Articles by Rep. Ron Paul
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The Libya Fiasco and the Folly of Intervention
Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.), The Hill – TRANSCEND Media Service,
17 Sep 2012
There is danger in the belief we can remake the world by bribing some countries and bombing others. But that is precisely what the interventionists – be they liberal or conservative – seem to believe.
→ read full articleThe Folly of Sanctions
Rep. Ron Paul - AntiWar,
5 Dec 2011
Many people have the misconception that sanctions are an effective means to encourage a change of behavior in another country without war. However, sanctions and blockades are not only acts of war according to international law, they are most often the first step toward a real war, starting with a bombing campaign.
→ read full article“WE ARE HELPING THE TALIBAN”
Rep. Ron Paul, US Congress,
14 May 2009
We are inciting the very terrorism and extremism we are trying to stop. While much of the country’s attention is on other issues, a serious situation is developing in Pakistan that threatens to plunge us into another fruitless and bloody war. It is very frustrating to see that many who were so vehemently against the […]
→ read full articleIMAGINE AN OCCUPIED AMERICA
Rep. Ron Paul (US Congress),
10 Mar 2009
Imagine for a moment that somewhere in the middle of Texas there was a large foreign military base, say Chinese or Russian. Imagine that thousands of armed foreign troops were constantly patrolling American streets in military vehicles. Imagine they were here under the auspices of "keeping us safe" or "promoting democracy" or "protecting their strategic […]
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