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Posted: 4/8/2006 7:02:29 PM EDT
The Next Neocon Target

If only we could have him for pres...

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"It’s been three years since the U.S. launched its war against Saddam Hussein and his weapons of mass destruction.  Of course now almost everybody knows there were no WMDs, and Saddam Hussein posed no threat to the United States.  Though some of our soldiers serving in Iraq still believe they are there because Saddam Hussein was involved in 9/11, even the administration now acknowledges there was no connection.  Indeed, no one can be absolutely certain why we invaded Iraq.  The current excuse, also given for staying in Iraq, is to make it a democratic state, friendly to the United States.  There are now fewer denials that securing oil supplies played a significant role in our decision to go into Iraq and stay there.  That certainly would explain why U.S. taxpayers are paying such a price to build and maintain numerous huge, permanent military bases in Iraq.  They’re also funding a new billion dollar embassy- the largest in the world."

"Since 2001 we have spent over $300 billion, and occupied two Muslim nations--Afghanistan and Iraq.  We’re poorer but certainly not safer for it."

"Common sense tells us the war in Iraq soon will spread to Iran.  Fear of imaginary nuclear weapons or an incident involving Iran-- whether planned or accidental-- will rally the support needed for us to move on Muslim country #3.  All the past failures and unintended consequences will be forgotten."

"Iran’s history is being ignored, just as we ignored Iraq’s history.  This ignorance or deliberate misrepresentation of our recent relationship to Iraq and Iran is required to generate the fervor needed to attack once again a country that poses no threat to us.  Our policies toward Iran have been more provocative than those towards Iraq.  Yes, President Bush labeled Iran part of the axis of evil and unnecessarily provoked their anger at us.  But our mistakes with Iran started a long time before this president took office."

"There is no evidence of a threat to us by Iran, and no reason to plan and initiate a confrontation with her.  There are many reasons not to do so, however.

Iran does not have a nuclear weapon and there’s no evidence that she is working on one--only conjecture.

If Iran had a nuclear weapon, why would this be different from Pakistan, India, and North Korea having one?  Why does Iran have less right to a defensive weapon than these other countries?

If Iran had a nuclear weapon, the odds of her initiating an attack against anybody-- which would guarantee her own annihilation-- are zero.  And the same goes for the possibility she would place weapons in the hands of a non-state terrorist group.

Pakistan has spread nuclear technology throughout the world, and in particular to the North Koreans.  They flaunt international restrictions on nuclear weapons.  But we reward them just as we reward India."


Link Posted: 4/8/2006 7:07:21 PM EDT
[#1]
he's starting to sound like a moonbat with the whole "we invaded for oil" thing

good points about pakistan though.  and i still love his views on domestic and economic policy.
Link Posted: 4/8/2006 7:08:06 PM EDT
[#2]
he seems to have his head screwed on regarding immigration too
Link Posted: 4/8/2006 7:16:48 PM EDT
[#3]
Google Ron Paul and Alex Jones...

Dr. Paul is a few shingles short of a dry roof.

<ETA> you might also throw in the words "New World Order"
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