies.

Sadly, both parties suck at foreign policy. Building foreign countries seems to be one of the few things they agree on. We should be consolidating our vital interests, limiting our exposure to potential conflicts over things we don’t have a stake in, and meanwhile making sure our stick is bigger than China’s. So, Ron Paul… but with more guns.

By: leifeiriksson

leifeiriksson — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:53:09 +0000

Great article. If the GOP ever intends to win another presidential election, and if want to take back the House or Senate this year, they have to embrace Dr. Paul and the true traditional conservative stance of minding our own business and not looking for dragons to slay around the world. There is nothing conservative about endless war, lying to our troops about their deployments, overstretching them, paying them crap, and then saying we support the troops. Real conservatives want the troops home.

By: marcg

marcg — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 05:52:46 +0000

Bravo Mr. Bandow. Agree with every word.