[DesScorp]

So Buchanon has now become a "root causer"...the very same thing he used to mock Democrats for.

Take Buchanon and Paul, and kick them both to the curb.

[Xenalyte]

When Ron Paul said the 9-11 killers were "over here because we are over there," he was not excusing the mass murderers of 3,000 Americans. He was explaining the roots of hatred out of which the suicide-killers came.

Yes. Absolutely, yes.

An explanation is not an excuse.

[redgirlinabluestate]

Rudy is right on this. Ron Paul misses the big picture that many of the other candidates and most conservatives grasp ---> the Islamic radicals want to establish a world-wide caliphate regardless of whether we are in Iraq or staying locked up at home twiddling our thumbs waiting for them to come here.

Everyone should read this article:

The textbooks paint an alarming picture of a regime that divides the world between "good" and "evil" forces that are destined to clash until a victory is reached. Since the evil and arrogant West seeks to destroy Iran, a war is inevitable. Iranians are hence tasked with a religious mission of fighting "evil" until the latter's final eradication, or, until the "good" camp is wiped out. In Ayatollah Khomeini's words, reproduced in an eleventh-grade textbook: "Either we shake one another's hand in joy at the victory of Islam in the world, or all of us will turn to eternal life and martyrdom.

The Iranian school textbooks reveal a frightening vision of an extremist regime that prepares its school children for another such episode -- an Armageddon-like global war against the West.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20070214-093525-3000r.htm

The Ayatollah's words make it quite clear what they think -- either they win or they win anyway.

[ZULU]

Unfortunately Julie Annie was right.

[eyespysomething]

Tancredo was right:

"...Ron, about the issue of whether ... Israel existed or didn't, whether or not we were in Iraq or not, they would be trying to kill us, because it is a dictate of their religion, at least a part of it. And we have to defend ourselves," he said."

[tophat9000]

I posted this on another thread on the same subject

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-rlc/1835783/posts

You can alway say the policy caused it because it's true but also not the question... the question is, is the policy right?

If we set a policy of becoming Muslim and join there Jihad the would love us ... but is that the policy we want?...No OK So we set a policy based on the assumption if we don't bother them... they won't bother us.... has that in the past, prove to be a good assumption ...no... has that in the past, prove to be a good assumption with Islam... no... has that in the past, prove to be a good assumption with militant Islam?...hell no

So how about if they don't bother us.... We won't bother them... problem is they have a habit of uses these times of peace to prepare for the next time to bother us...

Of course you can say it not us it our friends (Israel)

Well has Israel try the same policy if we don't bother them... they won't bother us... yes... did they get the same results as us... yes....

Well maybe in just Jews... if we "Christian" just were not friends with Jews...then militant Islam would not bother us...

But Hindu and Buddhist are not and particular friends of Jews and Christians yet militant Islam seem to bother them... so maybe being a Jews or Christian is not the issue for militant Islam ... maybe militant Islam issue is with anybody thats not militant Islam... because militant Islam seem to even have issues with non militant Islam (hell militant Islam has problem with other branches of militant Islam ...

So you can alway say the policy caused it because it's true ...If we set a policy of becoming Muslim and join there Jihad the would love us ... but is that the policy we want?... We say No so it our own dam fault...

It is kind like saying a women saying "no" to :putting out" is the reason the women got raped and therefor it's her own dam fault

[B. Chezwick]

Pat Buchanan is just the paleo “conservative” version of wRong Paul.

[The_Eaglet]

It’s nice to see another good column from Pat. I hope he is wrong about the Republicans, but given the way many liberal Republicans are attacking Ron Paul, it does not look that way.

[The_Eaglet]

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[SolGoldstein]

Ron Paul’s comments that US foreign policy leads to dislike of us overseas is absurd. Gulliani is right, everyone knows that Bin Lauden attacked us only because he hates our freedom. It makes more sense that he was enraged by the thought of hot dogs and apple pie than of foreign policy.

Besides, if the “big stick” policy of the neo-cons in Washington isn’t approved of overseas. So what? As the world’s only Superpower we can just beat ‘em down.

[ex-snook]

Paul is getting the Buchanan treatment for being for America first. In this world of favorite cows that thought cannot be debated, it must be totally purged from political debates. Not allowed to see the light of day.

Ignorance of why we are opposed is today’s no bliss. I don’t want our women to wear Burkas, I don’t want our women to wear Burkas, I don’t want our women to wear Burkas. I don’t ..... It’s not working, pass the kookaid, I’m beginning to question if we know what we are doing in Iraq.

[Wolfie]

I’d worry about any President who doesn’t think our actions abroad might have consequences.

[lawdog]

I have read a good deal about this matter it is TRUE that Osama did rationalize his War against us for among other things basing troops in Saudi Arabia before the Gulf War. Of course now there are multiple strains of virulent Islamo-Facists that now must be destroyed. Going into Iraq has now developed into "unintended consequences". Running away will likely result in more attacks against us, abroad and at home. We must now fight to annhilate the threat but Our Rules of Engagement are too restrictive...and Spec Ops Forces alone cannot win a war. We need the 400 ship Navy back and to double the size of our Marines Corps. We need to SECURE our Borders and develop a Real National Energy Policy and work towards replacing our dependence on foreign oil by starting a Manhatten Projectfor alternate Energy sources. Last but not least we need to revamp and streamline out Intelligence Agencies.

Freepers should read "Through Our Enemies Eyes", "Dying to Win" and "Jawbreaker" for starters.

[rmlew]

Pat Buchanan
The "isolationist" who believes in foreign aid for Hamas.

He's a Dhimmi.

[attiladhun2]

Lest we forget, Osama bin Laden was among the mujahideen whom we, in the Reagan decade, were aiding when they were fighting to expel the Red Army from Afghanistan. We sent them Stinger missiles, Spanish mortars, sniper rifles. And they helped drive the Russians out.

Sorry, pal, but this myth, oft repeated, has gotten a life of its own. It was Mossoud, and not OBL we supported during the Afghan War. Mossoud had a CIA agent who laiasoned directly between him and Reagan. Reagan tried to give him everything he needed. That is how all such clandestine ops are run. We don't just throw guns out of heliocopters wily nily. The recipients have to be vetted. I know of no such relationship between the U.S. gov. and OBL.

[animusliberti]

This thread is just begging for this screen-grab : )

To all the nay-sayers.. saying no chance, You'll soon be on board ; )

[sauropod]

review