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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I would like an honest logical answer.if the Jews are the ‘chosen ones’,then where does that leave everyone else?..their slaves,maybe?
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fuck you
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Israel can and should defend themselves.Hell,we give them state of the art weapons and billions of dollars in aid every year,while the u.s. goverment is beyond bankrupt.dies this make sense?
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should read I do not dislike judaism.sorry.Jews are people just like us.The Zionist government sucks and leads the u.s. around by the dick
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you people are either unreal or stupid.I do not like Judiasm.I do dislike Zionism.They are not the same thing
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and yes,Mossad agents were dancing with glee when the towers came down.they were detained ,then immediately sent back to Israel.READ,buddy
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Why did the poster of this vid not use Dr.Paul’s header?
I feel “Stop Worshipping Israel” gives off different connotation than “Stop Blind Support of Israel”.
It gives off the impression of the GOP knock on Paul and emboldens the anti-Semites whom simply want mass genocide of all jews.
Dr.Paul is simply speaking to what government does on the home front. Blindly underwriting that emboldens the entity to take risks it otherwise would not. And leaves those on other side w/o an honest broker.
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yes,to all your questions.Zionism has nothing to do with disliking jews.They are not the same thing.Do some reading instead of towing to AIPAC
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GOOGLE KHAZARS and KARAITES.
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follows conspiracy’s is just as dumb as someone that thinks politicians give a fuck about the citizens
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And who the hell are you some random nut job online that defines what a good jew is? and what is a good jew? any jew that conforms to your way of thinking is a “good jew” right? u make me sick with your obvious anti semitism and its just as wrong as someone defining what a “good black” is and saying that “good blacks” that conform to there view should kill every “not good black” what is the difference? you think your original and you are a deep thinker or something? anyone that blindly
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IDC if you thumbs me down 50 times.. Im not backing down off it! You are one of the anti zionists right? well there is no such thing there is only antisemitism Ya and martin luther king said that.. You are just probably one of those lunatics that blames everything on israel right? what about 9/11 was that israel too? And this has nothing to do with religion they are 1 nation surrounded by a bunch of nation that are still in the dark ages and islam is a religion of “peace” right ?
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Zionisme… are the death of all humanity… death too all zionist… must they all hang… or bee gilliontiined…
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French Canadian,
Discovered that Jill Kelly is a Lebanese Christian, so we believe it is very likely that she is working for Mossad and intentionally took down Petraeus because he spoke out about the influence Israel has on our foreign policy. Perfect place to influence people by rubbing shoulders with all the top military brass and finding out all their dirty little secrets to blackmail them with.
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Robin,
Did you see this article posted on November 22?
Jill Kelley Flew with Top Brass on “Mini-Air Force One” at Tax Payer Expense
http://www.infowars.com/jill-kelley-flew-with-top-brass-on-mini-air-force-one-at-tax-payer-expense/
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Here are two videos Ben Swann did and of course people are calling him anti=Semitic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HB67FW-1AU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Wfz1DA6x_I
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robin — great stuff!
I just spread the 1st video as follows:
Ben Swann makes a monkey out of the donkey that occupies our White House (poor Barack Hussein, trying to negate his Muslim name, proceeds to reaffirm that the Real President of the USA is the Israeli PM Netanyahu):
Spread this 3 minute video like WILDFIRE!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HB67FW-1AU
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French Canadian,
Finally had a chance to listen to your last posting. Thank you…Was particularly interested in what Bev Harris had to say. As far as the Mayan prophecy, we believe there are changes going on inside our planet, but there’s nothing we can do about it. The solar activity has a profound effect as well. My husband is a science person so he continues to do research in this area. He is watching how early the sun sets here to determine if we have shifted North here or not-thinks by about 1 degree.
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Robin,
Alex doesn’t believe in the Mayan prophecy and neither do I. Plus the Mayan prophecy never said that it would be the end of the world.
Polar shifts are normal, they often occured.
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I think israel is beyond our ally.. -more like the 51st state.
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I normally agree w Ron Paul but on this not to sure!
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Hey, I’m entitled to my own opinion you know, besides, I’m a racist to you because you have been sentisized by whatever institution you went to. Try waking up to reality, the world we live in today NOT the artificial world you see on television!
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SEE———–gaddafi calls for investigation into jfk/mlk assassinations
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thank you Dr.
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Everyone sign this petition to invite Ron Paul to the White House for a policy meeting: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/invite-ron-paul-white-house-policy-meeting/jdzNhZXx
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tell that to the evangelical base who panders to Israel…I doubt their opinion will ever change.
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What a Great American Ron Paul is. The Constitution was not written to be a guideline. It was written to be the law of the land! The founding fathers are turning over in their graves! The Patriot Act! Really? Show me one American that would have voted for it.
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the bbc LIE’S!! THEY JUST MADE A PROGRAM OF POVERTY WHERE THEY BLAME THE WORLDS PROBLEMS ON ALL OF US
BTW WE KNOW WHO WE MEAN BT US
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You are a major malfunctioning racist
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You are a major malfunctioning racist
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Good god i hope no one is with you lol
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There are many Jews in the US who consider the state of Israel heretical until the Messiah returns and why they will never immigrate there. They also condemn the way the Palestinians have been treated=Christian and Muslim. I admire those activists in Israel that are standing up for what is moral and ethical. You never hear about the apartheid practiced in Israel(stonings and violence against Palestinians/Christians that come from outside of Israel by the army and religious sects) and of course the weapons of mass destruction. Also, all the Mossad agents in our country that continue to spy on Americans and steal national security information. The fact that Israel has been the only country that has not had to have weapons inspections says it all. Look at a map and see just how much land has been stolen from the Arabs since Rothchild starting buying up tracts of land. Maybe it will help you understand why there is retaliation. Ethnic cleansing is being practiced, it’s not just to control the oil.
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This is the man that the world needs now, not a puppet in the white House !
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The Jews need to get expelled from our country (USA). I don’t think it would be unconstitutional to do so since we are expelling America’s domestic enemy. Who’s with me?
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Jews have a two sided approach in their attack of European Christians. 1) Infiltrate Bible Colleges and Christian media and push a ridiculously heretical doctrine that “jews r chosen “. 2) Feign atheism and ridicule the nominal christian who half heartedly accepts their idiotic heretical doctrine. Bill Maher for example. They’re very wicked.
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He won’t have an answer so you’ll get nothing but silence from him.
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Yes I noticed that. THEY manipulate everything they touch and see. The ‘New Design’ was intended just for that kind of subterfuge and chicanery.
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honesty
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