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In reply to the discussion: What the hell is Ron Paul talking about? [View all]ProSense
(116,464 posts)57. There
A repetition of your false reading from the OP, completely untouched by the many on this thread who corrected you, is not a response. Military spending is not "national defense." Your sophistry once again shows, especially in the pretense that you are now against the war in Afghanistan. Oh, really?
...was no "false reading."
Ron Paul, Republican (see: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002149315 ), in his own words:
they say, Oh, that means you want to cut defense. No, if you cut the military industrial complex, you cut war profiteering, but you dont take one penny out of national defense.
But we will come home, but if we do it now, calmly and deliberately, we can save our economy here at home, because there are a lot of people who are suffering here at home.
"We will balance the budget by year three without cutting from...our national defense"
Leave Ron Paul alone!
Still, care to show where Paul has proposed cutting $1 trillion from defense?
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Please confirm: 100% of money spent on the military contributes to our defense
MannyGoldstein
Jan 2012
#15
He's lying on "this specific issue." Damn liar, and everyone who trusted him is looking...
joshcryer
Jan 2012
#6
I agree with you that's being read wrong, but "calmly and deliberately" is definitely a shift.
joshcryer
Jan 2012
#13
Yes, so 1 for Paul, 1 for you. Should've left it at the Afghanistan policy shift.
joshcryer
Jan 2012
#29
Or we can judge things piece by piece and agree and disagree on what parts...
joshcryer
Jan 2012
#19