Last night during the debate in Arizona which was sponsored by CNN, Ron Paul
continued with his policy of consistency. When asked about Iran’s intent
on bomb making, Paul responded. ‘"We don't know if they have a weapon. As
a matter of fact, there's no evidence that they have it." The International
Atomic Energy Agency did not say in a Nov. 2011 report that Iran was definitely building a
weapon, but it expressed strong concern that the country could do so. IAEA said
that its information indicated that "Iran has carried out activities
relevant to the development of a nuclear explosive device." (The boo’s
that received this statement troubled me deeply).
Ron Paul’s statement is absolutely true. We really do
not have any compelling evidence
that Iran
is doing anything more than playing the West as though it was a big bass drum.
The mere fact that ‘Archmadickajad’ has been proven time and again to be a
congenital liar should be a wake up call for everyone. And, while I feel
strongly that he ‘wants’ a nuke, I’m not sure how close he is to ‘having a functional weapon’
that could be delivered in any manner to a foreign soil. At any rate, Iran should be
considered to be innocent until
proven guilty by way of hard evidence in a court of international law! (Hint:
Special Forces could get that information one way or the other if they really
wanted to.)
I also stand with Ron Paul in his belief that, at some point
in the past, America
began prosecuting wars without the express vote to do so by an act of Congress.
These wars were initiated based more on rumor than on facts and
have bled our country over the course of the last decade as a result. (Today,
you’d be hard pressed to see much difference in Iraq, as scores were killed yesterday
in coordinated bombing
and shooting attacks. It’s like we were never there)!
This does not mean we need reduce our Armed Forces and
Congressman Paul agrees. It means a new and stronger resolve to insure that military
is kept in a condition of ‘strike readiness’ both in numbers and in technology.
What is not needed is the manner in
which they have been deployed; as occupiers over 109 countries to
little or no proven effect and at a cost of trillions to the national budget.
The bottom line: let’s take a hard look at where we wish to be as a military force; who
it is that needs to be protected and
the manner in which future conflicts
will be engaged. And let these actions be transparent to all.
In matters of declarations of war, let that decision be
brought before Congress and let Congress (not the President) be the ones to say
yea or nay. That would be in line with both Representative Paul and the
Constitution of the United
States. (For all you far leftists and
rightists out there, this means we play ball with your brains and not your
dicks)!
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