By RonPaul.com on October 31, 2011
by Ron Paul It is not too often I am pleased by the foreign policy announcements from this administration, but last week’s announcement that the war in Iraq was in its final stage and all the troops may be home for Christmas did sound promising. I have long said that we should simply declare victory [...]
Posted in Foreign Policy, Ron Paul's Writings, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged Iraq, Military, Obama, Peace, Troops |
By RonPaul.com on August 28, 2011
Transcript This is a rush transcript. If you notice any errors please report them using the “Help improve this post” link at the bottom of this post. Chris Wallace: Joining us now from Houston, Texas, and continuing our 2012 One on One series, is Republican Congressman and presidential candidate, Ron Paul. Congressman, welcome back to [...]
Posted in Foreign Policy, Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged Austrian Economics, Empire, FEMA, Iraq, Libya, Spending |
By RonPaul.com on January 27, 2011
Date: 01/26/2011 Transcript Ron Paul: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, how did the 20-year war get started? It had been long assumed that the United States government, shortly before Iraq invaded Kuwait in August of 1990, gave Saddam Hussein a green light to attack. A State Department cable recently published by Wikileaks confirmed that [...]
Posted in Foreign Policy, Ron Paul in Congress, Ron Paul's Speeches | Tagged Iraq, Middle East, Wikileaks |
By RonPaul.com on January 21, 2011
On the twentieth anniversary of Operation Desert Storm, Congressman Paul took to the floor of the House of Representatives to deliver a speech, entitled: Perpetual War is Expensive. The Congressman points out how America’s wars, with imprecise goals and enemies, tend to drag on at immense cost to the US taxpayer. Dr. Paul explains how [...]
Posted in Foreign Policy, Ron Paul in Congress, Ron Paul's Speeches | Tagged 9/11, Blowback, Iraq, Middle East, Peace, Perpetual War, War |
By RonPaul.com on January 20, 2011
Ron Paul explains why the U.S. government’s self-destructive foreign policy is bi-partisan. He goes on to present his ideas for saving the sinking, debt-ridden ship that America has become in recent decades. Date: 01/20/2011 Transcript Mika Brzezinski: Joining us from Washington, Republican Congressman from Texas, Representative Ron Paul also joining the conversation this morning. And [...]
Posted in Foreign Policy, Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged Afghanistan, Debt, Iraq, Obama |
By RonPaul.com on September 2, 2010
Show: America’s Nightly Scoreboard Channel: Fox Business Date: 09/01/2010 Transcript Brian Sullivan: The body of fallen soldier Brandon Maggart returning home to Missouri will be laid to rest tonight. That’s just one night after the President declared an end to formal combat operations in Iraq. Sergeant Maggart was killed on August 22nd, three days after [...]
Posted in Foreign Policy, Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged Afghanistan, Escalation, Iran, Iraq, Withdrawal |
By RonPaul.com on September 2, 2010
This is a podcast from the John Gambling Show on News Talk Radio 710 WOR. Log on to WOR710.com for more information. Listen to the interview Date: 09/02/2010 Transcript Ron Paul: Well it’d be nice for the American people to know whether or not the gold is there, they took it from the American people [...]
Posted in Elections 2010, Federal Reserve, Foreign Policy, Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged Economy, Fort Knox, Gold, Iraq, Joe Bartlett, John Gambling Show |
By RonPaul.com on September 1, 2010
Congressman Ron Paul today released the following statement on President Obama’s speech from the Oval Office last night: The President’s announcement that all U.S. combat troops have left Iraq is no more believable than the ‘Mission Accomplished’ declaration was in 2003. Once again, we are being told the mission has been accomplished and our brave [...]
Posted in Foreign Policy, Ron Paul's Writings | Tagged Combat Troops, Iraq, Mission Accomplished, Mission Not Accomplished, Obama, Speech, War, Withdrawal |
By RonPaul.com on August 29, 2010
Date: 08/30/2010 Iraq – An End or an Escalation? by Ron Paul Amid much fanfare last week, the last supposed “combat” troops left Iraq as the administration touted the beginning of the end of the Iraq War and a change in the role of the United States in that country. Considering the continued public frustration [...]
Posted in Foreign Policy, Ron Paul's Writings, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged Combat Troops, Iraq, Mission Accomplished, Obama, Peace, War |