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The problem with Patrick, of course, is his hidden agenda.

He's been beating the "Zionist Cabal" drum for some time now. I agree with him in large measure on the desirability to keep ourselves to our own affairs. PJB's theory falls apart when confronted with the fact that the Islamists will attack us at home without provocation.

Be Seeing You,

Chris

[Age of Reason]

PJB's theory falls apart when confronted with the fact that the Islamists will attack us at home without provocation.

Why would they?

[fourfivesix]

"when confronted with the fact that the Islamists will attack us at home without provocation"
Without provocation? What do you call the aspirin factories that the Klinton bombed to take his lewinsky affair off the frontpage news? I call it provocation.

[Joe Hadenuf]

PJB's theory falls apart when confronted with the fact that the Islamists will attack us at home without provocation.

The current set of politicos have left our borders wide open....Has not Buchanan been one of the most outspoken people in D.C. that for years has been calling for secure borders and real immigration reform?

Since our current leaders refuse to fight this like a real war, and have no desire to kill the millions of islamos that hate us, I'd say we should have listened to Buchanan years ago and secured our borders, if not for the millions that are crashing our borders routinely at will, but for the terrorist that want to kill us without provocation.

[hchutch]

Precisely. Buchanan's folly lies in the fatc that he does not grasp the notion that that we FAILED to respond to earlier attacks in a manner that would have told those who conducted the probing attacks (and observers) that it would be a Very Bad Idea.

When Hitler started to violate the Versailles Treaty by militarizing the Rhineland, France did not respond. It was a mistake. Had they opposed him with force, or even LOOKED like they would do so, German generals would have probably deposed Hitler.

When the SS City of Flint was seized by a German warchip in October of 1939, had the United States responded forcefully, I think Hitler would have reconsidered his course of action. Instead, he thought we were weak and wouldn't stand up to him.

When Japan attacked the USS Panay, we did not respond. We accepted their apology and went on with business. They thought we were weak, and that we'd roll over if they hit us hard enough.

A perception of weakness only encourages bullies. That is what the Islamists are, when it comes down to it. We CANNOT afford to do that. Pat Buchanan's policy is that of a wimp - don't do anything to upset them, and hopefully, they will leave us alone.

I'd like to think we learned that lesson. Sadly, Buchanan's isolationist policy is appealing to some. I think that the neoconservatives are right about what needs to be done. In 1941, their solution was pretty much followed. We imposed REGIME CHANGE on Germany and Japan, and turned `em into demcoracies. A fitting response to tan unprovoked sneak attack.