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Ron Paul Blasts Dick Cheney Over Obama Comments
Personal Liberty News ^ | January 13, 2010

Posted on 01/15/2010 5:41:36 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Since President Obama’s inauguration, the man who previously occupied the vice presidential mansion has not tired of criticizing the current commander-in-chief’s foreign policy moves, but he appears to be coming under increasing fire from those who are considered to be his closer ideological allies.

Dick Cheney has gone on record in the past few months saying the administration’s polices—especially the desire to scale down the U.S. involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq, and setting a public timetable to do so—are endangering America’s national security.

However, in a recent appearance on CNN, Rep. Ron Paul (R – Texas), a prominent libertarian, said Cheney’s eight-year tenure caused "a lot of trouble" for America.

"He perpetuated a war in Iraq that was unnecessary and wrong-headed," Paul told the news network, adding "14 or 15 of the terrorists came from Saudi Arabia. We didn’t attack Saudi Arabia, [instead] we attacked Iraq."

"I would say it would be best he not be so critical right now," the Texas congressman concluded.

Paul has long argued that the U.S. involvement overseas stimulates much of the anger encountered in places like the Middle East, and fuels many extremists’ willingness to sacrifice their own lives to fight America.


TOPICS: Texas; Issues; U.S. Congress
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; balloonboy; cheney; iraq; obama; paulestinians; preciousbodilyfluids; ronpaul; rontards; wot
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Peacecreeps, Isolationists and Islamic apologists hack me off, no matter what their other so-called "good points" and small government philosophy. National defense is the most important thing that the Federal government does, and if you're wrong on that, the rest doesn't really matter.
1 posted on 01/15/2010 5:41:37 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Dick Cheney has more brains in his little finger than Ron Paul has, well, Ron Paul doesn’t have any.


2 posted on 01/15/2010 5:42:45 PM PST by Larry Lucido
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Ron Paul is no ally of any loyal American. That is why MSNBC and CNN have him on so frequently.


3 posted on 01/15/2010 5:43:54 PM PST by iowamark
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Hey Ron Paul, STFU! And don’t get into a war of words with Dick Cheney!


4 posted on 01/15/2010 5:46:16 PM PST by mockingbyrd (Sarah speaks for me!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Ron Paul is an Idiot, a Traitor, a Pinhead, a Coward, a Retard, and a Mentally Unbalanced Nitwit! Gosh! I am flattered and happy that he has chosen to say negative things about Our Very Best Republican and National Leader to come along in Decades! AMEN! :-)

DICK CHENEY/ SARAH PALIN in 2012!!!!


5 posted on 01/15/2010 5:46:50 PM PST by True Republican Patriot (May GOD Continue to BLESS Our Great President George W. Bush!!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I have read Paul’s ramblings for years. He is like a turd after eating corn on the cob. The golden ones are all over.


6 posted on 01/15/2010 5:47:22 PM PST by mirkwood (Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough-Mark Twain)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Some on FR need to get it that Ron Paul is not a conservative, not a republican but in name only to snow his voters for votes.

Paul’s libertarian views especially on national security and the war is no different the the far left.

Some would be shocked if they read his exact words against
the war, that we deserved 9/11 because we are occupiers.
His 6 min. You tube ranting on against Israel.


7 posted on 01/15/2010 5:50:20 PM PST by SoCalPol (Reagan Republican for Palin 2012)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Ron Paul and Ru Paul have about the same amount of credibility when it comes to American foreigh policy

8 posted on 01/15/2010 5:51:50 PM PST by tx_eggman (Obama has "Czars" because men with more integrity than he has still use the titles "Don" and "Capo")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Hey Ron? STFU you nut.


9 posted on 01/15/2010 5:54:18 PM PST by mkjessup (Johnny Cash - "Lies have to be covered up, TRUTH can run around naked" (The Farmer's Almanac 1991))
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Rep. Ron Paul (R – Texas), a prominent libertarian,

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Geez?


10 posted on 01/15/2010 5:55:16 PM PST by JohnD9207 (REGISTERED RIGHT WING THUG!)
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STFU rupaul...
11 posted on 01/15/2010 5:55:50 PM PST by rockrr (Everything is different now...)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

This is why a Libertarian will never become president. I don’t mind Libertarians getting elected to Congress to fight government spending and the legitimacy of the Fed, but I can’t imagine one as the Commander in Chief. What our country needs is another Andrew Jackson.


12 posted on 01/15/2010 5:57:03 PM PST by Cheap_Hessian (I am the Grim FReeper.)
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To: tx_eggman

LOL. I didn’t see your post until I had already posted my #11...


13 posted on 01/15/2010 5:57:30 PM PST by rockrr (Everything is different now...)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I like Ron Paul and I like Dick Cheney. That being said, I disagree with both of them. How we wage the war is complete BS, the US should be stomping the fear of allah (piss be upon him) into these neanderthals. The ROE and nation-building just isn’t cutting it. Obviously, the enemy resides in Washington DC as well so what’s the point.


14 posted on 01/15/2010 5:59:20 PM PST by randomhero97 ("First you want to kill me, now you want to kiss me. Blow!" - Ash)
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Dr Ron Kucinich Paul.


15 posted on 01/15/2010 6:00:51 PM PST by NoLibZone (Be of good cheer, could have been worse - McCain could have won! Right?)
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Rep. Ron Paul (R – Texas)

We're all set here...take your crazy talk somewhere else.

16 posted on 01/15/2010 6:06:11 PM PST by ROCKLOBSTER (Deathcare...a solution desperately looking for a problem.)
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To: randomhero97

The ROE and nation-building just isn’t cutting it. Obviously, the enemy resides in Washington DC as well so what’s the point.
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I agree...


17 posted on 01/15/2010 6:08:00 PM PST by Irenic
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

When are the people of Texas going to retire Ron Paul?


18 posted on 01/15/2010 6:09:52 PM PST by kempo
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Can’t someone shut this moron up! Ronny, go suck an egg!


19 posted on 01/15/2010 6:10:54 PM PST by Doc Savage (SOBAMP!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Ron Paul is a turd. Can’t understand his fans here on FR.


20 posted on 01/15/2010 6:26:11 PM PST by packrat35 (Democrat Healthcare is a 9-11 Attack on the Constitution)
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