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Ron Paul is breathtakingly - and actually dangerously - naive about defense.
actually, Ron Paul's words are consistently being taken out of context. He is for a Fortress America concept to defense. Little overseas bases, bring the troops home, secure the borders.
From his website:
"Instead of securing our borders, weve been planning, initiating and waging wars of aggression. Within a few short years, we turned Iraq into the worlds leading breeding ground for terrorists. Our military is spread thin all across the planet, yet we remain involved in dangerous power plays that unnecessarily put the lives of our soldiers at risk. And we brazenly squandered the wealth of our nation as if there were no tomorrow."
For much of our history, the US has been isolationist in its foreign policy. The Cold War necessitated us becoming a superpower, but it is a role in which we traditionally have been uncomfortable with. He is basically returning us to our traditional mindset. This isn't a bad approach given that....