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Originally Posted by Beemnseven
As commander-in-chief, he can pull troops out whenever he wants. Ron Paul would do so immediately. That's his plan.
The mentality which says "we have to be involved" is perhaps the biggest reason the middle east hates us to begin with. Open, honest and friendly trade with all nations, entangling alliances with none.
When we topple governments we don't like, install dictators like we did with the Shah of Iran in 1953, when we station troops in Mecca and involve ourselves in middle eastern territorial disputes like we did in the first Gulf War, when we bomb, strike, invade, and occupy foreign lands, what sort of reaction do you think we will continue to get in that part of the world?
As long as we feel the need to "get involved" with the affairs of the middle east, you can expect more irritated Arabs to "get involved" with more aircraft, office buildings, briefcase bombs over here.
Ron Paul believes that cycle has to come to an end.
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A-F'in-men to that.
Otherwise it's an endless cycle of violence, strikes and counter-strikes.