Ron Paul: 'War is a drain'
Submitted by stillwater on Mon, 05/23/2011 - 17:40The Des Moines Register
May 23, 2011
Ron Paul said he’s seen a growing number of potential voters come around to his way of thinking about the economy since 2008, and hopes his views on foreign policy will gain similar traction in the run up to the 2012 caucuses.
“People are now seeing the economic burden of our foreign policy — you know, the hundreds and hundreds of billions of dollars of foreign aid that is taken out of our country,” the Texas congressman said today during a visit to his Iowa campaign office in Ankeny. “… People are starting to realize that war is a drain.”
Paul’s strict non-interventionist stance sets him apart from other Republicans vying for the presidential nomination. He’s a member of the U.S. House of Representatives foreign affairs committee, and has been a longtime opponent of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Overseas conflicts are costly, and meddling in the affairs of other nations has done more harm than good over the past half-decade, he said.
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seeing this made my day
Thanks so much for posting this.
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Startling Newspaper Job Title: "Covering Ron Paul." Wow!
The Des Moines Register newspaper has designated Mary Stegmeir the reporter, "Covering Ron Paul." So far, so good. Here are all her recent articles:
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This may be something very good to watch develop.
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I've just finish reading
the latest one you mentioned. It was excellent. She is correctly using the "noninterventionist" term when describing Dr. Paul's views on foreign policy and even expands upon it.
‘War is a drain,’ Paul tells Iowans
http://www.dailypaul.com/226732/alternative-cancer-therapies...
http://www.dailypaul.com/145783/joel-salatins-polyface-farm-...
http://www.dailypaul.com/142513/roberts-rules-vide
I just love all the comments
I just love all the comments on the story, almost every single one of them is correcting the author for using 'isolationist' to describe Ron's foreign policy. I talked about the same thing about the articles on drug legalization and prostitution; we have to remain vigilant of people trying to put their own words into Ron's mouth. Great work guys!!
I think they meant
I think they meant Half-Century, instead of Half-decade
They make it sound like he
They make it sound like he used the term 'isolationist' re: his foreign policies. He would never use that term. But I don't see a place on there to post comments. Hmph.
I just posted
I posted a comment on there. They're all pretty pro paul except one comment. James Moore is me.
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War is a racket,
thanks for posting, war is an important issue for america and the world. Here RP explains that war is draining the economy. There are so many issues to which RP has offered positive solutions, which will help people understand and have confidence, whatever may be their priorities.
The defense contractors are making profits, while the nations bleed. See RT's 3-minute video - War's necessary! US defense contractors 'raking in the dough'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgIzyXf61UU&feature=player_em...
There is another good video on LL's site.
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