Ron Paul: Plans, rumors, and war propaganda for attacking Syria and deposing Assad have been around for many months.
This past week however, it was reported that the Pentagon indeed has finalized plans to do just that. In my opinion, all the evidence to justify this attack is bogus. It is no more credible than the pretext given for the 2003 invasion of Iraq or the 2011 attack on Libya.
The total waste of those wars should cause us to pause before this all-out effort at occupation and regime change is initiated against Syria.
There are no national security concerns that require such a foolish escalation of violence in the Middle East. There should be no doubt that our security interests are best served by completely staying out of the internal strife now raging in Syria.
We are already too much involved in supporting the forces within Syria anxious to overthrow the current government. Without outside interference, the strife—now characterized as a civil war—would likely be non-existent.
Whether or not we attack yet another country, occupying it and setting up a new regime that we hope we can control poses a serious Constitutional question: From where does a president get such authority?
Since World War II the proper authority to go to war has been ignored. It has been replaced by international entities like the United Nations and NATO, or the President himself, while ignoring the Congress. And sadly, the people don’t object.
Our recent presidents explicitly maintain that the authority to go to war is not the U.S. Congress. This has been the case since 1950 when we were taken into war in Korea under UN Resolution and without Congressional approval.
And once again, we are about to engage in military action against Syria and at the same time irresponsibly reactivating the Cold War with Russia. We’re now engaged in a game of “chicken” with Russia which presents a much greater threat to our security than does Syria.
How would we tolerate Russia in Mexico demanding a humanitarian solution to the violence on the U.S.-Mexican border? We would consider that a legitimate concern for us. But, for us to be engaged in Syria, where the Russian have a legal naval base, is equivalent to the Russians being in our backyard in Mexico.
We are hypocritical when we condemn Russian for protecting their neighborhood interests for exactly what we have been doing ourselves, thousands of miles away from our shores. There’s no benefit for us to be picking sides, secretly providing assistance and encouraging civil strife in an effort to effect regime change in Syria.
Falsely charging the Russians with supplying military helicopters to Assad is an unnecessary provocation. Falsely blaming the Assad government for a so-called massacre perpetrated by a violent warring rebel faction is nothing more than war propaganda.
Most knowledgeable people now recognize that the planned war against Syria is merely the next step to take on the Iranian government, something the neo-cons openly admit.
Controlling Iranian oil, just as we have done in Saudi Arabia and are attempting to do in Iraq, is the real goal of the neo-conservatives who have been in charge of our foreign policy for the past couple of decades.
War is inevitable without a significant change in our foreign policy, and soon. Disagreements between our two political parties are minor. Both agree the sequestration of any war funds must be canceled. Neither side wants to abandon our aggressive and growing presence in the Middle East and South Asia.
This crisis building can easily get out of control and become a much bigger war than just another routine occupation and regime change that the American people have grown to accept or ignore.
It’s time the United States tried a policy of diplomacy, seeking peace, trade, and friendship. We must abandon our military effort to promote and secure an American empire.
Besides, we’re broke, we can’t afford it, and worst of all, we’re fulfilling the strategy laid out by Osama bin Laden whose goal had always been to bog us down in the Middle East and bring on our bankruptcy here at home.
It’s time to bring our troops home and establish a non-interventionist foreign policy, which is the only road to peace and prosperity.
This week I am introducing legislation to prohibit the Administration, absent a declaration of war by Congress, from supporting — directly or indirectly — any military or paramilitary operations in Syria. I hope my colleagues will join me in this effort.
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if we go to war with syria that means russia,china,iran,because if we are in there backyard then at is game on. that as a real war for the world
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If the US’ national security interests were simply limited to to the mainland USA, Ron Paul would be correct. However, this is not the case, so Syria is a threat that must be confronted and its current leadership expunged, so that a more reasonable leadership that is not a threat to the US’ security interests and/or the interests of Syrians and their regional and international counterparts, can come to the fore. Assad and his cohort consistently and persistently chose to be a menace.
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Normal peace loving people across the world do not want any more of these banker instigated wars. People listen to Ron Paul, he talks so much sense.
We ned to stand up to these power hungry control freaks, and start hanging these bastard bankers from the gallows!!
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“Democracy” my ass. Just b/c I walked into a room of morons doesn’t mean they’re smarter than I am – only an IDIOT would think that. Esp. when you ALL FAILED to debunk my arguments, incl. pablocoon, and just end up saying “you just don’t understand, ur too young” or some other pointless quip.
That’s great he got so many votes though – who can resist clicking that link to see what I said
Read it again, it’s a good reminder of the rightwing LIE about “personal responsibility”.
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“death of mexicans the fault of america and its war on drugs?”
NO you fucking MORON, the US ‘war’ on drugs started DECADES before they started their own!! And you’re saying the DRUG LORDS have nothing to do with all the brutal murders?!? Asshole!!
It’s TONKIN dumbass, and the UN had NOTHING to do with it!! It was a *US* lie!! You don’t know wtf you’re talking about – stop watching FUX News and listening to GREEDY, regressive, dark age wanting, fucking rightwingers
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Ya, nobody who’s over 20 disagrees with YOU, you’re the last word in wisdom. Age *guarantees* accuracy – as long as ur arrogant as shit! I’m over 40 you stupid douchebag, so you can give up the excuses-in-lieu-of-argument tactic, I’ve heard it a million times.
The UN REPRESENTS 99% OF THE WORLD dumbass. Just b/c you listen to the lies you told your 8yr old doesn’t mean shit. “No respect”? You fuckers wouldn’t have fought against HITLER until he tried to attack the U.S. b/c you’re CHEAPASSES
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whoa, I’m going to research that myself now, how evil is that?
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The truth will win in the end, it will get nasty, but the good people will win eventually. More and more people are waking up, and that’s needed for an understanding of the NWO agenda
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No matter how much the establishment tries to ignore Dr. Paul, his message will not be silenced. The worlds community loves this gteat man. He is a gift from our Creator.Ron Paul 2012
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Most of the time Bachar-al-assad and Turkey work together against Kurdish people (during 40 years).
Bothe bachar-al-assad and turkey are criminal, they are the same.
Syria revolution have to be independant of turkish criminal influence.
Turkey do the same cruality inside his country.
The diference betwen bachar-al-asad and Turkey is that one is a criminal working for russia and the other is a criminal working for USA
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PPS: Idk why i’m even talking to you… Pablocoon has already drilled you ass into the ground, and his post got 9 votes… LOL i think ppl hate fascist like you… AFTER ALL?!? LOL who would have thought… democracy a popular idea… geez like i’m on mars or something… or talking to a martian…
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PS: Is the death of mexicans the fault of america and its war on drugs? Most positivily yes, this is not even under discussion anywhere else… so stfu…
Is the corruption of the UN a reality? Twas the UN that pushed America into vietnam… if your not familiar with that check out the gulf of tancan incident… and youle know ALL about your precious UN!!!
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HEY you lil bastard! I followed your, posts your nothing but paranoid fuckhead on drugs! UN is fucking corrupt my 8yr old son knows that… and if a hundred ppl jump off a bridge are you gonna do it? Thats the UN, your WAY to young to even understand the dif between right and wrong else you would not have exploded like i just fucked your mother! You kids have no respect for this world and the stuff in it!!! I HOPE global warming comes True soon, at least it was my garbage that will kill you
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1- American governments for the last few decades are really stupid, and the American people will be stupid too if they don’t stop those criminals and incompetent politicians. Al marhoum Osama bin Laden plan has succeeded, the US is gone bankrupt
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2- the US tarnished its image around the whole world, Russia is re- antagonized and China is flexing her muscle militarily and financially and has no intention of getting bullied by anyone. To sum it up, the evil Empire is being shredded piece by piece. LOL
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The smartest man in the gov
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Hey government follow what founding fathers said, Don’t meddle in the affairs of other countries! 911 would have never occured and we wouldn’t be in mess of stupid wars that are costing too much. Making inflation rise by printing money to fund them, and gov in turn restricting our rights.
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You don’t get it. “Shake hands with the devil” is the name of Romeo Dallaire’s book about the massacre in Rwanda, where the U.N. did little to nothing to try and stop the killings.
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you really have no idea what is going on in Syria. It has absolutely NOTHING to do with Regime change. Syria is the most democratic, free middle east country in the middle east. This is about a pipeline business going on. nearby countries have sent in Islamic extremists to kill people for not being “Muslim enough” every single thing Ron Paul has said is true. And I am 100% Syrian and just visited there a few months ago.
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so what attracts you to Ron Paul? his anti war stance?
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Worse what you think
but here we have our republicrats… we call them UMPS (the acronym of the two major parties combined) UMP + PS = UMPS
They are pro debt, pro-war… *_*
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thankyou paul well said ..
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does leftist mean the same thing in France as it does in the US?
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sign up for NATO then
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Gary Johnson 2012! dont give up help send a message.
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Hell No, I choose Jesus!
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Yes!
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NO! YOU ARE THE IGNORANT AND STUPID ONE! SO STUPID YOU CAN’T EVEN SPELL IT! ANYONE WHO HATES LIBERTY IS MY ENEMY!
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Awesome Paul.
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I recommend to see what people think smart people in the Russian Federation on the issue of Syria:
watch?v=T6NHIxDgRAo
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Mexicans are dying from a war with THOUSANDS of BRUTAL drug soldiers you P.O.S.!! You blame govt for their beheadings too?? You’re so full of SHIT.
Another fucking UN hating douchebag. The UN takes VOTES from almost every nation on the PLANET. So yes they FUCKING DO dictate what’s right & wrong b/c they represent the VAST MAJORITY OF THE WORLD. Just b/c they don’t represent isolationist idiots like you doesn’t change that.
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Bravo Ron!
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Bravo Ron!
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