Metalhead47
Regular Member
Just saw this on fox.com:
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/05/12/ron-paul-ordered-bin-laden-raid/
And it kind of irked me. Especially this quote:
:banghead::banghead::banghead:
If he'd been in a country other than Pakistan, with a government that's like compromised, such a raid wouldn't have been needed in the first place. Then it goes on to mention Rep Paul's continued opposition to our presence in Afghanistan, and that's what made me feel like ranting.
Over the last couple of years since I've started carrying, and really understanding my rights for the first time, my political ideals have changed a lot. Shifted even further to the right. Now I have tremendous respect for mr Paul (at least his opposition isn''t based on the peacnik "war is baaaaad" mantra), and at this point I could *almost* call myself a libertarian, but what keeps making me :banghead: is their stubborn adherence to isolationist foreign policy ideals that just don't work. Wasn't the first half of the 20th century enough proof that minding our own business is NO guarantee that others won't set out to do us harm, and the dire consequences of allowing such evil to propagate unchecked?
There now... That should either generate some interesting banter or the ire of the moderators
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/05/12/ron-paul-ordered-bin-laden-raid/
And it kind of irked me. Especially this quote:
The Texas congressman questioned whether Obama could have gotten away with the operation if Usama bin Laden had been in a country other than Pakistan.
:banghead::banghead::banghead:
If he'd been in a country other than Pakistan, with a government that's like compromised, such a raid wouldn't have been needed in the first place. Then it goes on to mention Rep Paul's continued opposition to our presence in Afghanistan, and that's what made me feel like ranting.
Over the last couple of years since I've started carrying, and really understanding my rights for the first time, my political ideals have changed a lot. Shifted even further to the right. Now I have tremendous respect for mr Paul (at least his opposition isn''t based on the peacnik "war is baaaaad" mantra), and at this point I could *almost* call myself a libertarian, but what keeps making me :banghead: is their stubborn adherence to isolationist foreign policy ideals that just don't work. Wasn't the first half of the 20th century enough proof that minding our own business is NO guarantee that others won't set out to do us harm, and the dire consequences of allowing such evil to propagate unchecked?
There now... That should either generate some interesting banter or the ire of the moderators