Originally Posted by jaasum
In order to agree with Ron Pauls other points you have to firstly agree with his foreign policy. Because if you want the funding and the lower taxes to truly create the society we all want we can't have such an expensive stake in the world. It's a trillion....a TRILLION that is a huge number that is spent on keeping our military presence around the world.
There are plenty of other programs to cut. We need our military activity. However, once we do enough nation building in the Middle East, we will be able to greatly relax our military activity. I don't think we have much left to do. I think that once we get Iraq and Afghanistan to where they can take care of themselves, they will probably evolve into incredible democratic countries. It will take a while, but I think it will happen. They are just going to have a Wild West phase like we did. When they are highly civilized and prosperous, they will be able to handle the rotten countries in the area.
Originally Posted by jaasum
Here is my main problem with your logic on this. You think that in order to stop terrorism we must fight it on all levels by overthrowing corrupted governments and getting into nation building. For one, we can't afford it financially or morally. Two, you can't really fight terrorism with the very thing that incites it. The terrorists are saying "we hate you for doing X to us FIRST." and then we say "Well since you did X to us, we will do X to you until you stop." Then they turn around and say "Since you are doing X we will continue to do X" You can't fight terrorism with the very policy that created it, that is only what fuels it.
That is where our confusion is. We are not hated just because we do X, which is the understandable and necessary act of protecting democracy in the Middle East. We are hated because we do X, Y, Z, A, B, and C and because the haters are cuckoo, loonie, evil, brainwashed, illogical, irrational, bonkers, and fruit nut salad.
Originally Posted by Omnius Deus
Actually Um he would keep us in a perpetual state of war with governments that aren't even funding terrorists to the point where they will start to seriously think about it. He will drain our economy so that international bankers can makie billions of dollars from money borrowed from the federal reserve. He will ignore intel about actual terrorist locations and real terrorists threats.
Wow, you should make up some more bizarre accusations while you were at it. Is it my turn yet? You would have sex with water buffalo and walk around town wearing nothing but socks and beat up old ladies at the circus. It's your turn again.
Originally Posted by Alric
What you are basicly saying is we should keep attacking countries out of spite and not because its in our best interest.
Oh, you haven't read my posts yet. Read them, and then make up stuff about what I am saying. But make sure you take your turn after Omnius Deus has his.
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