Maybe Ron Paul should run as a Democrat. In Iowa he said, in effect, that US intervention in the Middle East and Muslim countries were the causes of the 9 11 attack. The Des Moines Register reports;
“I don’t see Islam as our enemy,” Paul said. “I see that motivation is occupation and those who hate us and would like to kill us, they are motivated by our invasion of their land, the support of their dictators that they hate.”
Regarding 9/11, Paul said that attacks against the U.S. from Middle Eastern groups at home and abroad can be traced to the foreign presence of U.S. troops, as well as America’s relationships with dictator regimes.
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“After 9/11, (people said) ‘Oh yeah, it’s those very bad people who hate us,’ but 15 of (the hijackers) came from Saudi Arabia,” said Paul. “One of the reasons they attacked us, is we propped up this Sharia government and the fundamentalists hated us for it.”
In an earlier post I pointed out that Paul's staff and supporters have referred to Sarah Palin as "just another whiny liberal claiming victimization." to the Koch brothers as fascists, to Rush Limbaugh as a man with "Stalinist tendencies" and Sean Hannity as evil.
Plus, I'm sorry, there are racist elements to his earlier newsletter postings. Whether he wrote that himself or not is immaterial; it was in his newsletter and he's responsible for it. Although this link is to the liberal TNR, I believe it's got some truth to it. Ron Paul and his followers are nuts, shades of that other weirdo Lyndon LaRuche.
ReplyDeleteTNR: http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/angry-white-man
I followed that link and yes I agree Paul probably does ride with the black helicopter crowd. He was a bit player last time out and it looks as if he will be the same this time. Notice how he slipped after Perry got in in my latest post.
ReplyDelete"One of the reasons they attacked us"
ReplyDeleteDid you skip that part?