Pauls farewell speech

[Fransisco]

Cotton the only thing stopping countries like china from doing exactly that right now is the US military.

Ask the South Koreans if they want the US to step out from between them and North Korea? They wouldn't even have to think about it. It would be suicide.

Think of all of the trade routes that are now safe because the US navy is patrolling the seas.

Someone does have to police the world. And like it or not the US is the only one capable of doing it.

Its a dangerous world out there and its extremely naive to think that everything would be just fine if only the US military would stand down. It wouldn't. It would be anarchy.

[Fransisco]

Bucket, most republicans don't even come close to agreeing with Paul on anything. That's a big part of the problem. They may agree with the odd point here and there but that's it.

Far too many of them love big government and think that the only thing wrong with it is that they're not the ones running it.

[agstar77]

Ron Paul has screws loose in his closet. He is a mixed bag of good ideas and warped ones. He sounds reasonable until you dig deeper into his past.

[cottonpicken]

Ya,crazy,please follow the constitution,what a nut.

Two types of people in this world,those that want to
be left alone and those that won't let them-("Dylan"i
think)

A very heavy price will be paid in the not to distant
future because of all the people in the world that just
can't leave other people alone.

[ASRG]

There is nothing that Ron Paul promoted that isn't true. He was the last hope for a failing empire.

People of a "socialist mindset" don't like his ideas of being responsible for yourself.

People who like the idea of "crony capitalism" through endless wars don't like him because he threatens their blood money!

Who in their right minds wants to scarifice their children to fight a bunch of senseless wars all over the world?

Who in their right mind thinks putting half the population on the dole makes sense?

Ron Paul is a voice of sanity in an insane world!

[Burbert]

Mr. PAUL was like Mr. IOCOKA, some good
ideas, some radical Republican stupid
ones. Guys like these though, are able
to show how shallow er phoney that
people like ROMNEY r. Disingenous rich
guys, tryin to be president, er climb
everest, cousin they got the money ta do
it. They could care less aboot the
country, cousin they got there's screw
the little guy. Me i like TRUMPET fer
the next Republican run, he is a total,
rich clown, lovedd by all and has the
qualifications, he could push the nuke
button ifn need beeeee!!!

[Fransisco]

ASRG said, "Who in their right minds wants to sacrifice their children to fight a bunch of senseless wars all over the world?"

Deciding to be a soldier does not mean someone is crazy. It is an honorable, and necessary, profession. A strong military is needed to keep ones country safe. Furthermore those who decide to do this job do so voluntarily. It's been a long time since we've had a draft.

While you may think its crazy to put oneself in harms way on behalf of ones country I have nothing but the highest respect for these people who have the courage and fortitude to do a job that many others simply could not.

Whats senseless is sending these people into conflicts that don't serve ones countries interests. Or sending them in without the proper equipment and then giving them orders not to shoot back if someone is shooting at them from a church. Or worse yet telling them to not shoot back at all.

BTW- a well funded, well equipped military is not an example of crony capitalism. Things like the GM bailout and many others are.

[Fransisco]

http://nation.time.com/2012/11/16/america-wages-war-like-the-worlds-biggest-ngo/

[ASRG]

Fransico: In many ways I can agree with a lot of what you say.....the respect we should have for the people who believe enough to fight the wars?

I guess my problem is what we have seen in the last several years.

What in the hell are we achieving today in places like the middle east? Saving the world....from what? Are we fighting some kind of convoluted idea like Vietnam......if we don't fight them there, we will be fighting them here?
How much drivel was that?

Crony Capitalism: The money made by Haliburton, Boeing, and Root & Brown, make the GM bailout look like a girl scout bake sale!

Maybe I am a complete idiot or something......maybe Islam wants to take over our country and put all us heathens up against the wall or wear burkas or something?
If that is the case I stand corrected.

[wd9]

Wow cotton, really? People don't want
answers, they want social programs funded
by the rich who need to pay more taxes.