Comments on: Ron Paul blowback is justified, don’t talk to terrorists

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Sun, 20 May 2007 02:08:50 +0000

[...] it is to listen to terrorists, according to the very “marketplace” theory he supports. As Brandon said, we simply don’t negotiate with terrorists. If we allow terrorism to be a means for a voice [...]

By: Nathan S

Nathan S — Fri, 18 May 2007 04:52:59 +0000

Logan,

9/11 in no way can be construed as defense. Itâ€™s sad that has to be pointed out to you.

By: Logan

Logan — Fri, 18 May 2007 00:02:27 +0000

Does it really matter whether the terrorists are attacking us because we are free Americans or because we wrongly interfered in their poltics with some past foreign policy faux pas?

Seriously? It’s not that we caused 9/11, but perhaps there should be a realization that when we attack anyone perhaps they might fight back. An interesting notion, I know.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 17 May 2007 22:15:21 +0000

Mr. Paul stated what was in the 9/11 commision report. To denounce Mr. Paul’s positiion without also doing do for the comission report is to be at best imcomplete and ignorant, at worst dishonest.

It is sad that our response is so simplistic in beliving that Mr. Paul was stating that America “deserved” or was “asking for” 9/11. When we realize that we can incorporate a good handiling of “Blowback” into our overall forgien policy, we can really start to secure this nation.

As for the statement about no attacks since 9/11, Clinton didn’t have any forgein terrorist attacks on US soil after the 1993 bombing of the WTC. The current administration still has a year to go before it reaches that record. It is imperative that our evaulations of our current security readiness be done in both the short and long term.

By: Nathan S

Nathan S — Thu, 17 May 2007 21:52:02 +0000

â€œGood grief. The majority of Iraqiâ€™s want us out NOW!â€

Not true.

According to a BBC poll (Dateof article: 3/19/.2007) 35% want the coilition forces gone now. that is up from 2005 but it is still not anywhere close to a majority.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffi.....iraq.shtml

“Asked how long coalition forces should remain in Iraq, only 35% said they should leave at once, while 63% said they should go only after security was better and the capacity of the Iraqi government and security forces had improved.”

By: Chuck

Chuck — Thu, 17 May 2007 21:41:57 +0000

heh, forgot the clip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....mp;search=

By: Chuck

Chuck — Thu, 17 May 2007 21:41:02 +0000

Awesome! All in all, I think this debate about the debate we are having is productive and fun. Related note: Ron Paul, has never said or implied America "invited" the attack on 9/11 At 2:35 in the clip Hannity: Are you suggesting the United States of America caused the attack on 9/11? Ron Paul: No, I think that is a cop-out. When people imply that, what you are saying is that if you do not endorse my foreign policy then you are un-American. At 3:03 in the clip Hannity: Are you suggesting that our policies are causing the hatred of the people that would cause them to want to kill us? Ron Paul: I think they contribute significantly to it, and this is exactly what our CIA tells us and anyone who has done any research has found outâ€¦ [Hannity interrupts] At 3:17 in the clip Hannity: What did America do to cause the attack on 9/11? Ron Paul: The Americans didnâ€™t do anything to cause it but policies over many years caused and elicited hatred toward us so somebody was willing to commit suicide. For instance: the occupation with our military troops on their holy land in Saudi Arabia, bombing a Muslim country for ten years, putting on sanctions that have killed hundreds of thousands of people. [Hannity interrupts]