>> Where has Ron Paul made excuses for them or has said the actions were tolerable?
“seeking to understand why they hate us” is looking for excuses for their behavior. And putting the country’s head in the sand instead of combating their evil at the source is tolerating their actions (you can’t have it both ways). So is he saying Islamonazi barbarism is intolerable, but he’ll tolerate it anyway? Then he is a dangerous wimp. Otherwise, he finds their actions acceptable — i.e. tolerable. Which way do you want it? But again you can’t have it both.
>> Why hasn’t the border been closed to them? They’re in our engineering schools learning our technology to use against us. Why hasn’t the border been closed to Muslims?Are we at war or not?
Hey, believe me, I agree we ought to close the border TIGHT. But it’s not much of a selling point if I also have to buy all his other wrongheaded positions. Plus, I have yet to hear that RP would in fact close the border to muslims and kick all non-citizen muslims out of the country. Are you saying that’s his position? Source?
>> I’m not a big supporter of Ron Paul’s foreign policy, but he doesn’t get a fair shake around here a lot of times either.
Security is THE most important issue to me. I appreciate RP’s fiscal responsibility and a few of his other positions. “getting back in touch with the constitution” and all that would be just great. But RP’s misguided isolationism could get me KILLED. That’s really important for me to consider. ;-)
Uh, what do you think border security is?
““seeking to understand why they hate us” is looking for excuses for their behavior.”
I think we have a difference of opinion on what “understanding” means
“Hey, believe me, I agree we ought to close the border TIGHT. But it’s not much of a selling point if I also have to buy all his other wrongheaded positions. Plus, I have yet to hear that RP would in fact close the border to muslims and kick all non-citizen muslims out of the country. Are you saying that’s his position? Source?”
That’s my position. I can’t speak for RP. I hear the President talk about the war, but it has been waged like “No Win War 3”
“Security is THE most important issue to me.”
National security is very important, but so is individual liberty.