By RonPaul.com on December 30, 2011
Michael Scheuer Michael Scheuer is the former head of the Bin Laden unit for the CIA. He was with the CIA for 22 years. He quit in disgust after the 9-11 commission report was released. He is the best-selling author of four books on the subject of foreign policy and the Middle East, and he [...]
Posted in Ron Paul 2012 | Tagged Iran, Israel, Michael Scheuer, Non-interventionism, Peace, War |
By RonPaul.com on September 15, 2011
Ron Paul: The Soviet Union detonated its first nuclear bomb on August 29, 1949, leading to the doctrine of Mutually Assured Destruction, shared by both the USA and the Soviets. The unwritten agreement by the two super powers deterred nuclear war with an implied threat to blow up the world, if need be, to defend [...]
Posted in Foreign Policy, Ron Paul's Speeches | Tagged Intimidation, Mutually Assured Destruction, Nuclear Weapons, Peace, Respect, Soviel Union, War |
By RonPaul.com on June 23, 2011
Transcript This is a rush transcript. Can you help us out and proofread the transcript while you watch the video? Go to our writeboard (password: afghanistan). Then click the “Edit this page” button to make changes. We check all writeboards daily and will update this post with your proofread transcript ASAP. Thanks! Dylan Ratigan: Joining [...]
Posted in Foreign Policy, Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged Afghanistan, Corporatism, War |
By RonPaul.com on June 13, 2011
Date: 06/13/2011 Transcript This is a rush transcript. Can you help us out and proofread the transcript while you watch the video? Go to our writeboard (password: mainstream). Then click the “Edit this page” button to make changes. We check all writeboards daily and will update this post with your proofread transcript ASAP. Thanks! Robin [...]
Posted in Foreign Policy, Ron Paul 2012, Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged Debate, FEMA, New Hampshire, Peace, War |
By RonPaul.com on June 10, 2011
Date: 06/10/2011 Transcript This is a rush transcript. Can you help us out and proofread the transcript while you watch the video? Go to our writeboard (password: peace). Then click the “Edit this page” button to make changes. We check all writeboards daily and will update this post with your proofread transcript ASAP. Thanks! John [...]
Posted in Foreign Policy, Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged Libya, Syria, United Nations, War |
By RonPaul.com on May 29, 2011
Date: 05/30/2011 Enabling a Future American Dictator by Ron Paul These are truly troubling days for liberty in the United States. Last week the 60 day deadline for the president to gain congressional approval for our military engagement in Libya under the War Powers Resolution came and went. The media scarcely noticed. The bombings continued. [...]
Posted in Foreign Policy, Ron Paul's Writings, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged Constitution, Libya, War, War Powers |
By RonPaul.com on March 28, 2011
by Ron Paul Last week the Obama Administration took the United States to war against Libya without bothering to notify Congress, much less obtain a Constitutionally-mandated declaration of war. In the midst of our severe economic downturn, this misadventure has already cost us hundreds of millions of dollars and we can be sure the final [...]
Posted in Foreign Policy, Ron Paul's Writings, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged Libya, War |
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 December 5, 2010
Wikileaks Reveals U.S. Government’s Delusional Foreign Policy by Ron Paul We may never know the whole story behind the recent publication of sensitive U.S. government documents by the Wikileaks organization, but we certainly can draw some important conclusions from the reaction of so many in government and media. At its core, the Wikileaks controversy serves [...]
Posted in Foreign Policy, Ron Paul's Writings, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged Diplomacy, Korea, Leo Strauss, Neoconservatism, Spying, War, Wikileaks |
By RonPaul.com on November 10, 2010
Ron Paul reacts to the proposed cuts in spending, a massive overhaul of the tax code and reductions in Social Security benefits aimed to get the massive deficit under control. Date: 11/10/2010 Transcript Dylan Ratigan: Joining us now with his first reaction to today’s draft proposal, the fiery deficit hawk himself hailing from Texas, Republican [...]
Posted in Federal Reserve, Foreign Policy, Monetary Policy, Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged Currency Manipulation, Debt Monetization, Dylan Ratigan, Inflation, Social Security, Troops, War, Welfare State |
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 |
By RonPaul.com on August 29, 2010
Thom Hartmann interviews Congressman Ron Paul about the NYC mosque controversy and the intense politicization of our country’s values. Hartmann congratulates Dr. Paul for his tolerance and his attempt to bring reason to the heated debate. They also talk about campaign finance, corporate personhood, and the Citizens United verdict. Show: The Thom Hartmann Program Host: [...]
Posted in Foreign Policy, Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged Campaign Finance, Citizens United, Corporate Personhood, Demagogy, Hate, Islam, Mosque, NYC, Peace, War |
By RonPaul.com on August 8, 2010
We Must Break the Vicious Circle of Violence! by Ron Paul Last week the National Bureau of Economic Research published a report on the effect of civilian casualties in Afghanistan and Iraq that confirmed what critics of our foreign policy had been saying for years. The killing of civilians, although unintentional, angers other civilians and [...]
Posted in Foreign Policy, Ron Paul's Writings, Texas Straight Talk | Tagged Afghanistan, Blowback, Taliban, Violence, War |
By RonPaul.com on August 1, 2010
The Trouble With Unconstitutional Wars by Ron Paul Our foreign policy was in the spotlight last week, which is exactly where it should be. Almost two years ago many voters elected someone they thought would lead us to a more peaceful, rational co-existence with other countries. However, while attention has been focused on the administration’s [...]
Posted in Foreign Policy, Ron Paul's Writings | Tagged Afghanistan, Bribes, Pakistan, Peace, War, Wikileaks |
By RonPaul.com on July 30, 2010
Ron Paul comments on the current TIME cover and speaks out for ending the war in Afghanistan. It’s better to help people than to bomb them! Date: 07/29/2010 TIME Peace Cover Contest The submission period is now over. Please go here to view and vote on the 14 submissions we received!
Posted in Foreign Policy, Ron Paul's Interviews | Tagged Afghanistan, CNN, Obama, TIME Cover, War |
By RonPaul.com on July 28, 2010
In a last-ditch effort to prevent the U.S. government’s wars from spreading, Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich joined forces to push for a comprehensive withdrawal of U.S. troops from Pakistan by year’s end. The House voted 372 to 38 against the resolution, but the debate served as yet another example of growing antiwar sentiment in [...]
Posted in Foreign Policy, Ron Paul in Congress, Ron Paul's Speeches | Tagged Dennis Kucinich, H.CON.RES.301, Pakistan, Taliban, War, Withdrawal |