Posted on 09/06/2007 7:36:57 PM PDT by Starman417
MR. WALLACE: Congressman Paul -- (interrupted by cheers, applause) -- Congressman Paul, your position on the war is pretty simple: Get out. What about, though, trying to minimize the bloodbath that would certainly occur if we pull out in a hurry? What about protecting the thousands of Iraqis who have staked their lives in backing the U.S.? And would you leave troops in the region to take out any al Qaeda camps that are developed after we leave?Who said Iraq would ever be a "cakewalk"? Certainly not President Bush. And the ones who talk about the potential bloodbath that would follow a premature exit are more than just the Administration, or even right-wing war-mongerers. Even Michael Ware of CNN, who has spent the whole time in Iraq since the beginning, acknowledges the dangers of leaving Iraq, as is. In an interview with Anderson Cooper, aired Jan 30, 2007:
REP. PAUL: The people who say there will be a bloodbath are the ones who said it would be a cakewalk, it would be slam dunk, and that it would be paid for by oil. Why believe them? They’ve been wrong on everything they’ve said. Why not ask the people -- (interrupted by cheers) -- why not ask the people who advise not to go into the region and into the war? The war has not gone well one bit.
It's widely acknowledged by the U.S. military and the administration and analysts and anyone in Iraq that if America were to pull out, then there would be a nightmare almost beyond imagination that would unfold in Iraq.For Ron Paul to say "the war has not gone well one bit" is also a dishonest platitude. The past 4 years have been a series of ups and downs; good and bad. The anti-war crowd was calling Iraq a quagmire on the 8th day; and of course, they were predicting massive casualties even before major operations began. This was back when many were against the war even when they thought Saddam probably had wmds- they were against war period, under any circumstance, short of missiles aimed directly at us on the launch pads and a 60 second countdown (ok...now I'm spinning like Ron Paul; but it sure sounds good, doesn't it?).
More at Flopping Aces.
Rue Paul for dog catcher in a no dog town.
Move along folks. Nothing to see here other than a nut case with short bus people for supporters.
Paul/Gravel 08
Ron Paul = Dennis Kucinich + Mike Gravel + Cindy Sheehan + Jane Fonda flying the false flag of a “conservative” republican. He should be kicked out of the GOP and banned from any future debates or events.
Question: Does the Ron Paul fan club have a dress code that requires its members to wear black shirts- like a bunch of mimes?
No, just straight jackets.
I don’t know the answer to your question... maybe young Mr. Bush does.
Perhaps you’re too young to remember the connection of “black shirts” to Nazis?
Paul doesn’t belong in the GOP debates. Maybe in the D’crap debates OR maybe in the MOONBAT debates !!!
People allowed the full expression of their RKBA that would have prevented 9-11 and could prevent "sudden jihad syndrome"? Nope.
Fighting the war in Iraq as a war, or are we still fighting it as a "democracy building police action"? Still piddling around while the Iranians keep pouring in new weapons eh?
This whole shebang would be over an done with IF we were fighting it like we did WWII. Instead, the President is letting the Dims get away with Viet Nam II. That is the crux of what Ron Paul's rantings have been about.
Ron Paul,
going nowhere on a plane that won’t run out of fuel....
Paul can find votes in the restrooms of Minnesota’s airports.
All for cash. Moonbat cash. Cash from terrorist sympathizers.
Blood money.
Drink up knuckleheads.
Consistent, if poorly thought out from my perspective anyhow.
I agree. The GOP is a combination of socialists (Dem lites) and Fascists. Ron Paul does not belong.
its a a mirage....
just like me talking up Mike Bloomberg to anyone who who says they dont like the GOP anymore. better they toss their vote away on an Indy than give it to the Rats.
GO FRED!
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