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Duration: 10:55 minutes Upload Time: 2007-08-26 00:47:01 User: Sidewinder77 :::: Favorites :::: Top Videos of Day |
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Description: The BIG Debate: U.S. Foreign Policy and the War in Iraq Libertarians Ron Paul & Doug Casey vs. Conservatives Larry Abraham & Dinesh D'Souza A summary of the points raised during the rebuttal: Dinesh D'Souza * The issue here is not just "the government", it's also what the founders stood for. Libertarians believe the founders stood for liberty. Is liberty only good for us? The principled libertarian, like the founders, believes that liberty is a universal aspiration. * The idea of 911 as a police action: Memo to our opponents; the guys that did 911 are all dead. If that's the war on terror then you might as well declare it over. What about all the new terrorists coming out of the madrassas committing bombings all over the world? * The idea that we should pull all of our troops home everywhere and get involved nowhere; if you took this idiotic principle and applied it over the past 100 years...is it the idea that if FDR didn't like Hitler he should go choke him himself? * Blowback; foreign policy is sometimes about the principle of the lesser evil. Sometimes you ally with the bad guy to get rid of the worse guy. In WW2 we allied with the really bad guy--Stalin--because Hitler posed a greater threat at the time. * We sold those weapons to Saddam? Non-sense. The U.S. diplomatically tilted towards Iraq in the 80's because Khomeini then posed a greater threat than Saddam. * It is true we're seeing a blowback. Is the average Muslim in the Sudan or Somalia or Islamabad willing to go to his death because the Palestinians don't have a state? Give me a break. Is the ordinary Muslim willing to kill himself because there are troops in Mecca? There are no troops in Mecca. They're 500 miles away in the Saudi desert. The average Muslim is not saying that in the street. * What they're saying is: the US is the global head of the unbelievers or the pagans. The US is exporting thorough globalization and free trade values that are undermining Islam, destroying the Muslim family, and corrupting the innocence of Muslim children. Pulling home the troops will not stop that. Their argument is the fundamental values of Islam are being attacked. * It is American ideas and values that are at the root of this. Either we stand up and fight for them, or we go down with them. Ron Paul * If we had respected private property and not used regulation to take away the responsibility to protect passengers from the airlines themselves, it's likely that the pilots of the planes that were used on 911 would have had guns in the cockpit and been able to defend themselves and prevent the event from occurring. * Now 911 is the excuse for perpetual war. Iraq had nothing to do with 911, yet 911 is the excuse for the initiation of the Iraq invasion. * Our foreign policy creates conditions for terrorism * Christian non-intervention means you don't go to war carelessly and you do not preemptively strike a nation that has not threatened you. * Michael Scheuer is the world expert on Bin Laden who says Ron Paul is the enemy of Al Qaeda because if we take Paul's advice it will remove the primary source of new recruits for Al Qaeda. They like us in their backyard (Iraq) where they can pick us off one by one and wear us down. * Suicide terrorism's root cause is not radical Islam. Robert Pape's book, Dying to Win: The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism notes the top suicide bombing nation is not Islamic -- it happens to be Sri lanka. I was unconvinced he was right, but he convinced me. The top motivation to get someone to commit suicide terrorism is foreign occupation. * It's the Arabian peninsula that is considered holy land by the terrorists, not just Mecca. * The fundamental principle of the constitution is non-intervention and minding our own business. If we had embraced that principle all along and apply it in the future we will be much safer. FreedomFest is an annual festival where "free minds meet" to celebrate "great books, great ideas, and great thinkers" in a liberal, open-minded society. It is independent, non-partisan, and not affiliated with any organization or think tank. Founded and produced by Mark Skousen since 2002, FreedomFest invites the "best and the brightest" from around the world to talk, strategize, socialize, and celebrate liberty. FreedomFest is open to all and is purely egalitarian, where speakers, attendees, and exhibitors are treated as equals. www.FreedomFest.com |
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| brentwurst ::: Favorites 2007-12-17 21:54:27 Wow, I've never heard Ron Paul talk so fast! I love it! I am a hardcore Ron Paul supporter. VOTE RP 2008! __________________________________________________ | |
| Kazmology ::: Favorites 2007-12-15 12:22:35 God bless Ron Paul! __________________________________________________ | |
| JustLiveFree ::: Favorites 2007-12-15 04:56:52 Ron Paul 2008! I love this guy! He always winds up on top in every debate. We need him in the White House! __________________________________________________ | |
| DRockMonolith ::: Favorites 2007-12-14 13:24:45 like 6 of those hijackers are still a-fucking-live. __________________________________________________ | |
| gangstarphil ::: Favorites 2007-12-13 21:22:16 WOOOO! I wish he would rail the other candidates like this __________________________________________________ | |
| abe3443 ::: Favorites 2007-12-12 12:09:00 Liberty does not mean forcing liberty upon others. __________________________________________________ | |
| voteDRNO ::: Favorites 2007-12-11 19:15:48 Dr. Ron Paul ROCKS! __________________________________________________ | |
| daveho77 ::: Favorites 2007-12-10 12:33:30 These pro-interventionists obviously don't know how to balance a check book. News flash...Our foreign policy is destroying our economy, our dollar is being debased just to continue to police the world. I'm all for liberty and freedom, but let's take care of own country before taking the moral high ground and tell others how to live. God I hate neo-cons and all who's under their hypnosis. __________________________________________________ | |
| sonofismail ::: Favorites 2007-12-10 07:17:25 All i hear from the neo cons, Hitler, 9/11, Hitler, 9/11, Al Qaeda etc etc. They talk about winning the war but how do they plan on winning? The Iraqi's don't like them and the Muslims don't like them. America can't win anything in the middle east except for more hate and extremism. __________________________________________________ | |
| Galacanakis ::: Favorites 2007-12-09 23:55:00 NEither of them were talking that fast, something is messed up with the speed of the video __________________________________________________ | |
| jimhoyl ::: Favorites 2007-12-07 12:54:18 LMAO Ron Paul spoke as fast right after xD he's a funny guy __________________________________________________ | |
| CorollaKing ::: Favorites 2007-12-04 23:33:21 Those of you that don't believe Ron Paul need to educate yourself read The Creature from Jekyll Island-A Second Look at the Federal Reserve by Edward Griffin and read up on economics from diffrent sources-Friedman, Sowell, Rothbard, Mises. RON PAUL 2008! __________________________________________________ | |
| Alabasterocean ::: Favorites 2007-12-04 04:42:44 Swedish jokes :) Well, they should try. Both US and Islam would benefit from seeking wisdom from Sweden, Holland, Denmark, Finland and Norway. Wisdom: rationality, humanity and further more secularism. We love to help. __________________________________________________ | |
| steveinamerica ::: Favorites 2007-12-03 03:04:38 man he talks fast in this one too! __________________________________________________ | |
| observer75 ::: Favorites 2007-12-01 06:42:40 Ron Paul wants to turtle and hope the bad guys go away. Reminds me of a child who believes that when she closes her eyes nobody can see her. Ron Paul has a small mind, that is why it's so easy for him to master his routine thoughts. __________________________________________________ | |
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