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The first part is true, but that is not US policy, no matter how many times some want to make the claim that it is.
I would remind you that Isolationism is also insane, so your second comment is False.
But remember, he and his supporters say he isn't an isolationist..go figure????
Everyone says the same thing: Ron Paul is okay and all, but his foreign policy is insane.
The more you interact with people from other nations, the clearer the picture becomes. We are viewed as the biggest bully in the world. Our foreign policy is viewed as highly corrupt and corruptible because we've supported a long list of ruthless dictators in the past. We are not loved for running around the world beating up all the bad guys. We're hated for it. Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, Australia -- the great majority of people in all these places hate us and fear us.
I didn't know until recently that members of the US Armed Forces overwhelmingly support Ron Paul, but when I heard that, it didn't surprise me. They have been there and know what people think of us.
The biggest reason to give up on our foreign policy: It's very expensive and right now we can't afford it.
Where in God Green earth are you getting the idea people throughout the world hate us? How many people have you spoken with in Australia, Asia, Europe, etc that hate us? Some So Americans, probably, if you want to talk about Columbia or Venz. As for Afirca, are you talking No Africa or So Africa? I don't think you have a clue to what you are saying, in fact I know your don't...
But remember, he and his supporters say he isn't an isolationist..go figure????
Nita
They make that CLAIM, plus a few others. But pulling all our troops back to the US, kicking a large number of them out of the military and slashing the military budget is Isolationism pure and simple. It makes this Nation Less Safe and in the end would actually lead to war, and unfortunately it could take place on our soil. If Paul were President now, OBL would be alive and well as well as his henchmen, the Iranians would be free to do as they please, we would be under constant attack or threat of such by terrorists and world would have more dictators, tyrants and terrorisst than we have today or ever have had, making the entire planet a less safe place to live. The good thing is the voters are smart enough to know this and that is why even losers such as Santorum can come out of nowhere and beat Paul in Iowa and probably almost everywhere else. Do you see they paranoia, like whining about a military soldier supposedly being cut off on purpose by CNN, their claims that the GOP rigged the Iowa vote counts? Get used to it they will fabricate some more excuses before Paul finally figures out that the Amerian People do not want Paul in the Whitehouse.
Lie in red, big fat lie. Have you ever been outside the US? I have traveled the world and still do on occasion,
Sure at the tourist traps and resorts, of course they love Americans ... money. So I've no doubt you came away thinking they love the USA and think we're wonderful in every way.
And yes of course I've been outside the US. Get over yourself.
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the only people that hate and fear us are the ones that Should. Walk softly and carry a Big Stick, an excellent method of operation. Paul on the other-hand wants to walk softly and hope everyone ignores us, stupidity at its finest. Thankfully Paul will never get the chance to implement his "ideas".
I think the quote you were shooting for was, "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far." Teddy Roosevelt referenced that saying a lot.
The trouble is, we are not walking or speaking softly. Not even a little bit. We're stomping around the globe screaming and whacking everyone in the head with our big stick that pisses us off. And sticking around in Afghanistan makes us look like empire builders. How many more decades are we going to be there?
I don't want Iran to get nukes anymore than the next guy. Yes that is a valid threat and on that point, Paul and I differ. But we've had Iran surrounded for almost a decade. Iraq on one side. Afghanistan and Pakistan on the other. I can understand it if that scares the crap out of them.
But it does lead us back to my whole point. We're using fear to force the nations of the world to conform to our will. What does that make us? How far have we strayed from the America that would view such things as unconscionable?
Where in God Green earth are you getting the idea people throughout the world hate us? How many people have you spoken with in Australia, Asia, Europe, etc that hate us? Some So Americans, probably, if you want to talk about Columbia or Venz. As for Afirca, are you talking No Africa or So Africa? I don't think you have a clue to what you are saying, in fact I know your don't...
Nita
He made it up or someone fed it to him. My own persnal experience says different. I was rasied a military brat and traveled to several nations (I was born in Germay), I joined the Army and did more traveling (my youngest son was also born in Germany), I worked for the DOD and several of the big defence contractors and did a lot more travel and I have worked the telecom industry which also involved travel. I have yet to find a country that a large number of the people hate the US and Americans. My guess is most of those that make such comments have never left their home state, no less the country, othrwise they would not make them.
The first part is true, but that is not US policy, no matter how many times some want to make the claim that it is.
I would remind you that Isolationism is also insane, so your second comment is False.
I see no evidence to the contrary. Instead of ruling directly, we threaten to invade any country that doesn't do as we wish.
Not war mongering and not attempting to rule the world is not isolationism.
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