Dr. Ron Paul is so very close to being the conservative candidate that many Americans have been waiting for. He's economically sound, he believes in the letter of the Constitution, he values personal freedoms and liberties, and connects with voters of all ages. What is it that keeps him from seeing how dangerous his would-be foreign policy is? He would yank not only all of our troops out of Iraq but every last soldier, sailor, airman, and marine from all of our bases around the world. Does he understand the tactical advantage our international installations give us or the security we provide to host nations? (Not to mention the economical boost that the EU needs from our military personnel and families. Germany would have to forsake their socialist ways if we left!) Does he anticipate, like most logically thinking Americans do, that an early exfiltration of our forces in Iraq would likely plunge the region into chaos and mass genocide? Nope. He feels that our presence in foreign lands is unwelcome and has sparked hatred for the U.S. among the more radical and reactionary peoples around the world. Ask Ron Paul why we were attacked on Sept. 11th and one reason he'll give is because of our military presence in Saudi Arabia. Personally, I think we were attacked because we are the greatest nation of all time and a group of nut-jobs didn't like the fact that we allow women to walk around without head coverings. We are, after all, the Great Satan, and they tried to blast us back to the Stone Age that they still live in. Let me be clear: our having a presence in the Middle East does not even begin to excuse the wholesale murder of nearly 3,000 Americans. Ron Paul is a very intelligent man and has surely considered this. Does he think that the world is better off without America's influence? Would North Korea be so amenable right now if the U.S.A. had been at home instead of right across their border for the last fifty plus years ? Look, I don't believe that Ron Paul is a fruitcake like so many of his ardent supporters are. I think he'd be a good, solid, conservative candidate and a great many Americans would vote for him IF he took a more sensible position of foreign policy. If he doesn't get the nomination I won't be terribly upset. That's all I've got.
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when ron paul realizes that WE are the greatest nation on the planet, then maybe he'll get my vote. on many other points, he is quite conservative and makes a great case. however, he has this strange liberal leaning in his foreign policy- as trite as it may sound, he seems to have the "hate/blame america first" mentality. however, i do agree that we could take back a lot of our foreign welfare- i mean, aid, from many of these countries, that, like the liberals who live here, hate america too.
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