by Ron Paul
As of late Friday the ceasefire in Gaza seems to be holding, if tentatively. While we should be pleased that this round of fighting appears temporarily on hold, we must realize that without changes in US foreign policy it is only a matter of time before the killing begins again.
It feels like 2009 all over again, which is the last time this kind of violence broke out in Gaza. At that time over 1,400 Palestinians were killed, of which just 235 were combatants. The Israelis lost 13 of which 10 were combatants. At that time I said of then-President Bush’s role in the conflict:
It’s our money and our weapons. But I think we encouraged it. Certainly, the president has said nothing to diminish it. As a matter of fact, he justifies it on moral grounds, saying, oh, they have a right to do this, without ever mentioning the tragedy of Gaza…. To me, I look at it like a concentration camp.
The US role has not changed under the Obama administration. The same mistakes continue. As journalist Glenn Greenwald wrote last week:
“For years now, US financial, military and diplomatic support of Israel has been the central enabling force driving this endless conflict. The bombs Israel drops on Gazans, and the planes they use to drop them, and the weapons they use to occupy the West Bank and protect settlements are paid for, in substantial part, by the US taxpayer…”
Last week, as the fighting raged, President Obama raced to express US support for the Israeli side, in a statement that perfectly exemplifies the tragic-comedy of US foreign policy. The US supported the Israeli side because, he said, “No country on Earth would tolerate missiles raining down on its citizens from outside its borders.” Considering that this president rains down missiles on Yemen, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and numerous other countries on a daily basis, the statement was so hypocritical that it didn’t pass the laugh test. But it wasn’t funny.
US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton traveled to Tel Aviv to meet with Israeli prime minister Netanyahu, but she refused to meet with elected Palestinian leaders. Clinton said upon arrival in Israel, “America’s commitment to Israel’s security is rock-solid and unwavering.” Does this sound like an honest broker?
At the same time Congress acted with similar ignobility when an unannounced resolution was brought to the House floor after the business of the week had been finished; and in less than 30 seconds the resolution was passed by unanimous consent, without debate and without most Representatives even having heard of it. The resolution, H Res 813, was so one-sided it is not surprising they didn’t want anyone to have the chance to read and vote on it. Surely at least a handful of my colleagues would have objected to language like, “The House of Representatives expresses unwavering commitment to the security of the State of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state with secure borders…”
US foreign policy being so one-sided actually results in more loss of life and of security on both sides. Surely Israelis do not enjoy the threat of missiles from Gaza nor do the Palestinians enjoy their Israel-imposed inhuman conditions in Gaza. But as long as Israel can count on its destructive policies being underwritten by the US taxpayer it can continue to engage in reckless behavior. And as long as the Palestinians feel the one-sided US presence lined up against them they will continue to resort to more and more deadly and desperate measures.
Continuing to rain down missiles on so many increasingly resentful nations, the US is undermining rather than furthering its security. We are on a collision course with much of the rest of the world if we do not right our foreign policy. Ending interventionism in the Middle East and replacing it with friendship and even-handedness would be a welcome first step.
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Unfortunately, America is Israel’s bitch.
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Love you Dr. Paul!!!! The Last True Statesman!!!!!
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I do not agree with Ron Paul on this one.
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Kill yourself
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Israel has so much leverage within the U.S. government that I just do not see this happening.
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Until I heard this message I was a supporter of Ron Paul. His neutrality policy would take support away from the enemies of Israel as well as Israel. That’s fine, By saying that the relolution supporting the right of Israel to respond militarily to missile attacks against its population is one sided, RP went beyond opposing funding for Israel. He made a value statement in support of the agressors, in support of those who have been firing missles on Israeli cities for the last 12 years.
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Watch
SHEPHERD’S CHAPEL:
REVELATION part 52
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Too bad American didn’t choose him as a president
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No country wishes to wipe IsRA-EL off the face of the earth, I am shure Ahmadinejad in Iran Wishes for a regime change in Israel but not wipe Israel off the face of the earth thats just propaganda.
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First of all, we are all full of feces. Second of all, Ron Paul, or rather the ideas he represents, have been scientifically proven to be the solution to America’s crisis. Almost as if God dropped a ‘nation doctor’ right on the soil of the land of providence, or at least dying providence.
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Your a farce to yourself, give your head a shake, obvious troll.
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It really takes away from calling someone else dumb when you use “your” to mean “you are.” Repeatedly.
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first of all you misspelled secession send your an idiot, how does a guy who wants to pull out of all wars and allow other people to resolve their own problems amount to genocide? your dumb
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Well, actually it’s because the government is corrupt and the people are stupid, plus the fact that RP is retiring, Responding to your comment however, what do you expect the U.S. should do about it? Spend more money while we’re broke and possibly lose more lives than needed for a country whose leader has been recorded in saying, “We don’t American troops on our soil, we defend ourselves”?
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CYBERFRUME: dumb shit name, dumb shit opinion
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And it’s foolishness like this why RP will never be President.
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Ron Paul is the kind of man who keeps my respect for America alive.
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If that is the case you really don’t understand Ron Pauls message of 30+ years at all!
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RON PAUL IS A “FRAUD”…HIS PROPOSALS DURING THE LAST PRESIDENTIAL RACE AMOUNTED TO “GENOCIDE”…HE NEEDS TO GO HOME TO HIS SICK WIFE AND LEAVE AMERICA ALONE…HE IS FULL OF FECES…HIS SUCCESSION MOVEMENT IS A “FRAUD”, ALSO…IN THE LAST RACE, HE WAS A FRONT FOR ROMNEY…INFOWARS.COM AND ALEX JONES PROMOTION OF RON PAUL IS A SLAP IN AMERICA’S FACE…THE RON PAUL REVOLUTION IS A FARCE!!!
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I 3VO_I how the “yeas”, or likes, have it at, currently, 123 to 1.
Ron Paul must be very disheartened that less than one of out of
100 disagree with his commentary.
The dislike, most likely, a Bibi fan…. is a LOSER!!!
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Probably one of the only things I disagree with Ron Paul about. Every country near Israel openly says that they want to wipe them off the face of the earth. Israel can and should strike back at any of them
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TY for your dedication and constant contributions. You sir, are a great example that I wish many politicians would follow. Please don’t prove me wrong one day, hahaha JK.
Thanks again.
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isreal is a test ground for exceptance by propaganda of totalaterian rule. in other words programed to except authority just like whats happening here
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This is disappointing. I’m disappointed with Ron Paul.
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You should have been our president. Now we are stuck with some guy nobody knows any facts about other than being a New World Order puppet.
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Not only that! but they misuse their people! statistics shown that 45% of women don’t want to go in the army and 35% of men! They must go anyway! I could find a 45% of women normal… but 35% of men means something about the country!
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The short answer is that neo-cons blindly support Israel because they believe it’s existence is required to bring around WW3 and the second coming of Jesus.
There may not be any gods, but they will make damn sure we all pay the price to find out.
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My point is we as the U.S. should take a more unbias role focusing on peace rather than fueling violence in Palestine. As Ron Paul himself says: “Israelis do not enjoy the missile threat from Gaza” and vice versa. I also don’t think it’s fair how we turn a blind eye to the deaths of Palestinians at the hands of Nettanyahu’s administration.
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You’re welcome.
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O.K., Thanks!
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Israel isn’t a “Western nation” It is Middle Eastern and so are its inhabitants.
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israel is run by the leaders of the central banks just like we are. and they have a divide and concor world control agenda. am i right?
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Right On!
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Why should we Americans protect Israel, the history I will present here would not allow us to be friend with Israel at all!
Israeli? Terrorism Against America
youtube.com/watch?v=fvItZ2GS88A
Note: if above link does not work then type the heading of the video in the search field on You Tube to find this video.
1 – Lavon Affair
2 – USS Liberty incident
3 – Jonathan Pollard
go to wikipedia . org search for above events
God Bless America
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love you ron!
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