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Tune out the war party!
WND ^ | March 3, 2014 | Pat Buchanan

Posted on 03/03/2014 7:32:33 PM PST by Colonel Kangaroo

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Buchanan speaks against those who think American soldiers dying any chance possible makes our nation stronger.

Too bad the current war hawks don't take the lesson of Reagan's restraint to heart.

1 posted on 03/03/2014 7:32:33 PM PST by Colonel Kangaroo
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To: Colonel Kangaroo

It’s like this Ukraine situation is an ensemble play and here comes Pat to play the cantankerous paleo. When will Ron Paul weigh in? Or has he already?


2 posted on 03/03/2014 7:50:31 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (I will raise $2M for Sarah Palin's next run, what will you do?)
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To: Colonel Kangaroo

Hey Pat!

If Ike had taken action in 1956 many of those subsequent aggressions WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED!!


3 posted on 03/03/2014 7:51:30 PM PST by G Larry (Did You Like That Better?)
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Russophobia is rampant and the op-ed pages are ablaze here.

Really? I'm afraid I can't recall any particular calls for U.S. military intervention in any of my usual sources. I'd oppose them myself out of an appreciation for what is militarily feasible in the situation, but I'd need a little help finding them. Thanks in advance.

4 posted on 03/03/2014 7:55:40 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: Colonel Kangaroo

I stand with Putin on this. The only thing I ask of him is that a referendum is held to “ratify” his taking of Crimea.


5 posted on 03/03/2014 7:56:05 PM PST by impimp
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

We always ask what Reagan would do. Here Buchanan shows Reagan’s history demonstrates calmness and restraint. Too bad too many of our TV talking heads, think tank mouths and grandstanding politicians are demonstrating the restraint of silly hysterical adolescents.


6 posted on 03/03/2014 7:57:22 PM PST by Colonel Kangaroo
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To: Billthedrill

Anyone who is advocating that the United States intervene militarily is disconnected from reality.


7 posted on 03/03/2014 7:59:11 PM PST by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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To: Colonel Kangaroo

Most of them have no idea how to act in serious situations. I, sadly, have more “foreign policy” experience than the whole line-up at MSNBC, for instance. LOL


8 posted on 03/03/2014 7:59:32 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (I will raise $2M for Sarah Palin's next run, what will you do?)
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To: Billthedrill

All I know with any confidence is that, given an opportunity, Øbozo is certain to muck it up.


9 posted on 03/03/2014 8:03:03 PM PST by rockrr (Everything is different now...)
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To: Enterprise

I don’t trust the international meddlers, Obama and Kerry, not blundering us into war while being cheered on by the war hawks on both sides of the political aisle.


10 posted on 03/03/2014 8:03:53 PM PST by Colonel Kangaroo
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Better the paleoconservative keeping us out of Ukraine than the humiliated neoconservative trying to explain away our mistakes in Iraq and Afghanistan, not to mention Egypt, Tunisia and Syria.


11 posted on 03/03/2014 8:06:17 PM PST by nathanbedford ("Attack, repeat, attack!" Bull Halsey)
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To: Colonel Kangaroo

Bookmark


12 posted on 03/03/2014 8:07:42 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: impimp

He certainly won’t listen to that suggestion.


13 posted on 03/03/2014 8:08:30 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: nathanbedford

What paleoconservative?


14 posted on 03/03/2014 8:08:51 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: G Larry
Absolutely correct.

Never mind how Truman made the error of firing MacArthur after Red China attacked us in North Korea and he moved to counterattack. That was a real show of weakness there.
15 posted on 03/03/2014 8:10:20 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Colonel Kangaroo

This is pretty much on the money. We do not have a stake here. We do not have a side. If the EU wants to pony up and go battle the Bear, they have my blessing, but we need to stay out of it.


16 posted on 03/03/2014 8:14:17 PM PST by Ronin (Dumb, dependent and Democrat is no way to go through life - Rep. L. Gohmert, Tex)
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To: Colonel Kangaroo

Anyone thinking we should go anywhere into the Ukraine militarily is either stands to make money off it or has zero intention of ever serving in that effort.


17 posted on 03/03/2014 8:15:49 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Colonel Kangaroo

I may disagree with Pat Buchanan on a few issues, but this isn’t one of them.

I’m not particularly happy about a Russian gangster demonstrating to the rest of the world that he can bugger eastern European countries while the west watches on and wags fingers over Russia’s attitude towards gays. But, that doesn’t mean we have a lot of options left open to us at this point in the game.

We have an economically and militarily impotent EU continuing to be militarily and economically impotent with no signs of changing prior to sweeping Islamic revolution from their quickly expanding and rapidly radicalizing immigrant populations. We have an effeminate and ineffectual nitwit in the oval office that is busy trying to drive a stake through the heart of the American dream. Of course Russia is going to run rough-shod over the world stage, they’d be stupid not to.

Maybe Mr. Obama can threaten to write a sternly worded letter? Maybe we can have a few more transvestite news reporters bitch about how mean Russia is? Sadly those responses would be more rational than throwing blood on the fire, and far more likely than the west engaging in realpolitik and taking serious steps to preserve the economic and military interests of western nations.


18 posted on 03/03/2014 8:16:45 PM PST by jameslalor
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To: Colonel Kangaroo
Pat's got it right here.

EVERYONE in DC needs to step back and twice consider every word before speaking.

I saw a quote from Condelezza Rice concerning the WH deliberations in 2008 over the Georgian affair.

Essentially, and this is not a quote, she said nobody was willing to put boots on the ground or shoot at the Russians. So, Bush ordered everyone to STFU.

Problem is, Obama was POTUS in a few months and he took no action to begin to pressure the Russians.

Energy Independence at home...with a surplus which drives down prices...is the BEST weapon against Russia. And, it's a program that should have started 5 years ago, at least.

19 posted on 03/03/2014 8:17:37 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Billthedrill
"I'm afraid I can't recall any particular calls for U.S. military intervention in any of my usual sources"

Bill

Dimwit Kerry on one of the Sunday programs this week said all options are on the table "including the military option".

20 posted on 03/03/2014 8:20:49 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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