[roger55]

>>>So why 3,000 folks died on 9/11 and we’re at war with Iraq is anathema in the Republican circles?

Of course not. But shifting the blame from Al Qaeda to ourselves, that is (or should be) anathema to Republican circles. In nothing more than for the fact that it’s an outright lie that “50 years” of US foreign policy is the motive for a salafist revolutionary group that wants to rebuild the Caliphate and enslave a billion people.

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... In nothing more than for the fact that it’s an outright lie that “50 years” of US foreign policy is the motive for a salafist revolutionary group that wants to rebuild the Caliphate and enslave a billion people.

Actually, it was "60 years":

"Sixty years of Western nations excusing and accommodating the lack of freedom in the Middle East did nothing to make us safe -- because in the long run, stability cannot be purchased at the expense of liberty. As long as the Middle East remains a place where freedom does not flourish, it will remain a place of stagnation, resentment, and violence ready for export."

-- President George W. Bush -- November 6, 2003 linking U.S. policy with the rise of Islamic terrorism.

I guess George Bush has no place in the Republican party (according to you).

So how's ol' Rooty McRommney doing so far?

[Xenalyte]

You are mistaking an explanation, which Dr. Paul gave, for a justification, which he did not.