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Title: Bad for America, Bad for Israel, Bad for the World (Dr. Ron Paul)
Source: antiwar.com
URL Source: http://original.antiwar.com/paul/20 ... -for-israel-bad-for-the-world/
Published: May 10, 2012
Author: Dr. Ron Paul
Post Date: 2012-05-10 08:12:53 by F.A. Hayek Fan
Keywords: None
Views: 4186
Comments: 134

Mr. Speaker: I rise in opposition to H.R. 4133, the United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act, which unfortunately is another piece of one-sided and counterproductive foreign policy legislation. This bill’s real intent seems to be more saber-rattling against Iran and Syria, and it undermines U.S. diplomatic efforts by making clear that the U.S. is not an honest broker seeking peace for the Middle East.

The bill calls for the United States to significantly increase our provision of sophisticated weaponry to Israel, and states that it is to be U.S. policy to “help Israel preserve its qualitative military edge” in the region.

While I absolutely believe that Israel — and any other nation — should be free to determine for itself what is necessary for its national security, I do not believe that those decisions should be underwritten by U.S. taxpayers and backed up by the U.S. military.

This bill states that it is the policy of the United States to “reaffirm the enduring commitment of the United States to the security of the State of Israel as a Jewish state.” However, according to our Constitution, the policy of the United States government should be to protect the security of the United States, not to guarantee the religious, ethnic, or cultural composition of a foreign country. In fact, our own Constitution prohibits the establishment of any particular religion in the U.S.

More than 20 years after the reason for NATO’s existence — the Warsaw Pact — has disappeared, this legislation seeks to find a new mission for that anachronistic alliance: the defense of Israel. Calling for “an expanded role for Israel within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), including an enhanced presence at NATO headquarters and exercises,” it reads like a dream for interventionists and the military-industrial complex. As I have said many times, NATO should be disbanded, not expanded.

This bill will not help the United States, it will not help Israel, and it will not help the Middle East. It will implicitly authorize much more U.S. interventionism in the region at a time when we cannot afford the foreign commitments we already have. It more likely will lead to war against Syria, Iran, or both. I urge my colleagues to vote against this bill.

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#1. To: F.A. Hayek Fan, 4 (#0)

This bill states that it is the policy of the United States to “reaffirm the enduring commitment of the United States to the security of the State of Israel as a Jewish state.” However, according to our Constitution, the policy of the United States government should be to protect the security of the United States, not to guarantee the religious, ethnic, or cultural composition of a foreign country. In fact, our own Constitution prohibits the establishment of any particular religion in the U.S.

This is such a simple and well articulated point.

It's no wonder RP wasn't invited to speak before influential Jewish groups this past December.

Jethro Tull  posted on  2012-05-10   8:31:21 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: Jethro Tull (#1)

While I absolutely believe that Israel — and any other nation — should be free to determine for itself what is necessary for its national security, I do not believe that those decisions should be underwritten by U.S. taxpayers and backed up by the U.S. military.

This is such a simple and well articulated point.

I agree with you.

However, being a cynic, I must look beyond the correctness of the statement, and ask myself, why has Ron Paul been reelected twelve times, run for president three times, always with an anti ISRAEL agenda and is tolerated and ignored? No combined effort by anyone to rid the Congress of such a person?

Cynicom  posted on  2012-05-10   9:11:35 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: Cynicom, 4um (#2)

Cyni, I'm sensing that your well founded cynicism has morphed into a personal dislike, which tends to shade your opinion of RP from criticism to harshness. He's a good man, he has a solid message and this run isn't anything like '08. It's far better and he's staying in it till the end. He has grabbed the interest of some in the younger set and hopes of a movement far larger than one man is a possibility. Since no one I know is willing to stick a rifle out of their window yet, he's about the best we got right now.

Jethro Tull  posted on  2012-05-10   9:39:57 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#10. To: Jethro Tull (#3)

I'm sensing that your well founded cynicism has morphed into a personal dislike

No no, he's got a very good point.

Ron Paul and AIPAC agree on something.

They agree Israel is important.

They agree we shouldn't do something bad for Israel.

What Paul should be saying is "who gives a rat's ass if it's good for Israel?"

Prefrontal Vortex  posted on  2012-05-10   10:28:08 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#17. To: Prefrontal Vortex (#10)

Ron Paul and AIPAC agree on something.

They agree Israel is important.

Paul is a non interventionist. His policy toward Israel is the same as it is toward any other foreign nation. What they do isn't worth one American dollar or one American life. If Israel makes their neighbors enemies, that's their business, not ours. It's the essence of putting America first.

Jethro Tull  posted on  2012-05-10   10:51:44 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#20. To: Jethro Tull (#17)

Well yes, but that's got nothing to do with anything.

Prefrontal Vortex  posted on  2012-05-10   11:00:11 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#21. To: Prefrontal Vortex, Jethro Tull (#20)

Jethro will furnish the crow, I will have to furnish my own ketchup.

Cynicom  posted on  2012-05-10   11:03:12 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#23. To: Cynicom (#21)

Jethro will furnish the crow, I will have to furnish my own ketchup.

:P

It should be an interesting convention.

Jethro Tull  posted on  2012-05-10   11:13:20 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


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#26. To: Jethro Tull (#23)

It should be an interesting convention.

It surely will! Anyone counting Ron Paul out at this juncture is going to get the surprise of their life. This country is so far gone that our very survival, including the MIC, Big Bankers,MSM, the Courts, will all perish with the rest of us. A Ron Paul presidency is the only way we can turn things around. More and more people every day are beginning to wise up to the tyrants in Washington and on Wall St.

I believe we will see a Ron Paul inaugaration come January 2013.

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