Middle East Focus: Ron Paul, American Isolationism Redefined, and Eisenhower’s Complex…………

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Ron Paul, American Isolationism Redefined, and Eisenhower’s Complex…………

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“As the race to win the Iowa caucus comes down to the wire, Rep. Ron Paul’s views on foreign policy have rightfully come under attack. Paul, who proudly touts his willingness to slash the defense budget, end the war in Afghanistan, and bring U.S. troops home from Europe and Asia, does have a group of hardcore supporters, but is he fit to be commander-in-chief? Paul is often described as an “isolationist,” but he and other libertarians resist that label. In an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on Saturday, Blitzer asked Paul about his objection to the term. Paul responded: An isolationist is a protectionist that builds walls around the country. They don’t like to trade. They don’t like to travel about the world. And they like to put sanctions on different countries………….”

In other words, Ron Paul believes the Obama administration has a strain of ‘isolationism’ because they love to impose sanctions on other countries. He ought to wait until they starts bombing some new countries. Paul himself is considered dangerous by some because he would harm the domination of the military-industrial complex that Dwight Eisenhower warned about as he was leaving office so long ago. Besides, shrinking an empire is never popular, not even in hard times, especially among the new Republicans.
Of course Ron Paul does have some loony Tea Party ideas regarding domestic economic policy. But that is something his own party agrees with him on.
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