Ron Paul on Defense and War in Iraq

[roo_ster]

Folks looking for "long term" and "once and for all" solutions are living in fantasy land.

You do what you can, when you can, while you have the means to do so and aim for best results you can reasonable expect to get.

[LAK]

Within the realm of reasonable likelyhood or possibility. Winning a "war on terror" and bring "peace and prosperity to every land" in the mid east and muslim central asia is neither reasonable or even possible.

Ron Paul knows that, and recognizes that cleaning house at home, and keeping it as clean as possible is both rational and likely to be more fruitful while being affordable. He does not dismiss the idea of dealing with foreign countries that literally harbor and foster belligerents - but instead recognizes that cutting them off in other ways is better than invasion, occupation and attempts at running their affairs with our military.

[MrRezister]

Ron Paul knows that, and recognizes that cleaning house at home, and keeping it as clean as possible is both rational and likely to be more fruitful while being affordable. He does not dismiss the idea of dealing with foreign countries that literally harbor and foster belligerents - but instead recognizes that cutting them off in other ways is better than invasion, occupation and attempts at running their affairs with our military.

Eh, maybe.
But it's much more immediate to blow up the Bad Guys.
And the guys who look like the Bad Guys.
And the Potential Future Bad Guys.
That's how you win, right?