Posted on 11/22/2011 11:29:18 PM PST by Just4Him
Setting himself far apart from his Republican colleagues, Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul on Tuesday night suggested that the U.S. should have less involvement in Israel's affairs.
"I think they're quite capable of taking care of themselves," he said.
The statement came in response to a question in a Tuesday night debate about whether the GOP candidates would, as president, support Israel in an attack against Iran.
Paul responded that he wouldn't expect such an attack to take place -- but if it were to, "Why does Israel need our help? We need to get out of their way."
The United States sends roughly $3 billion to Israel in military assistance every year.
If they were to conduct such an attack, "that's their business, but they should suffer the consequences," Paul continued. He added that Israel has hundreds of nuclear missiles, so "they can take care of themselves."
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And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for ALL people: ALL that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though ALL the people of the earth be gathered together against it. Zechariah 12:3
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That's likely. I guess Paul hadn't thought that far.
I think he’s counting on Israel being defeated, not using nukes.
Ron Paul’s forgotten a great deal. Including the fact that America only exists because France acted in their own national interest and meddled in the affairs of Great Britain.
We were born of interventionist foreign policy (and Divine Providence, of course).
No, Ron, ya low grade idiot, God will take care of Israel. The question is, when the SHTF, will we be on God’s side or not as a nation?
It's already begun. When Damascus goes, we've officially passed the point of no return.
Thank you.
That is a most grave miscalculation on Ron Paul’s part. Israel has what is known as the “Samson Option”. Israel has several hundred nukes, between 400 - 500, and has sworn to take the entire Middle East and surrounding enemy nations down with them. Israel, if backed into a corner where they are going to be slaughtered/ exterminated, will turn everything into one massive irradiated, glowing glass dish.....
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I agree. That’s why I’m not a Losertarian.
Says who? It would be completely and wholly against the Jewish character to practice this “Samson Option.” Where did you hear such nonsense?
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