As a devoted Ron Paul supporter in the current election cycle, I am continuously bombarded with the statement, "I like Ron Paul's ideas, but his foreign policy - especially regarding Israel - I could never support."
Well, let's talk reality...
The United States is broke. B-R-O-K-E...Broke. We have printed fiat currency until it is not even worth the paper it is printed on and we are now in debt to a private bank (the Federal Reserve - about as "federal" as Federal Express) to the tune of a few trillion dollars - that is "trillion with a 'T'." No matter what position you take on Dr. Paul's foreign policy stance, we cannot afford to have our military overseas in any kind of conflict. We can't afford to even fix our own national highways, much less guard some other nation's roads. So, regardless of what you think we should do to Iran, we could not afford to do it. Period.
Dr. Paul's position on foreign monetary support/foreign aid is real simple. The Constitution does not allow for it. So let's stop all of it. All of the pro-Israel folks get real steamed at that because it would mean stopping financial support to Israel as well as everyone else. What most of you who don't like this position do not realize is that we give 9 times more support to Israel's avowed enemies than we do to Israel herself. Further more, Israel doesn't scratch without asking the US for permission. That is not foreign aid folks. That is foreign servitude. We hold Israel back. And the truth is, Israel is supposed to be a sovereign nation. Why are we forcing them to do anything (ex.: the "Piece Process" - and yes I intentionally spelled it that way)? We should be trade partners with Israel. We should sell her weapons and allow our private security contractors to go there and help train their military (not that they need it). We should sell goods and supplies to them as well. When Israel is attacked and we are going to use military force to help them, we should get a declaration for war (Article 1, sec 8 - US Constitution) and then ask if they want our help.
When Israel bombed the nuclear weapons facility in Osirak, Iraq, the world condemned them (for all you anti-Paul/pro Israel people...Ron Paul was one of the very few in Congress that said Israel had a right to defend themselves when this happened). They did what they did because they felt a threat. They have one of the most capable militaries in the world and some of the most advanced weapons. They flew, they dropped, they flew out and the nuclear facility was no more. They did not need our help and they certainly did not need our permission. The same is true today with regards to Iran. The Bachmann's of the world would have us send our over-stretched military to yet another country that does not have the capacity to attack us directly (other than the ability to slip through our porous borders which should be guarded by our own military). But Obama, Bachmann, Perry and the rest want us to go charging into Iran because they might have a weapon of mass distraction in their little Muslim mitts. And when I say something so horrible as "So what if they get a weapon...?" people immediately respond with, "They will attack Israel!" As if Israel is helpless... This is the usual response I get from Christians and Jewish people.
Israel's military is arguably the finest in the world. They have the technology and experience of having enemies on every border since they were founded in 1948. They also have the resolve to use force in their own defense. They have over 300 nuclear weapons of their own and the capability to shoot down enemy missiles. Even larger nations are wary when it comes to Israel and her capacity defend herself.
With all of that in mind, why on earth would you be worried about Israel and Iran? Iran would not stand a chance in a war with Israel. It would be over in hours if there were an exchange of missiles, and Israel would suffer very little in that fight.
Here is the real challenge is to those of you who are Christians or religious Jews.
Somewhere along the way, you got the idea that America is Israel's protector and Israel cannot deal with her own defense. In spite of 3 spectacular wars that Israel miraculously pulled off even though outnumbered and outgunned, you think they are helpless. Why?
Have you ever read Ezekiel 38 and 39? It paints a very clear picture of Israel being attacked by Iran and several middle east allies. And as you read it you will notice that Israel once again, comes out victorious in a very one sided battle. And who does it say that intervenes and saves Israel? Not the good ol' USA... No - it is God Himself.
If you are Christian or Jew, you either believe God will stand with Israel, or you are not really a believer in the Bible and its teachings. Either God is real - or He is a liar...you choose.
Our foreign policy has caused Israel to become our puppet and caused us to become the enemy of the middle eastern nations that surround Israel. We have meddled in their affairs and even overthrown govenrments (Iran, Iraq, etc.). This has resulted in what the CIA calls "blowback." And it is the reason that a bunch of jihadists are willing to fly airplanes into our buildings (see video below). Dr. Paul brings this up frequently in the debates and is often ignored. We ignore him at our peril...
Ron Paul wants Israel to stand on her own two feet and not be our bartering tool in the Middle East. He wants to step out of her way and let her defend herself with her very - very capable military. He wants to conduct trade with her and let them buy our products and visa-versa. He wants to end all foreign aid, which includes the nine times more money that goes to Israel's enemies. And he wants to bring our troops home to watch our own borders so that we can keep Bachmann's evil terrorists out of the US.
As the bile begins to rise, I look at our campaign for liberty and Ron Paul for President and I get angry at what has become of my country. What happened? What went wrong? How did we get this far into the hole?
