General Discussion

Prometheus Bound

(3,489 posts)

49. I don't see what the confusion is.

Wed Jan 11, 2012, 04:15 AM

Jan 2012

I understand he want to close down a hundred and some bases and spend money defending America instead of spending money on bases all over the world and bombing people and shit. He's saying it would cost a lot less to defend America that way and America woud be safer.

I just read headlines and I got it.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

60 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

What the hell is Ron Paul talking about? [View all] ProSense Jan 2012 OP

Do you think that $4 trillion+ in wars has made us safer? MannyGoldstein Jan 2012 #1

Well, ProSense Jan 2012 #2

I think he cares MannyGoldstein Jan 2012 #3

So ProSense Jan 2012 #5

You're misquoting Paul MannyGoldstein Jan 2012 #8

Ah ProSense Jan 2012 #11

Please confirm: 100% of money spent on the military contributes to our defense MannyGoldstein Jan 2012 #15

So ProSense Jan 2012 #18

If you can't answer my simple question in public, then MannyGoldstein Jan 2012 #21

Nice ProSense Jan 2012 #24

You know this dsc Jan 2012 #50

He's lying on "this specific issue." Damn liar, and everyone who trusted him is looking... joshcryer Jan 2012 #6

Of course he cares. He cares about Ron Paul. And he cares a lot about Ron Paul. REP Jan 2012 #47

Ron Paul will balance the budget "without cutting from...national defense" DJ13 Jan 2012 #4

No ProSense Jan 2012 #9

he has been attacking the MIC. He's pushing propaganda. DJ13 Jan 2012 #10

Hmmm? ProSense Jan 2012 #12

Woah. girl gone mad Jan 2012 #37

I agree with you that's being read wrong, but "calmly and deliberately" is definitely a shift. joshcryer Jan 2012 #13

Wrong? ProSense Jan 2012 #20

He ties it to overseas spending in the very speech you link. joshcryer Jan 2012 #25

And ProSense Jan 2012 #27

Yes, so 1 for Paul, 1 for you. Should've left it at the Afghanistan policy shift. joshcryer Jan 2012 #29

Huh? ProSense Jan 2012 #32

True, but they won't read it that way. He's "getting out of Afghanistan!" joshcryer Jan 2012 #33

Well, ProSense Jan 2012 #35

It's mish mashed rhetoric. Some can read it the way you do. They're lied to. joshcryer Jan 2012 #36

True ProSense Jan 2012 #38

Yes, but you're not playing the game... Skip Intro Jan 2012 #16

Or we can judge things piece by piece and agree and disagree on what parts... joshcryer Jan 2012 #19

It's **RON PAUL**. He's made a career of not making sense. baldguy Jan 2012 #7

I think the point he is trying to make (poorly) Motown_Johnny Jan 2012 #14

it's simple SixthSense Jan 2012 #17

Good luck getting the contractors out of the military, Paul Canuckistanian Jan 2012 #22

Why would anyone believe a career politician?! FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #23

Does that include Obama? Luminous Animal Jan 2012 #26

Obama will be retired before he is. FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #34

Because ProSense Jan 2012 #28

That's a doozy of a post, right there!! Major Hogwash Jan 2012 #30

Ron Paul doesn't even have any endorsements. Major Hogwash Jan 2012 #31

Wow, Bush and McCain endorsed Romney, so... JackRiddler Jan 2012 #42

MIC slipslidingaway Jan 2012 #39

. ProSense Jan 2012 #40

Monkey pancakes. n/t Rincewind Jan 2012 #41

I would love to know BootinUp Jan 2012 #44

EarlG posted it in an image, can't find an earlier variant: joshcryer Jan 2012 #45

We get it, we get it: You prefer Romney. JackRiddler Jan 2012 #43

I'm confused here jmowreader Jan 2012 #46

He's a truthteller n/t ProSense Jan 2012 #52

He followed those statements with a 20 minute... MilesColtrane Jan 2012 #48

I don't see what the confusion is. Prometheus Bound Jan 2012 #49

The only way you wouldn't get it is if you didn't want to get it. JackRiddler Jan 2012 #54

A squirrel could go up one leg and down the other madokie Jan 2012 #51

It's telling that you choose this point of attack. JackRiddler Jan 2012 #53

Hmmm? ProSense Jan 2012 #55

Muh-huh? JackRiddler Jan 2012 #56

There ProSense Jan 2012 #57

What you really want to "leave alone" is the military industrial complex. JackRiddler Jan 2012 #60

Funny how he mentions the Soviets spending themselves to oblivion Blue_Tires Jan 2012 #58

Excellent point, and ProSense Jan 2012 #59